Cladding of an external rear view mirror assembly

The covering (16) has a set of covering parts (17-20) with a contact area (24) that is present between the covering parts. Each covering part is provided in a two-component or multi-component injection molding procedure with a coating (25) made of plastic, where the coating forms an outer layer. Unseal of a surface section of the coating including the contact area forms a high-gloss surface, where the coating is made of light-resistant and transparent plastic such as polycarbonate and/or poly(methyl methacrylate).