Now I have removed the front bumper at least 5 times. However, every time I get to the part where I have to unhook the clips from the headlights, I’d have major trouble. I tried to not yank it hard cuz im scared of breaking it, but it gets so difficult to pull it out. Everytime I pull it out it gives me a heart attack

So was just wondering..do all of you experience this? Or you guys have a few techniques and wanan share it with me

 

My experience has been pretty similar. I try to hold on to as much of the bumper as I can, to give it structural support. It's more likely to "rip" if you hold only a small part of it when you're pulling.

It helps to do it in one smooth motion. There are 8 clips, so just count the "clicks" that you hear as each clip disengages. I doubt that we could do serious damage to the bumper shell, as it's pretty tough plastic.

 

can i get a front bumper removal pdf too guys, i am far too lazy to search

 

I broke one clip on each side on my first try.
LOL.

I think imma buy that "Bitch clip remover" from heel toe though. That makes one part easier.

Actually taking off the bumper sucks. We should ask defconskylude, he probably takes his bumper off the most!

 

http://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/AI/BII41539.pdf

 

I kinda just yank from one side first and then go to the other side and yank it and slowly progress to the middle.

 

^ lol i kinda do that too, just the part where the clips are located in the front of the headlights gets me

 

Hahah, I don't think defcon even puts his clips on anymore as he takes it off regularly. Or he does but just not all of them

Do you have to have an account or something to access this? Or is it just this computer I'm using overseas....

 

You hafta get a membership...to expensive for me.

 

Sorry, try going here first, then select "2010 TSX Front Aero Bumper".

http://estore.honda.com/accesssory-i...&modelname=TSX

 

You can get it off of Bernardi too
http://acura.bernardiparts.com/Image...r_BII41539.pdf

 

or i can just email u guys the pdf

 

yup i dont have any clips or screws held on right now. sometimes ill just use the clips for the grill area but thats about it.

in regards to yanking off the headlight area, i take off two clips first from the wheel side. then i just use one hand in the mouth area under the grill and one hand on wheel side and yank it off with medium force. i havent broken a tab yet.

 

That pdf is serious!...does this mean when I get that Hell Toe Grille I gotta remove the bumper!?.......I totally assumed all I had to do was remove the top piece and it would magically pop out...FML

 

isnt it not safe tho, if theres no clips holding it in?

and i do what defcon does. unclip the side, then push from inside the grille and the side, but its still hard for me haha. but i have not broken a tab yet lol

and for those who want to work on the bumper..place the bumper on a TOWEL. i placed it on a box, front of the bumper on the box (i was changing the lower grille that i snaped, thanks to pbhak002 for the lower grille ) now the front of my bumper is scuffed up, along with the old marks from the licence plate frame holder.

 

yupp, good luck dude make sure u dont break any of those bitch cliips ( broke my first one yesterday ) and when u put the grille on, watch out and make sure u put all the clips in, many members missed a clip and u can tell by how big the bottom gap will be

 

Man o man I really don't wanna do that haha..ah wells that grille hasn't been delivered yet so I guess I'll use this time to psyche myself up for it LOL

 

^get a friend to help you or some of the fellow cu2 owners up in toronoto

 

Anyone wanna donate a lower grill?! LOL

 

one of the hole snapped tho, thats why i chnged it lol. what happened to yours? lol i mean, if u reli want it...u can pay for shippin haha

 

LOL a tire hit it going down the interstate. The entire grill is warped, plenty of clips broke, a hole snapped, and yeah it just looks ugly.

Are you serious? you have a spare one?

 

^ yeah, since i took pbhak's perfect one, i have mine where one of the hole snapped, but everything else looks fine. if u go to my build thread, u'll see which hole im talking about. believe it or not, this little plastic grille cost 70 bucks. can u believe that?! 70!

i jsut dont konw how i'd ship it, its quite large lol

 

Yeah I know the grill costs $70 >.>
Pain in the ass.

If you find out the price and it's remotely reasonable, I'll pay for the shipping, LOL.

 

it might be a while, cuz i got midterms n sht coming up...needa bring my grades up!

but if any forum member can chime in on a estimated cost, that'd be great

 

What's a midterm?

 

How long does removing a bumper take? Lets say for a noob like myself?

 

Ugh, I know the feeling bro. My grades are pretty bad right now. A's B's, which are alrite, but I'm failing Spanish

Yes, can anyone chime in on a price?!

 

really depends, took me a while at first. i say maybe 30minutes-45? but that was AFTER one of my friends took mine off and i watched him how to do it.

haha enjoy high school young one, college is totally different

 

Goal: Take as many fucking AP Courses as I can in High School and enjoy College a bit more

 

Haha, just kidding, man. I still remember what it's like. Good luck!

 

advice: do NOT do that. take ONLY as many as u can handle, cuz if the end if you cant handle it it'll just screw u over (speaking from experience). if i took less APs, i would've done better and have a higher gpa, then i'd probably be going to irvine or something. i thoguht my SAT score would coevr it, but they look at the gpa more...

and besides, it might sound good that u dont have to take those classes in college, but honestly, it might be better since u get to refresh on what you did. i finished calc early in my senior year and took a whole semester off of math, and when i got in college and took my math placement test, i was NOT put in calc right away cuz i forgot my math anal stuff...but really up to you, just do what you can handle!

and enjoy your prom and hc and what not, none of that sht in college. (which was good in a way cuz no need to pay for all that LOl)

 

Lol I'm fucked GPA wise.
I let some shitty shit fuck up my 9th grade GPA.
I thought my SAT scores would cover that too

I'm only taking the easy AP classes though, LOL.

 

haha u got time bro

 

damn. high school. do you what you can in high school, AP classes really arent the END ALL BE ALL they are made out to be...that being said a few here and there will still make your life easier. Some are more worth taking than others

AP english -> very few universities take these credits anymore, its an absolete class and a waste of time IMO

AP history -> good stuff, it will satisfy some GURs and save you a shitty humanities class

AP calc/physics -> now were talkin. youll definitely be ahead of the curve in college if you can conquer these

AP BIO -> definitely take it if you are going in to medicine but dont be sad if you cant, i got a 5 on my ap bio exam but i ended up re taking bio 1 and 2 in college because most medical/dental schools in my area wont take the AP credits. Keep in mind that while ALL universities will be fine with AP bio, medical schools will actually be upset you didnt take the course again...

but yeah enjoy high school, college is a whole new ballgame.

 

All of my AP classes are pretty legit. I'm taking mostly History and Science APs.

My school has some pretty legit APs...even APs you gotta walk to the college for!

 

thats good bro, im in my last semester at college B)

useless degree here i come

 

Sitting in school right now. Bleh. Who needs economics. This guy doesn't know how to teach.

I WANNA GRADUATE NAAAAO.

 

+1 on killer G man

and damn, ur on ur last semester?? i just started bro..2nd quarter of my 1st year almost done haha

yo tsxkid. what college u thinking of going? haha honestly, even tho the workload in college is harder, i love college man. so much more freedom!!!!

 

I'm looking at USC!

Get my ass out of Louisiana and out into Cali LOL.

 

cali ftw socal tho, norcal is HELLA no bueno

jk, no offense to all norcal-ers