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quick question, I'm skinny enough, I dont need a jack

why does it say in the DIY that you need a Jack to take it apart?

 
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Definitely NOT. You can do it without a jack.

 
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yeah. don't have to, it just makes it easier to work with [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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Ehh ?? But you do need a friend to help you rip it off. So if your friend's called Jack

(sorry couldn't resist)

 
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Depending on how much you have it dropped, you shouldn't have to. That goes for both front and back.

 
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excellent news, because I also had the same question.

 
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Heck no! It's pretty easy...and you dont need an extra person to yank it out from the clips...i did it myself out in my driveway...i went and found my old sleeping bag and rolled it out underneath it so if it dropped it would have a nice cushioned landing [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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You dont even need a friend to help you "rip" off your bumper. Once all the bolts and screws are out, it comes off pretty easily.

 
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when cleared my headlights, i did in my driveway myself without a jack. and it is very simple to do.

 
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I didnt use a jack to take off my front bumper its just easyer to see under it so you can get a better look at what your trying to do

 
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thanks all, I was wondering why they wanted to take off the bumper....

I guess it's for all the big boned people out there.... [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG]

 
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getting it back on straight may take a bit

 
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Hey everybody, where do you find those plastic clips? I broke a few of mine a while back taking off the bumper.

 
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Yeah... so did I. I under-estimate my strength sometimes [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG] . I'm sure that the dealer has some. I've just been too lazy to go look for some.

 
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honda dealer sells the clips but they are expensive... as long as you only broke on or something just forget it. I did and it is fine. No need for a jack or a friend, I did it all alone and had no problem. On the sedan a second person helps only when pealing the lights apart. the japanese headlights are a lot harder to do than the US made coupe headlamps

 
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you don't need a jack, the only things that require you to go under the car are the clips and two screws under the bumper that keep it secured.

 
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time to hop on the PW bandwagon. my answer is no

 
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Yeah I did another DIY Headlights the other day and yeah getting it off is easy I had a 2 nd peson this time but I did it on my car all by myself but I had a thick blanket if it decided to fall but no jacks needed. Yeah the headlights is the fun part would hate to see the sedan bet that is tuff.

Nick

 
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no jack required, just make sure if you go it alone to be really careful not to scratch the bumper cover, but if you're gonna put on a body kit, i wouldn't worry bout that too much either.

 
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no, but put something soft on the ground to catch it so it doesn't get scratched.

 
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no jack, enless your car is slammed to the ground[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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Exactly how much are those clips? When I put mine back together I could've sworn I had more clips but I couldn't find them and then I looked at my girls new 2k2 EX (str8 stock) and said damn....I was missing two.

 
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I just did it today... I jacked the car up to the lowest setting on the jackstands (about 8") My car is at the stock height and I probably could have done it without the jack, but it made it much easier to see what I was doing. The bumper comes off easily, but I'd recommend you find someone else to help, it's not heavy, but you don't want it falling on the ground... You may also want to cover the floor with something like a blanket just in case it falls. You also don't have to remove the clips that hold on the rubber spoiler on the bottom. That's attached only to the bumper and will come off whole. The 4 pop offs ontop, 6 underneath, 2 phillips head screws underneath and an 8mm bolt in each wheel well, will free the bumper up. then just start rocking it off from the end to the center. It's not hard.