Flapping rear fenders
10-07-2002, 10:06 AM
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Flapping rear fenders
Whenever I drive behind an Accord or TL, I notice how much the lower rear fenders are flapping in the wind.
I guess mine has been flapping too. The other day I noticed that a retainer clip was missing on my rear fender lip. Do these things just fall out?
Also how come Acura can't install some lining in the wheel wells? Are they that expensive? The car would like so much better with them. It kind of looks cheap when you look into the rear wheel well and see the exhaust pipes behind. Reminds me of Chevy Corsica I used to rent a long time ago.
I guess mine has been flapping too. The other day I noticed that a retainer clip was missing on my rear fender lip. Do these things just fall out?
Also how come Acura can't install some lining in the wheel wells? Are they that expensive? The car would like so much better with them. It kind of looks cheap when you look into the rear wheel well and see the exhaust pipes behind. Reminds me of Chevy Corsica I used to rent a long time ago.
10-07-2002, 04:57 PM
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Nas tut vse bol'she i bol'she stanovitsya. I have the same problem except the clips are still on yet I can still move these fenders by slightly pushing them. When I go in for service I'll point that out.
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10-07-2002, 09:15 PM
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Back to the flapping fenders
When I used to drive other cars and did not like Acuras and Hondas, I always used to notice how the Hondas rear fenders always flapped in the wind. Acura should really put some bracket there. Or wheel well lining. Or both.
When I used to drive other cars and did not like Acuras and Hondas, I always used to notice how the Hondas rear fenders always flapped in the wind. Acura should really put some bracket there. Or wheel well lining. Or both.
10-08-2002, 12:52 AM
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is my computer messed up or were you guys talking in a different language? I'd be interested to see what you were saying because my rear fenders seem loose too. When I asked the dealer he said it was just like that, poorly made by Acura, but that they could have the technicians look at it, which is what I'm going to have them do next time I'm in for service.
by the way, what the hell language was that?
by the way, what the hell language was that?
10-08-2002, 12:52 PM
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When I took delivery of my car, it came with the mud flaps that actually helped keep the fender(its actually then end part of the bumper cover) firmly in place. However, I didnt like the way it looked with mud flap so I took them off and that's when I noticed that it make that end of the bumper cover a little loose. I immediately went to the closest dealer to check out how the cars in the lot that didn't have mud flaps. They all had them a bit loose pretty much the same as mine so I didn't mind it. I didn't like it that way but I didnt mind it. I thought it would hold better after I installed the bodykit but it didn't help much so I decided to just drill another hole near the flap and held it in place with a short sheet metal screw similar to the ones used with the retainer clips. Problem solved! Hope it helps.
10-08-2002, 04:20 PM
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Andrey, ya viju tvoi text normal'no. Only from my machine though; when I was at college it was all crapped out because the machine didn't have the support for the language.
Anyway back to the fenders, I tryed to get under the car to see where they clips hold it in place. If the dealer won't fix it I will fix it myself. Depending on where the attachment is I will drill a small hole, put a screw in and cover it up. That is the only thing that annoys me, since I first saw it on my right side and then a couple of months later, the left side had the same problem.
Anyway back to the fenders, I tryed to get under the car to see where they clips hold it in place. If the dealer won't fix it I will fix it myself. Depending on where the attachment is I will drill a small hole, put a screw in and cover it up. That is the only thing that annoys me, since I first saw it on my right side and then a couple of months later, the left side had the same problem.
10-08-2002, 05:25 PM
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i still have my mud flaps on, got them painted to match my car and looks good, i like it, but i dont like is how loose my front bumber is on the sides by the tires, ever since i put it back on it jsut doesnt sit as firm 
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