Patent ID: 8919973

Claim:
An exterior rear view mirror assembly of a motor vehicle, the exterior rear view mirror assembly comprising: a base bracket secured to the motor vehicle; a mirror base fixedly secured to the base bracket, the mirror base defining a mirror base side; a mirror base cover covering the mirror base, the mirror base cover including an opening defining a circumferentially closed edge, the opening receiving a part extending out from the mirror base side of the articulated connection of the base bracket, the part defining a periphery, wherein the circumferentially closed edge of the opening is larger than the periphery of the part on the mirror base side of the articulated connection, and a remaining section of the opening between the circumferentially closed edge of the opening and the part on the mirror base side of the articulated connection is closed by a mirror base cap assembly, which consists of a mirror base cap covering the remaining section of the opening, and a seal molded thereon, which overlaps a remaining gap between the mirror base cap and the edge of the opening, wherein the mirror base cap extends at least partly to the edge of the opening, so that contact between the mirror base cap and the circumferentially closed edge of the opening is made.