Hey I am installing this kit on my girl's 92 prelude and I can get every piece on except the back bumper cover. her back bumper is sticking out too far and the cover will not go over it and line up with the holes. How can I remove the bumper or what do i do. It is actually a metal plate that is attached to the bumper that is sticking out too far. I cut the top portion of the plate but then I realized that the bitch is like pressed on there or something and it will take an act of god to get it off. I am sure I must be doing something wrong because why would any body make a kit that you would have to remove the bumper? I believe this is the combat kit

 

why would you do this to ur girlfriend? *flamesuit on*

 

there should be bolts. if not than beat it off...

 

what are you talking about "why did i do this to my girl" I didn't paint the car so thats outta my hands.

 

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Because people want to make $$. Many body kits almost never fit 100 % right and take a lot of work to get OEM, simply because theyre not.

As of now you can either shave down the bumper, cut down the rear support, or remove the rear support (get an angle grinder or a reciprocating saw with a metal blade). Personally as your GF shes probably soemone you care about, and removing her rear bumper support will make thing a good bit more dangerous for her.

I say put the stock bumper back on, go grab a wings west lip and call it a day. You'll probabvly save time in the long run.

 

holy huge muffler batman!

 

what you are doing wrong is puttign a stupid kit on the car. IMO.

 

jeez. its HIS (or his gf) car let him build it the way THEY want....build YOUR car the way YOU want. let HIM do the same.....

 

in the trunk there's 2 bolts on esch side that hold the bumper support on. The holes to the bolts might be covered w/ a plastic cap. Remove those and antother exterior bolts, bolted to the support and it shall come off.

 

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looks like an N-1, i have the same on my bb4. It doesnt look so big with the bumper on. and with the silencer its ultra quiet

 

Imo i wouldn't do a full kit on the lude. LIP KIT But to answer your question, I had that problem before on an accord. The only way to fit the bumper on i had to remove the whole bumper reinforcement, i tried shaving it down but by the time i was done there was hardly anything left so off it went. Good Luck with that!

 

I had to grind the hell out of my bumper to get it to fit. I just kept taking a little more off and kept trying it till it looked good.

 

yup i had to grind off that bracket type thing on the bumper support to get the bumper to fit.