[boo: lock pls] my underspoiler came off...
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[boo: lock pls] my underspoiler came off... I was backing out of my friends driveway and my front end hit the curb...
When i got home, I saw a black piece hanging on the front left end... it was actually dragging a bit on the ground the whole way home....i think i might have lost the clip that held it to the bumper...not sure since i didn't look under the car...
My friend took that off before when he was clearing the headlights so I know it's no big deal...
I think someone else (nuffsed??) on the board just tore it off the last time his came out...
but my question is...how easy is it to slip it back on without jacks? it's only partially off...so can i just try to find the grooves and push it back in or would it be easier to take off both sides and then slip the black thingy back on?
thanks for your help guys!
When i got home, I saw a black piece hanging on the front left end... it was actually dragging a bit on the ground the whole way home....i think i might have lost the clip that held it to the bumper...not sure since i didn't look under the car...
My friend took that off before when he was clearing the headlights so I know it's no big deal...
I think someone else (nuffsed??) on the board just tore it off the last time his came out...
but my question is...how easy is it to slip it back on without jacks? it's only partially off...so can i just try to find the grooves and push it back in or would it be easier to take off both sides and then slip the black thingy back on?
thanks for your help guys!
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Yep, this is what they call the underspoiler eh, and side spoiler haha
Theres no clips... its held on by 5 bolts and 3 self tapping screws and two sides of adheasive tape.
You have to check out why did it come off, like did the bolt bracket come off, etc.
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Yep, this is what they call the underspoiler eh, and side spoiler haha
Theres no clips... its held on by 5 bolts and 3 self tapping screws and two sides of adheasive tape.
You have to check out why did it come off, like did the bolt bracket come off, etc.
Last edited by AzimuthX; Apr 16, 2003 at 07:27 AM.
no she means the black rubber piece thats supposed to prevent the under neath of the bumper from scratching hahaha..
i took mine off a long time ago.. but u can just force it back into place if u still have it.. no biggie...just get down there and push it back in!!
i took mine off a long time ago.. but u can just force it back into place if u still have it.. no biggie...just get down there and push it back in!!
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Originally posted by babychai
I was backing out of my friends driveway and my front end hit the curb...
When i got home, I saw a black piece hanging on the front left end... it was actually dragging a bit on the ground the whole way home....i think i might have lost the clip that held it to the bumper...not sure since i didn't look under the car...
My friend took that off before when he was clearing the headlights so I know it's no big deal...
I think someone else (nuffsed??) on the board just tore it off the last time his came out...
but my question is...how easy is it to slip it back on without jacks? it's only partially off...so can i just try to find the grooves and push it back in or would it be easier to take off both sides and then slip the black thingy back on?
thanks for your help guys!
I was backing out of my friends driveway and my front end hit the curb...
When i got home, I saw a black piece hanging on the front left end... it was actually dragging a bit on the ground the whole way home....i think i might have lost the clip that held it to the bumper...not sure since i didn't look under the car...
My friend took that off before when he was clearing the headlights so I know it's no big deal...
I think someone else (nuffsed??) on the board just tore it off the last time his came out...
but my question is...how easy is it to slip it back on without jacks? it's only partially off...so can i just try to find the grooves and push it back in or would it be easier to take off both sides and then slip the black thingy back on?
thanks for your help guys!
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Rep Power: 0 mine came off too and when u put it into the groove it always comes out. im just gonna go to honda.....on the ends there are little holes in the rubber that go around a piece of metal or whatever and its hard to get mine around.. If you dont get the ends clipped in its just gonna fall off again
Chigga: look under your front bumper and you will see a black rubber piece and it is bolt onto the bumper
u cna take that off....most ppl i know in here already took that off
as Bluelle said, it is pointless cuz it doenst really block anything and doenst really protect much
babychai: just take off the front bumper and unscrew the bolts and take it off cyz once the clip break on those then it wont hold on and will be dragging on the gound
u cna take that off....most ppl i know in here already took that off
as Bluelle said, it is pointless cuz it doenst really block anything and doenst really protect much
babychai: just take off the front bumper and unscrew the bolts and take it off cyz once the clip break on those then it wont hold on and will be dragging on the gound
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Rep Power: 0 Umm you guys are wrong
The black piece is called an AIR DAM
The picture I attached is called a UNDERSPOILER
*Well acording to Honda*
By the way, I got proof on that IAMFOB!
So is it the black peice (which I bet it is)?
The black piece is called an AIR DAM
The picture I attached is called a UNDERSPOILER
*Well acording to Honda*
By the way, I got proof on that IAMFOB!
So is it the black peice (which I bet it is)?
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Rep Power: 0 hmm..i just went by the name in the DIY....they called it a spoiler...oh well, at least other ppl knew what i was talking about...
yay
ya, i have always thought those things in ur pic were called front lips...
i'll go try and put it on now...either that or just yank it off...
thanks for all your help guys!
yayya, i have always thought those things in ur pic were called front lips...
i'll go try and put it on now...either that or just yank it off...
thanks for all your help guys!
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Rep Power: 0 Slowly remove it and put it in the garage.
Just to verify, I checked my sources and indeed
The "LIP" under the Bumper are called UNDER SPOILER (The Plastic Piece)
and that the "UNDER SPOILER" are called RUBBER AIR DAM. (The Black Rubber Piece)
Only the LX Sport come in a bundle with under spoiler 'sport' (skirts) kit
The rest of the models are optional...
I guess we learned something new!
Just to verify, I checked my sources and indeed
The "LIP" under the Bumper are called UNDER SPOILER (The Plastic Piece)
and that the "UNDER SPOILER" are called RUBBER AIR DAM. (The Black Rubber Piece)
Only the LX Sport come in a bundle with under spoiler 'sport' (skirts) kit
The rest of the models are optional...
I guess we learned something new!
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Slowly remove it and put it in the garage.
Just to verify, I checked my sources and indeed
The "LIP" under the Bumper are called UNDER SPOILER (The Plastic Piece)
and that the "UNDER SPOILER" are called RUBBER AIR DAM. (The Black Rubber Piece)
Only the LX Sport come in a bundle with under spoiler 'sport' (skirts) kit
The rest of the models are optional...
I guess we learned something new!
Slowly remove it and put it in the garage.
Just to verify, I checked my sources and indeed
The "LIP" under the Bumper are called UNDER SPOILER (The Plastic Piece)
and that the "UNDER SPOILER" are called RUBBER AIR DAM. (The Black Rubber Piece)
Only the LX Sport come in a bundle with under spoiler 'sport' (skirts) kit
The rest of the models are optional...
I guess we learned something new!
the information IAMFOB was more relevent, yes that "rubber thingy" is easy to come off and mines came off too, i didn't put it back on cause it just kept comming off and it looked silly, seems to have no use so its off for good.
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Rep Power: 0 Hey BabyChai, if you ever feel the need to replace it I have a few spare. We repair a lot of Civics at my cousin's body shop and a lot of the time I end up talking them into getting a skirt package or something, they just get thrown into the stock room.
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Rep Power: 0 I've ripped the whole thing off!!
first my right side was touching the ground... ripped that off...
(same w/the inner fender)
then the left side...
this was right after i fixed it too!!
i think it must not have been attached properly in the first place (when i got the car coz thats when I first heard it scraping and was wondering wtf it was)
anyways i ripped the left side off on the 401 shoulder....
was a nice cold day w/tractor trailers flying right beside me when i was infront of my car on the ground trying to rip that thing off the hooks...
very scared... but it felt like it was hitting my tire...
of course, mine was cracked... hence the ripping...
first my right side was touching the ground... ripped that off...
(same w/the inner fender)
then the left side...
this was right after i fixed it too!!
i think it must not have been attached properly in the first place (when i got the car coz thats when I first heard it scraping and was wondering wtf it was)
anyways i ripped the left side off on the 401 shoulder....
was a nice cold day w/tractor trailers flying right beside me when i was infront of my car on the ground trying to rip that thing off the hooks...
very scared... but it felt like it was hitting my tire...
of course, mine was cracked... hence the ripping...
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by AzimuthX
Its not important, its just as important, everyone lets call civics CR-Vs now, same platform NO?
See is there any damage on first, you just pushed it off the bumper by going head first into a curb.
Its not important, its just as important, everyone lets call civics CR-Vs now, same platform NO?
See is there any damage on first, you just pushed it off the bumper by going head first into a curb.
that wasn't my point, she was asking about how easy would it be to install it again
and how to exactly install it, your answer was basically irrelevant, as in your answer helped jack.
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In terms of generally is it important to know the specific names, yes it is,
that wasn't my point, she was asking about how easy would it be to install it again
and how to exactly install it, your answer was basically irrelevant, as in your answer helped jack.
In terms of generally is it important to know the specific names, yes it is,
that wasn't my point, she was asking about how easy would it be to install it again
and how to exactly install it, your answer was basically irrelevant, as in your answer helped jack.
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In terms of generally is it important to know the specific names, yes it is,
that wasn't my point, she was asking about how easy would it be to install it again
and how to exactly install it, your answer was basically irrelevant, as in your answer helped jack.
In terms of generally is it important to know the specific names, yes it is,
that wasn't my point, she was asking about how easy would it be to install it again
and how to exactly install it, your answer was basically irrelevant, as in your answer helped jack.
it's a weather strip, damn it ppl.
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In terms of generally is it important to know the specific names, yes it is,
that wasn't my point, she was asking about how easy would it be to install it again
and how to exactly install it, your answer was basically irrelevant, as in your answer helped jack.
In terms of generally is it important to know the specific names, yes it is,
that wasn't my point, she was asking about how easy would it be to install it again
and how to exactly install it, your answer was basically irrelevant, as in your answer helped jack.
The underspoiler is held by 5 bolts and 3 self tapping screws, if it came off than most likely a bolt got popped off.
The last few posts I have made were in correction to the parts name, but I do agree there were irrevelent information posted in regards to the main question.
but my question is...how easy is it to slip it back on without jacks? it's only partially off...so can i just try to find the grooves and push it back in or would it be easier to take off both sides and then slip the black thingy back on?
Since the ground clearance with no load on a Civic is around 140mm... there should be no problem slipping underneath the front end to install back the rubber air dam but than you would need to know what to look for (the slot where it clips in). It would probably be easier to find the groves and push it in as oppose to pull it off and do it... Why not just take off the front bumper and install it from there
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I tried my best to answer it correctly...
The underspoiler is held by 5 bolts and 3 self tapping screws, if it came off than most likely a bolt got popped off.
The last few posts I have made were in correction to the parts name, but I do agree there were irrevelent information posted in regards to the main question.
So let me answer this again.
Since the ground clearance with no load on a Civic is around 140mm... there should be no problem slipping underneath the front end to install back the rubber air dam but than you would need to know what to look for (the slot where it clips in). It would probably be easier to find the groves and push it in as oppose to pull it off and do it... Why not just take off the front bumper and install it from there
I tried my best to answer it correctly...
The underspoiler is held by 5 bolts and 3 self tapping screws, if it came off than most likely a bolt got popped off.
The last few posts I have made were in correction to the parts name, but I do agree there were irrevelent information posted in regards to the main question.
So let me answer this again.
Since the ground clearance with no load on a Civic is around 140mm... there should be no problem slipping underneath the front end to install back the rubber air dam but than you would need to know what to look for (the slot where it clips in). It would probably be easier to find the groves and push it in as oppose to pull it off and do it... Why not just take off the front bumper and install it from there
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by watewate
it's much more of a hassle to take off the bumper.... have you done this before? I have, and well, you can easily do it your thumb, pushing the strip into the groove.
it's much more of a hassle to take off the bumper.... have you done this before? I have, and well, you can easily do it your thumb, pushing the strip into the groove.
Remove Bumper:
- Remove the four clips along the top of the bumper
- Remove the six clips along the bottom of the bumper
- At each fenderwell, remove the self tapping screw.
- With the help of an assistant, gently pull out on each side near the headlight to release the three retaining tabs.
I guess jacking up would be easier.
14CM is alot of room to manuever underneath the vehicle!
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Nope but it sounds so easily lol
Remove Bumper:
- Remove the four clips along the top of the bumper
- Remove the six clips along the bottom of the bumper
- At each fenderwell, remove the self tapping screw.
- With the help of an assistant, gently pull out on each side near the headlight to release the three retaining tabs.
I guess jacking up would be easier.
14CM is alot of room to manuever underneath the vehicle!
Nope but it sounds so easily lol
Remove Bumper:
- Remove the four clips along the top of the bumper
- Remove the six clips along the bottom of the bumper
- At each fenderwell, remove the self tapping screw.
- With the help of an assistant, gently pull out on each side near the headlight to release the three retaining tabs.
I guess jacking up would be easier.
14CM is alot of room to manuever underneath the vehicle!
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no she means the black rubber piece thats supposed to prevent the under neath of the bumper from scratching hahaha..
i took mine off a long time ago.. but u can just force it back into place if u still have it.. no biggie...just get down there and push it back in!!
no she means the black rubber piece thats supposed to prevent the under neath of the bumper from scratching hahaha..
i took mine off a long time ago.. but u can just force it back into place if u still have it.. no biggie...just get down there and push it back in!!
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whatever, man. CLIPS break, SCREWS can get lost, c'mon, gimme a break here, does it look like babychai has a friend who would help her remove the bumer?
whatever, man. CLIPS break, SCREWS can get lost, c'mon, gimme a break here, does it look like babychai has a friend who would help her remove the bumer?
But forget removing it, I would just crawl under and push it back in..
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Rep Power: 0 don't need jacks...... just make sure you can get your hands under the bumper.......... it's only 3 or 4 clips that hold it on.......... take off all of them and slide it back into place then reinstall and tighten the clips......
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the screw/clip fell off and i lost it somewhere...
i essentially just tried to nudge the thing back on slowly inch by inch like watewate said...it stayed for a while and then there were some holes so i had this crappy piece of string (my resources are limited in waterloo) and i tried to tie to the bumper, but the string broke, but in the end, it is now held by a straw tied around the holes...hahaha...
i just need that combination to hold until i get back to toronto tm..
i'm going to either jack up the car and remove "the black thingy" completely or go to the dealership and try to buy a clip...
siguy: thanks..i know who to ask if it essentially breaks
thanks to all who read/replied in the thread...
the screw/clip fell off and i lost it somewhere...
i essentially just tried to nudge the thing back on slowly inch by inch like watewate said...it stayed for a while and then there were some holes so i had this crappy piece of string (my resources are limited in waterloo) and i tried to tie to the bumper, but the string broke, but in the end, it is now held by a straw tied around the holes...hahaha...
i just need that combination to hold until i get back to toronto tm..
i'm going to either jack up the car and remove "the black thingy" completely or go to the dealership and try to buy a clip...
siguy: thanks..i know who to ask if it essentially breaks
thanks to all who read/replied in the thread...
