Patent ID: 7147334

Claim:
A method for assembling a vehicle mirror assembly, wherein the assembly includes a mirror having an outer peripheral surface and a back surface, a mirror visor having a visor cover for covering the back surface of the mirror, a visor rim that is separate and independent from the visor cover for covering the outer peripheral surface of the mirror, a retracting unit having a plate-like stand and a rotating portion that is completely contained within said mirror visor, and a bracket that is separate and independent from said retracting unit having opposite surfaces, the method comprising the steps of: mounting the rotating portion of the retracting unit to the bracket with at least one fastener; mounting the visor rim to one surface of the bracket; mounting the visor cover to one of the other surface of the bracket and the visor rim from the other surface side of the bracket, and mounting the plate-like stand of the retracting unit to a door mirror stay with a plurality of fasteners to mount the vehicle mirror assembly to the door of a vehicle.