Clip

A clip for use in a vehicle body structure, including a vehicle body frame member, an airbag device attached to the vehicle body frame member, and a garnish covering the airbag device, to secure the garnish to the vehicle body frame member, the clip comprising:

• a first member configured to be fixed to the vehicle body frame member;
• a second member configured to be fixed to the garnish, and engaged by the first member with a prescribed retaining force;
• and
• a connecting member for connecting the first member and the second member to each other so as to prevent the second member from being displaced from the first member beyond a prescribed distance;
• the clip being configured to transition from a retracted state where the second member is engaged by the first member with the prescribed retaining force, and an extended state where the second member is displaced from the first member by the prescribed distance,
• the connecting member being tiltable with respect to the first and second members in the extended state.