Patent ID: 8678460

Claim:
A vehicle accessory assembly comprising: a housing comprising a side panel having at least one tab extending from a top of the side panel; and a vehicle accessory subassembly installed in the housing, the vehicle accessory subassembly comprising: a vehicle accessory comprising a side wall and a guide rib extending from the side wall in a direction away from a center of the accessory, the guide rib comprising a guide portion, wherein a guide angle between the guide portion and the side wall is less than about 90°; and a bezel in which the vehicle accessory is installed, the bezel comprising a body portion, a perimeter wall extending from an underside of the body portion, an upper engagement portion extending in an inboard direction from an inboard side of the perimeter wall, and a snap portion, at least a portion of which is spaced apart from the upper engagement portion by a receiving slot, wherein a free end of the guide portion of the vehicle accessory is outboard of the snap portion of the bezel when the vehicle accessory and the bezel are assembled as the vehicle accessory subassembly, wherein, as the vehicle accessory subassembly is installed on the housing, the tab of the side panel engages the guide portion of the guide rib such that the guide portion of the guide rib guides the tab over an outboard side of the snap portion and into engagement with the receiving slot of the bezel.