Self retaining mounting assembly

1. Field of the Invention A sun visor mounting assembly for mounting a sun visor to a vehicle panel is provided that includes a mounting component, a bezel component and an elbow connectable with the sun visor. The mounting component is mountable to the panel and includes a plurality of spaced apart towers separated by sidewalls. Each tower includes an end surface that engages a face of the panel and each sidewall includes a resilient retaining member extending therefrom. Each retaining member includes a catch, wherein the opposing faces of the panel are gripped between the catch and the towers to retain the mounting component against the panel. The bezel component is connected to the mounting component and defines an opening within which the elbow is rotatably received. The preferred methods of securing the mounting assembly to a vehicle are also disclosed.