tobey457

Was just poking around and couldn't get mine off. Didn't try terribly hard, but I tried a bit of prying with a flathead and didn't get anywhere, I'm guessing the bumper pay have to come off?

I'm thinking of sandblasting the silver finish (if the plastic underneath is black) or painting them flat black.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

ed_423

i think u gonna have to take off the bumper, then start from inside the bumper and rip the lower plastic grille out, then the fog light housing, then the silver part

KillerG

ed_69 is right, i believe you must remove the bumper and remove a screw or something before that will pop out

tobey457

Goddammit, I was afraid that was going to be the case...

Thanks for the info guys!

DunedinBG

You "do not" have to pull off the bumper...they will pop off...no fastner or screw is there...I work for an Acura Service department...we laugh because they almost pop off if a speed bump is hit too hard :-)

KillerG

how about the black trim in the 09/10? i pulled off my bumper yesterday and i could have almost sword that there was screws holding that black piece in

defconskylude

yea theres a bunch of screws holding in the fog for the 09/10 models

defconskylude

just go to home depot and buy some plasti dip. its a sprayable plastic vinyl that can be easily be removed in the future.

this way you dont have to pull anything off

tobey457

Cool - care to share the trick in removing them? I didn't see a cutout to insert a screwdriver to pry / remove them.

I taped up around the cover and went in with a flathead gently prying around it and I couldn't get it off. I'm just being extra cautious as I don't want to kill the paint.

tobey457

That's funny, because I just got the driving light trim pieces off and their each held in by 3 screws each. This is a perfect example of why I do all of my own work, and take everything I read on the internet with 10 grains of salt. In the future if you don't have the correct info I would suggest not answering questions on the forums. Your bad info could have cost someone a front end paint job, a new bumper, or both.

If anyone is interested, yes the bumper has to come off to get these trim pieces off. They are held in by 3 screws each and the foglight assembly has to come out (4 screws) before you can get to one of them. The pieces are actually chrome plated, not painted, so I'll be claling the plater tomorrow to have the chrome stripped.

09TSXTech

Accord Euro in New Zealand comes with black foglight housing.

tobey457

Just finished up, looks MUCH Better.

Had to peel the chrome off with a jack-knife, then sand, adhesion promoter, and bumper black paint. Unfortunately the covers are grey plastic, not black. The bumper paint matches almost exactly - not sure how long it will last down there, but we'll see.

Mr. NC

It actually does look better surprisingly

tobey457

Thanks man - I think it makes the front end a little more sporty and a little less busy. Plus I hate chrome!

Now to get that grill and the door handles color-matched...

09TSXTech

Good job.

ed_423

very clean job, that looks 10x better