Assembly and method for braking the displacement of a tailpipe cover

A method for non-destructive braking of the displacement of a tailpipe trim in the axial direction, in parallel with the longitudinal axis of a tailpipe, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a clamping element, wherein a clamping element comprising a resilient material is arranged on a tailpipe trim and on a tailpipe, wherein a portion of the clamping element protrudes beyond the tailpipe, in the axial direction, in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the tailpipe trim, and, in the portion that protrudes beyond the tailpipe, the clamping element is formed so as to be radially smaller than the tailpipe, at least in part, with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tailpipe trim, wherein the portion of the clamping element which protrudes beyond the tailpipe is hook-shaped, and an end portion of the tailpipe trim is hook-shaped, and the portion of the clamping element that protrudes beyond the tailpipe, and the end portion of the tailpipe trim, rest on one another;
• and
• wherein in the case of a collision, resiliently deforming the clamping element in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the tailpipe trim, by means of a movement of the tailpipe trim, and in the process braking the movement of the tailpipe trim.