my bumper is kind of popped out right under the left tail light. i was wondering if this is normal and if there are any fixes? are there screws missing?

 

are you the first owner of the car? might be a accident ?

 

I have the same problem.. I got rear-ended, body shop replaced the bumper and stuff, and now there's a bit of a pop-out on either side. As soon as I saw it, I said something to the service advisor, and he said that there are no clips or anything there, and that's just the way it is.

I went to an Acura dealership a few days ago, and looked at probably 20 TLs (2007-2008) that were on the lot. About 70% of them had this problem. Yet none of the 2004-2006s had this issue.

It's really bizarre. The body shop that did my work is a good 40 minutes away, so I'd like to get more info on how to fix this before making the trek. I can put up pics later if needed. Thanks!

 

I have the same issue on the left side after i replaced the LED board in the left tail light. Its not bad but i know its there and i would like to fix it too. Will try to take a pic and post it here when i go home.

 

Same problem here drivers side. I haven't seen this on any other TL, maybe I just didn't pay attention.

 

Here are the pics. This was not like this before i removed it to change the LED board. I only took the bumper off from left side. It kept popping out and i had to remove it again and on the side there is the black plastic latch type thing i had to adjust so it wont pop out anymore but could not see anything else i could do to fix it. Any help would be appreciated. thanks.

 

No one has any idea??????????

 

The area where this is happening is one where the bumper cover is held in place by "hooks," four of them on each side. They're just metal projections. I would try to bend the top one, or maybe two, so the clearance is less and see if that holds better. Also, once I had a couple of screws in place to hold the cover I would next try to fit the cover so that it's flush at that point on both sides before doing anything else. Just a thought, based on dealing with the front bumper and looking at the service manual.

 

Just purchased an 05 Redondo Red Pearl auto/ w Nav... Its funny I just walked around my car this past weekend and noticed the exact same issue on the right rear under the tail light... I'm not an expert by any stretch but my remedy was to pull the bumper cover out about an inch and put a bead of Permatex Black Silicone Adhesive sealant along the clips. Pressed the bumper cover into place and wiped all squeeze excess away. Then using auto body masking tape I taped the area to hold it in place... After 2 hrs I removed the tape and presto problem solved... I noticed also like in the picture above that there was some chipping of the clear coat. I taped the area and used a small bottle of Duplicolor scratch fix clear to coat the chiping. Sorry I dont have pictures but the results are excellent... Hope this helps some one else...

 

Nicourt, excellent remedy. I'll have to check mine to see if the bumper lines up. Welcome to AZ, glad your already contributing.......

 

I've been reading as much as I can... This site is wayyy excellent!!! Although this is my first TL I've owned 7 other honda products through the years, and just sold my 01 Civic EX (Which I loved) to move up to the TL... I'll be adding the straight pipe and resonator change shortly, already did the I-Simple ipod adapter. had a few issues similar to others problems listed here. After reading the threads on them I pulled my console and found Best Buy failed to flash the latest update and had the din plug in the wrong spot (next to the dip switches).. All in all I'm very happy with the car and looking forward to trying some of the many excellent mods I've viewed here... Thanks for the welcome its nice to see so many fellow car nuts and so many great ideas!!!

 

Thanks nicourt and welcome to AZ. I thought about trying that but left it for last resort but seems like thats the way to go. Will try adjusting the hooks again but if that doesnt fix it then silicone it is!!