An interior rearview mirror assembly for vehicles incorporates a reflective
mirror element for viewing by a user of the mirror assembly, a lip formed
from moldable polymeric resin selected to expand sufficiently when heated
to allow snap in insertion of the reflective mirror element while the lip
is warm and flexable, a carrier located to the rear of the reflective
element such that the carrier is closer to a windshield of the vehicle
than the mirror element when the mirror element is mounted in the vehicle,
at least one electrical accessory, and an electrical connector adapted to
receive a connector from the vehicle electrical system with the electrical
accessory connected to the electrical connector. Preferably, the
electrical accessory is supported by the carrier and is selected from a
variety of electrical devices, lamps, lights, sensors and the like.
