Scraping bottom of the car
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I try to go as slow as possible when going up a low incline but sometimes i still scrape the bottom of my Civic that ugly sound has any one here ever caused damage from scraping the bottom?
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Your subframe gets the most out of the damage
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The oil pan is tucked up pretty well in the car...you'd have to hit the bottom pretty hard to damage the pan...I bottom out a lot cause of the ride height, but it's my exhaust that takes the most damage as it is custom and the cat is bigger than stock.
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the stock exhaust hangs pretty low. thats the first thing that'll scape.
you oil pan is tucked above your subframe, so dont worry, your subframe will scrape before your oil plan.
you oil pan is tucked above your subframe, so dont worry, your subframe will scrape before your oil plan.
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yea up front near the bumper, you can kinda see the piece hanging down some. i guess some screws got knocked out over the yrs. its not dragging or anything like that but its still annoying when i see it
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I want to push the front pieces all the way back up so they dont hang down. Anyone know if they use a common screw or do i have to buy some expensive ones from the dealership??
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my exhaust pipe always scrapes. sometimes the tip but usually the midpipe. there is already a big dent lol. eventually i have a feeling it will just turn into a hole.
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(http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...=FRONT+FENDERS)
After almost ten years, mine was coming loose and constantly scraping. From what I read, it's mainly there for aerodynamics. I cut out the center portion of mine and left the sides that provide a barrier on the inside of the fender. I'm sure you could buy a new one if you don't want to take a chance that it's more important than I found. You can see that the clips used to keep it in place are only a few bucks each, and I'm sure they're not too expensive from the dealer.
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