henrokk

Can someone please post a pic of the inside of the fuel door? Specifically the part furthest from the car when opened. Bought the little spring(looks more like a bent tab) because my fuel door won't pop open, and can't figure out how to fit that thing back in there. When you press the fuel door open button, there's a little rubber tab that pops in and out. It's the piece on the fuel door that's supposed to click onto that. much appreciated

heza

...because i enjoyed a few beverages after softball, i felt i have plenty of time to take pictures of my dirty gas lid. any other requests, i'll try and help you out in a timely manner!

heza

ok, use those as tide-me-over when i take pictures of the fuel door popper (or insert correct term)... just re-read your original post and will snag that quick.

heza

oneonlywgs

damn nice pics.

paperboy42190

iTrader: (7)

very nice pics

estabro

You are just trying to make everyone else here look bad. I guess my fuel door gets detailed this weekend...

LoveMyTL-S

Not too sure the OP can use these pics. He needs a close up the tab that springs the door open when you pull the door release. It's the hinge part of the door he needs a close-up of. Some nice pics though.

heza

haha... look carefully, there are water spots and the brown crud everywhere else! car is getting 'warsh'ed today

thanks for the comments oneonlywgs & paperboy42190. guess i'm a true amateur photographer!

heza

doh! back in a few to see what i may muster up... or as soon as possible since i now notice i left my camera on and in PC mode overnight. *grumble grumble*

henrokk

Awesome thats exactly what I needed. I was wrong it doesn't go on the part furthest from the car, its that little springy thing that goes on the door right where the hinge is. I was asking for close ups of the wrong part but I still saw it in those super clear pics. the $1 part just slips right on there and acura wanted to charge $25 to fix it. Once I did it I realized those guys sure know how to make a quick buck.

Thanks heza

HondaCrazy

you know the one thing that really annoys me about this car is the the gas cap just hangs when removed, I liked that my prelude had a little bracket to hold the cap on the inside of the fuel door so it wasnt dangling against my paint!

VQPower37

u can put the cap on the door, there is a spot made for it where u can place the entire cap in the door

mau108

Where? I'll have to check again but I was surprised the TL didn't have one that was obvious where my Prelude and RDX do.

LoveMyTL-S

My CR-V has a hanging line with a knob on the end, that hooks onto the door to keep it up and away.

heza

a demo...

LoveMyTL-S

^^^Yep, just like that.......

Drewman752

This thread is full of win.

HondaCrazy

holy smokes on 04's too! wow! ok, have to find a new thing that is teeny but annoying : )

VQPower37

unless ur missing the little wire thing its just like this

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

he probably didn't even look for it since he was looking for a notch that would hold the whole cap.

nicely done...I once took that little springy thing off to bend it and give it more tension and was like UH OH...I closed it by accident and couldn't get it to pop open. a lot more complex than it looks, but very simple in design. Now my door pops all the way open!

henrokk

Haha, I did not know this. It was one of my few gripes. learn something new everyday. I'm glad I started this thread.

Mr. I.T

You can hang the fuel cap off the door?! This whole time i've been letting it lean against the body like a fool!

Drewman752

Hahaha, i found that out the first time i refilled it. I looked at the cap as it was hanging there and said this cant be right, They are smarter then that, and stared at the door for about a minute lol.

paperboy42190

iTrader: (7)

are you guys telling me u dont know about this?

henrokk

henrokk

I just went out to my car to do this and can not figure how to put it on there like that? Can we have a step by step DIY with pics?

Mr. I.T

That's soo badass, i'm trying that right after work

VQPower37

lol this thread is def full of win, but its also kinda funny because its just a gas cap and fuel door

T2005L

I wish I could get the 4 minutes out of my life back I just took to read this whole thread. Although it was still rather entertaining

henrokk

If I could get all the time back that I spent reading this site, I'd be rich...wait hold on that's not right

ionojimbo

WTF our cars do that!?!?! lol ive been letting mine just hang touching the fender....

lamar2626

why would there be 2 different ways to put your gas cap? lol

SpiderX1016

Over-engineering at it's finest .

paperboy42190

iTrader: (7)

i'll make a video of it tomorrow lol and post back in this thread

Mafyoso

iTrader: (1)

You guys are crazy, All getting excited about how ur Fuel Tank Topper hangs when refueling your TL LMAO. I must say ya make me laugh. Especially the one who said he was going to do this after he got off of work because I was thinking the same thing before reading his post.

henrokk

If you were thinking the same thing he was then why is he crazy and why does he make you laugh?

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

The other way the guy is jamming the cap into the metal pop up mechanism isn't the right way...that may eventually bend that thing and door won't pop open as hard.

Hanging on that little thingy is the right way.

Funny enough...when I came from my RSX which had the notch to place the cap on the door, it did take me a minute to stare at this set up and to think, they HAD to have put something to use so it wouldn't dangle down..

P1zzaman

iTrader: (1)

+1

I'm going home to do that tonight!!!!!

mmmq

Laughing so much i'm crying.