Installed my splash guards
04-20-2013, 08:14 PM
#41
Sure you can. Here are PNs, quantity needed and pricing from acuraoemparts dot com. However they were included with my splash guards bought from an online dealer so they shorted you about $15 worth of parts.
90139-SEO-003 Need 4 $2.16 each
90501-SDR-003 Need 2 $2.51 each
91506-S9A-003 Need 2 $1.77 each
90139-SEO-003 Need 4 $2.16 each
90501-SDR-003 Need 2 $2.51 each
91506-S9A-003 Need 2 $1.77 each
Last edited by Dorsey; 04-20-2013 at 08:19 PM.
04-28-2013, 11:41 AM
#42
Thanks for posting this advice. I was about to buy the splash guards for my brand new RDX and pay to have them installed. I think I will save the money and do it myself next week.
07-25-2013, 01:16 PM
#43
09-23-2013, 08:26 AM
#45
OG
Bought mine finally Friday & installed Saturday.
Was tired of staring at them only, we were driving by the dealership where we bought the car and i ate the extra few bucks.
Install took a few minutes & all sit flush. We were out basically in a monsoon sat night & none fell off or gaps so that was my stress test lol
Was tired of staring at them only, we were driving by the dealership where we bought the car and i ate the extra few bucks.
Install took a few minutes & all sit flush. We were out basically in a monsoon sat night & none fell off or gaps so that was my stress test lol
09-28-2013, 05:45 PM
#48
Instructor
09-28-2013, 07:51 PM
#49
No drilling. The only changes are replacing existing plastic rivets with longer ones or pushing the center out of a plastic plug to create an opening for a screw. Very simple, no need to jack up vehicle or remove wheels, just turn the front wheels to create some room.
11-03-2013, 07:04 PM
#52
Weather are you sure that all the Canadian RDX models come with the splash guards? I don't get my Rdx til end of nov. I was going to pick up the guards in Phoenix next week on a golf trip. Getting the cargo cover, body side moulding, wheel locks for less than the bam retail in Canada.
09-14-2015, 08:18 PM
#55
A little bump on this thread. I was able to successfully install the splash guards myself without any gaps and thought I'd share my strat for it. The first time around I noticed that there was perhaps a 1mm gap either towards the top of the guard and the car, or the bottom of the guard and the car, and it bugged me. What I found works was:
1. "Bend" the splash guards. What I mean by that is, the guards all have a "90 degree" shape in order to form around the RDX. I would bend the guards in the degree they're already going to make it a little less than 90 degrees. I wouldn't put enough force to make a visible change, but I would apply enough pressure that I knew it was contoured a little more. My reasoning for this was I felt that the reason for some of the gaps was that the guards weren't perfectly shaped to the car due to some minor factory error. I did not "crease" along the bend, but rather just pushed the edges towards each other till resistance a few times. I found that after doing so, and placing the guards on they adapted to the car much snugger.
For example, if the shape of the guard is "L" I put light, but firm, pressure on the top and right tip of the L towards each other to make it bent slightly less than 90 degrees.
2. Make sure before you screw the guards on that you're firmly holding them against the RDX and that you don't see any gaps. If you see a gap somewhere, you can "bend" that area as stated above. When I felt that there weren't any gaps, I proceeded to tighten the screws as instructed. For the front guards, I would place both screws in the pilot holes (the ones they recommended poking with a push pin), but I wouldn't tighten them yet. I would then apply light, but firm, pressure on the guard against the car making sure there were no gaps, and proceeded to tighten the screws. I did that anytime I had to place a screw.
Also, a little warning for the rear splash guards. The innermost screw you put in may sometimes have trouble finding its way where it's supposed to go. If you reach under the car and feel on the side opposite of where you're placing the screw (the longer one), you can feel the hole it's supposed to come out of. Once you get the screw through there, I applied pressure to both ends and then pushed in the screw to "snap" on.
Hope this helps all y'all! I was anal about that last 1mm and knew it'd bother me forever
1. "Bend" the splash guards. What I mean by that is, the guards all have a "90 degree" shape in order to form around the RDX. I would bend the guards in the degree they're already going to make it a little less than 90 degrees. I wouldn't put enough force to make a visible change, but I would apply enough pressure that I knew it was contoured a little more. My reasoning for this was I felt that the reason for some of the gaps was that the guards weren't perfectly shaped to the car due to some minor factory error. I did not "crease" along the bend, but rather just pushed the edges towards each other till resistance a few times. I found that after doing so, and placing the guards on they adapted to the car much snugger.
For example, if the shape of the guard is "L" I put light, but firm, pressure on the top and right tip of the L towards each other to make it bent slightly less than 90 degrees.
2. Make sure before you screw the guards on that you're firmly holding them against the RDX and that you don't see any gaps. If you see a gap somewhere, you can "bend" that area as stated above. When I felt that there weren't any gaps, I proceeded to tighten the screws as instructed. For the front guards, I would place both screws in the pilot holes (the ones they recommended poking with a push pin), but I wouldn't tighten them yet. I would then apply light, but firm, pressure on the guard against the car making sure there were no gaps, and proceeded to tighten the screws. I did that anytime I had to place a screw.
Also, a little warning for the rear splash guards. The innermost screw you put in may sometimes have trouble finding its way where it's supposed to go. If you reach under the car and feel on the side opposite of where you're placing the screw (the longer one), you can feel the hole it's supposed to come out of. Once you get the screw through there, I applied pressure to both ends and then pushed in the screw to "snap" on.
Hope this helps all y'all! I was anal about that last 1mm and knew it'd bother me forever
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11-18-2015, 10:44 PM
#56
I was about to offer an identical thought--then saw this. So I'll add one more thumbs up to this post.
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