When I bought my car the bumper was just like this. Never really looked into fixing it but since I am selling the car now , I gotta take care of it. It seems to like that one of the screws or something is loose.

 

So is there a question?

 

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Yea it is a question, dont mind the text with the picture.

 

I have the same problem actually, but it's on the drivers side. The bumper won't stay up on that white tab, you can see it in the picture. I honestly don't know why. I've taken off my bumper a couple times to try and fix it and I haven't figured it out yet.

 

my sisters 91 accord is like that

there is a plastic clip in the inside of the bumper

and my sisters is busted and it looks exactly like that.

its not extremely noticable but its there

i hope that helped

 

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I have actually noticed the same thing on a couple different em1s.

 

yeah im interested in trading my trunk w/o the factory spoiler for yours which has the factory spoiler. im in hawaii where are you located.

 

I would of traded you but I am selling my car this sat

 

the tab's might be worn, so they are not keeping the bumper in place. Just replace them, they should be mere pennies...

 

My EM1 has the same problem on both sides..never looked into how to fix it haha.

 

Just becasue I'm in the buisness, it seems funny to me that most ppl don't bother to clean or fix things on thier cars untill they are getting rid of them. kinda dumb.

 

The screw being loos there would not cause that problem. Tighten it up and you should see almost no difference.

The problem is the bumper is warped slightly. This is very common on 96-00 civics, being in the heat all day causes that area to warp a bit causing a gap.
Try taking a heat gun to it, carefully not to burnish the paint, and heat the area up a bit. Apply pressure to keep it in place and let it cool back down slowly.
I can be very annoying to fix, but with patience and time I have seen it done.

 

my em1 also is like that, but on the driver side. i still havent attempted to fix it.

 

I have the same problem on 2 sides. One front bumper the other in the back. The white clip gets worn and the hole it goes through gets bent. I went to Home Depot and picked up a bolt, nut, 2 larger washers and a locking washer. Installed on one side and problem fixed! Just be gentle when you screw it in or you'll tear the metal clip hole. I have to JB weld one of the holes now. Very simple job though.

 

yah i the same problem on my drivers side. but i thought it was from when i backed into a snow pile. haha opppsss

 

yah my em1 also does that on both sides(wierd)

 

I notice that on pretty much all 96-00 coupes

 

alot of 96-00 coupes/sedans do that unfortunately

 

My 94 EJ1 is like that, I've never really looked at in closely.. But I'm going to one of these days.

 

Mine is like that one the drivers side. I only made it worse when I backed into the pizza man .

-Ro

 

yup yup i got th same problem on my ej8 coupe. and i have notice it on coupes and sedans also

 

wow..happened to mine too, yet to fix.
cant even tell except for the owners eyes.

 

Back to life...Has anyone found a way to fix this other than heating up the bumper and trying to warp it back into place? I plan on working on this tomorrow.

 

I put some double sided tape on it .