Vehicle component fastener with enhanced pre-locking

A vehicle component fastener for fastening a first component to a second component of a vehicle, wherein the fastener comprises a first part and a second part, wherein the first part has a pin socket for receiving a head of a ball pin or T pin of the second component, wherein the second part has a fastening structure for fastening of the first component, wherein the first part and the second part are connected to each other via a preassembly locking device in a preassembly position in which the first part is partially inserted into the second part, wherein the first part and the second part are transferable by axial displacement in relation to each other into a final assembly position in which the first part is fully inserted into the second part, wherein the preassembly locking device is releasable by introduction of the head of the ball pin or T pin into the pin socket such that the axial displacement into the final assembly position

• a) can be carried out with less effort than when the head of the ball pin or T pin is not introduced into the pin socket, or
• b) can be carried out at all.

The vehicle component fastener as claimed in claim 23, wherein the preassembly locking device includes of at least one further locking element of the second part and at least one further recess of the pin socket, wherein, in the preassembly position, the locking elements protrude through the respective recesses, wherein the locking elements extend more axially than radially and are movable flexibly in the radial direction between the first and the second position.