Abstract: An assembly for mounting a wheel opening skirt in a wheel access opening of a body panel of a motor vehicle. The skirt has a forward tab, a rear tab and a pair of center tabs. A bracket for the forward tab and each of the center tabs is permanently secured to the body panel. Each bracket has a slot for receiving the aligned tab retaining and positioning the skirt in an inboard-outboard position relative to the body panel. A ramp latch has a ramp surface with a slot for receiving the rear tab of the skirt to retain the skirt to the body panel. The ramp latch is pivotally mounted to the body panel for movement between an engaged position with the rear tab engagable by the slot and a released position with the rear tab disengaged from the slot. A spring engages the latch for biasing the latch to the engaged position.

Abstract: A locking device for an automobile fender skirt of the type which is pivotally supported on an automobile fender by hooks located at the lower edges of the front and rear portions of the fender skirt. The fender skirt has a pivotally mounted latch at the top thereof which extends behind the fender to prevent removal of the fender skirt. The latch is pivoted by operation of an arm which is integrally formed with the latch. A locking device is provided which includes an angle and a threaded rod which engages a threaded opening in one leg of the angle. This locking device encloses the latch arm between the threaded rod and the legs of the angle when the latch extends behind the fender. A key operated disc tumbler cylinder lock plug is connected to one end of the threaded rod. The lock plug has radially extending discs projecting from the plug along the length thereof. A key is insertable in the cylinder lock plug to retract the discs. A cylinder lock housing is attached to and extends through the fender skirt.