Front end apron assembly for a motor vehicle

An apron assembly for a front end of a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a substantially C-shaped, unitary apron member having a depending front portion, the apron member defining at least one integrally formed accessory attachment mount;
• a substantially C-shaped apron rail attached to a top end of the apron member and configured for attachment to a bulkhead of the motor vehicle, in order that said C-shaped apron member and said C-shaped apron rail attached to said C-shaped apron member generally extend around the motor of said motor vehicle and include a pair of wheel wells between said bulkhead and said depending front portion coupled to said bulkhead;
• and
• at least one engine accessory of the motor vehicle attached to the apron member at the at least one accessory attachment mount.

A method of assembling an apron assembly for a front end of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:

• providing a bulkhead;
• providing a unitary apron member having a depending front portion, the apron member defining at least one integrally formed accessory attachment mount;
• attaching an apron rail to a top end of the apron member;
• attaching at least one engine accessory of the motor vehicle to the apron member at the at least one accessory attachment mount;
• and
• connecting said apron member and said apron rail attached to said apron member to said bulkhead in order that said apron assembly generally extends around the motor of said motor vehicle.