tkHBseries

any body have suggestions about removing EG hb front bumper without screwing with the air bag sensors...!

vtecb20coupe

uh, should be easy. just unscrew the two side screws by the fenders, then unscrew the tops ones(like 5 of em). then just pull it off. shouldn't be anything else to it.

Archidictus

Removing the front bumper has nothing to do with the airbag sensors on a 1992-1995 hatchback or coup. I can do it in about five minutes on mine. Just go ahead and do it, you won't pop anything.

tkHBseries

alright....cool thanks guys!

tkHBseries

OH....one other thing how much weight loss is expected with removal of front and rear bumpers?

Jdmbsixteen

little or none.

JimmyAtlantis

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WHAT THE...?!?!? Isn't it illegal to drive around with no bumpers? If you're going for weight loss visit Jenny Craig. Strip out your trunk. Remove A/C. Remove rear seats. Bumpers?

Grimm

are you talkin about the steel frame work of the plastic cover... Steel frame work should not be removed... the plastic is just silly to remove, you probably increase drag more than loose weight, plus it's ugly...

137

make more power with the engine, dont run your car on a track w/o its bumpers.

integra6650

theres also a screw in each wheel well and the steel bumpers weigh like 15 total

Teh_Oven

he means the bumper reinforcements............

Del Sol SiR

iTrader: (2)

Remove the styrofoam too...

axhandler

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yeah...by bumper he means bumper not bumper cover. The plastic is nothing, nobody would remove the bumper covers to save weight but is fairly common practice to remove the bumper supports.

Personally, I would not remove them. There are several posts discussing the pro's and con's of removing the bumper supports.

tkHBseries

those suckers are pretty heavy....dont both fr. and rear bumpers have a comined weight of over 80+ lbs???? I know its not safe but hey racing all in all is a risky hobby!

BauleyCivic

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Leave the front one on. The rear one can be taken off to reduce drag. Taking off the front bumper will only hurt the performance of the car, it is designed to route the air over the hood and to the sides over the fenders. If you remove the front bumper, you're basically throwing aerodynamics out the window.

Evs-One

and this would help you do what???

answer that and come back.

And don't say beat your co-worker who has a 89 Accord

POE

^ yessum, it would also just look ugly as hell if u took um off

tkHBseries

guys im talkin about the steel bumper not the floppy plastic bumper cover! those things as much as a sheet of paper!

BauleyCivic

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why do you need to remove them? why dont you just chop the roof and trunk off too

Ricey McRicerton

I'm actually pretty sure you can drive around with no bumper cover as long as you have the reinforcements. It's considered a "cosmetic" item just like fenders and a hood here (which you don't *have* to have on your car.

spoolineh2

personally I would not remove anything that could save my engine in a wreck. When I put my fmic in I did everything I could to fit it in without making the bumper support worthless, it's there for a reason so keep it.

Yokohama

removing the bumper supports is just plain dumb...why risk more damage to the car just to save 15 pounds which you can do by putting on a c/f hood or going on a diet!

The Internet Tough Guy

there are much more sensible ways to reduce weight than by doing that. i'm gonna go out on a limb and say you still have any or all of the following: moonroof, criuse control, power steering, air conditioning, and full interior.