VEHICLE ACCESSORY APPARATUS WITH INCOMPLETE ASSEMBLY INDICATOR

A vehicle accessory apparatus for mounting in a panel aperture of a vehicle panel includes a housing having an injection molded frame and one or more mounting clips integrally molded with the frame along an outer periphery of the frame. Each mounting clip is biased to an advanced position and resiliently movable to a retracted position upon partial insertion of the housing into the panel aperture of the vehicle panel.