Just wondering if anyone has removed the rear fender lip protectors?

If so what is the best way to go about this?

The only reason i ask is because it seems to me the last couple of civics that i have had the rust they get seems to start from that area of the car in the lip protector with water getting trapped in there.

For better reference i am refereing the #3 in the image
https://www.hondapartsdeals.co...arged Image Part for: PROTECTOR from CIVIC 99 3DR DX 5MT KA

 

i'm sure its just held on with body push pins ...have you looked under at it? i've never really looked at that before every civic i owned or helped paint never had them...shouldn't be that hard

 

anyone else

 

have you looked at it? even tried to remove it?

 

well i;m pretty sure it just pulls off but wanted to know if anyone else has done this just get some more idea;s the more knowledge the marrier

 

man get out there and try to remove that...... if it won't come off then ask for help ..you have to try..don't you like to figure things out on your own to a certain extent

 

they're just slid on. Yank 'em right off. Especially if you live in a place that uses sand and salt on the roads. No hard done.

 

slide them back and forth a bit and pull them.................take them off before you TACK ANYTHING to the fender

 

the fender lip guard is just pushed into place. the guard has a slit for the fender lip to slide in, and is snug enough to hold in place when done so. just pull it off, simple.

 

I took mine out with just a pull. And it is def a must to take out if you live in a snowy area because i also had salt and dirt stuck in my fenders when i washed my car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PinoyDelSol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I took mine out with just a pull. And it is def a must to take out if you live in a snowy area because i also had salt and dirt stuck in my fenders when i washed my car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Exactly why i want them off to prevent rust...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BIG T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Exactly why i want them off to prevent rust...</TD></TR></TABLE> And it does decrease the rate of getting rust, once you remove it.

 

Can others confirm that this will help prevent rust? I have one of these liners already starting to come off, but it seems that they could help protect the paint from rocks and chipping which will also cause rust.

I guess I can't make up my mind which way is better...