Fastener with Wear Surface

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Disclosed is a fastener for coupling a first component to a second component. The fastener includes a body portion and a head portion that extends from the body portion. The body portion includes a plurality of ribs connected to one another via a bridge at a bend section to define a clip channel that is to receive a clip tower. The head portion includes a plurality of arms. Each of the plurality of arms is coupled to a respective one of the plurality of ribs at a connection point. An engagement-wear region is disposed on an exterior surface of at least one of the arms or ribs, the engagement-wear region comprising a core surface region, a double-tapered engagement surface region, and an edge region.

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