Desensitized adjustable bumper

An adjustable bumper assembly, comprising:

• a bumper assembly insert including a bumper head, a threaded portion connected to the bumper head and a ratchet portion extending from the threaded portion;
• a coupling ring threadably connected to the threaded portion, the coupling ring having a ratchet device with a tooth biased into contact with the ratchet portion;
• and
• a base member having multiple retention arms homogeneously connected to the base member extending away from a face of the base member;
• the coupling ring when slidably received in a through passage created in the face of the base member contacting the retention arms, the coupling ring being non-rotatably engaged to the base member such that axial rotation of the bumper assembly insert with respect to the coupling ring axially extends or retracts the bumper assembly insert with respect to the base member.

A method for installing a bumper assembly into a vehicle, the bumper assembly including a bumper head, a threaded portion connected to the bumper head and a ratchet portion extending from the threaded portion, the method comprising:

• connecting a base member having multiple retention arms homogeneously connected to the base member to a vehicle panel;
• covering the base member and the vehicle panel with a trim member having an aperture located at the base member;
• threadably connecting a coupling ring to the threaded portion;
• slidably extending the bumper assembly through the aperture of the trim member and into a through passage in a face of the base member until the bumper assembly contacts the retention arms;
• and
• non-rotatably engaging the coupling ring to the base member such that axial rotation of the bumper assembly with respect to the coupling ring axially extends or retracts the bumper assembly with respect to the base member.