Adjustable locator for interior trim panel of vehicle

A locator assembly for an interior trim panel of a vehicle, the locator assembly comprising:

• a bracket disposed in the interior trim panel, the bracket comprising a first surface, a second surface, a first track, a second track, a locator access portion, and a locator groove, and wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface, the first track is disposed on the first surface, and the second track is disposed on the second surface;
• and
• an adjustable locator comprising a locator pin, a first disc, a second disc, a first tooth, and a second tooth, and wherein the first disc is coaxially disposed on a base of the locator pin, the second disc is coaxially disposed on the locator pin approximately a second distance from the first disc, the first disc and the second disc straddle the bracket, the first tooth is disposed on a third surface of the first disc of the adjustable locator, the second tooth is disposed on a fourth surface of the second disc of the adjustable locator, and the adjustable locator is disposed in the locator groove of the bracket such that the first tooth is disposed in the first track of the bracket and the second tooth is disposed in the second track of the bracket;
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• wherein the adjustable locator is capable of rotating from a first position to a second position, the locator pin is disposed in a first location when the adjustable locator is in the first position, the locator pin is disposed in a second location when the adjustable locator is in the second position, and the first location of the locator pin is displaced a first distance in a first direction from the second location of the locator pin.

A method of assembling a first interior trim panel assembly to a door of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• proving a first interior trim panel assembly including a first locator assembly and a male clip;
• hanging the first interior trim panel assembly on the door at a top edge of the first interior trim panel assembly;
• swinging the first interior trim panel assembly onto the door forcing the male clip to engage with a female clip located on the door;
• and
• adjusting the first locator assembly of the first interior trim panel assembly.