a method for manufacturing an automotive mirror , in particular a side mirror , includes forming a printed circuit board as flexible printed circuit board with n + 1 branches , nεn , providing n modules each including at least one electronic element housed within a plastic casting and connected to conducting paths on at least one of the surfaces of the plastic casting , and at least one standard gripping point , guiding structure , snap connection element and / or sealing member provided by the plastic casting , connecting up to n of said branches to one module each and connecting one branch to cables or a cable harness to be connected to a power supply and / or a control unit outside the mirror , providing mirror parts free of electronic elements , and assembling the mirror parts and the modules .