Vehicle lamp mounting assembly

A vehicle comprising:

• a body panel;
• a bumper fascia retainer laterally spaced apart from the body panel;
• and
• an exterior vehicle lamp assembly including a housing that includes
• a main body having an inboard end and an outboard end that are laterally spaced apart from one another;
• a first projection that extends away from the outboard end of the main body and that is configured to be received in a mounting aperture defined by the body panel such that the first projection engages a peripheral edge of the mounting aperture;
• and
• a retaining structure formed at the inboard end of the main body, the retaining structure including a mounting flange that extends away from the main body and a second projection that extends away from an underside of the mounting flange, with the second projection being configured to contact a mounting surface defined by the bumper fascia retainer and with the mounting surface facing away from the exterior vehicle lamp assembly such that the first and second projections maintain the exterior vehicle lamp assembly in a cantilevered self-supported position when the exterior vehicle lamp assembly is installed to both the body panel and the bumper fascia retainer.