REARVIEW DEVICE AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH REAR VIEW DEVICE

The invention relates to an external rear view device (1, 1', 101', 101", 201), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (12, 14), and at least one light emitting and/or receiving device, comprising at least one light producing device (10; 50; 70) and/or at least one camera device arranged within said housing (12, 14) and at least one at least partially transparent element (16) closing an opening provided by said housing (12, 14), wherein the at least partially transparent element (16) is provided in form of a first module attached to the housing (12, 14), and the light producing device (10; 50; 70) and/or the camera device is provided in form of a second module attached to the first module. Further the first module is formed with a main body and an extension, wherein either the main body provides a shoulder from which an arm (16-1) forming the extension extends, and the arm (16-1) provides a head at its free end, with the second module being arranged between the shoulder and the head, or the extension provides a recess or cavity into which the second module is at least partly inserted. The invention also relates to a vehicle with at least one such external rear view device.