Is this easier if you jack up the car and remove the front tires I am having a hard time finding all the bolts to remove, and my chilton book doesnt even show where they are at.

 

there is only 3 or 4 under the hood, and two inside the door when you open it up....

 

thanks man im gonna go outside and see if i cant get it off now. 75Degrees and no wind today!

 

why dont people ever look at things before posting?

 

you forgot the 10 underneath the car!! you're also going to have to remove the bumper to get to the last 2, might also be easier if you just remove the door, interior, and rear tires.

 

I cannot get to the bolts behind the door with the socket. I woulda take the door off but do not have a garage and its going to rain tonight. and why do you gotta take out the interior and rear tires?

 

Man.. He was kidding.

 

I figured that but jeez, just trying to get the whole front end off my rex and get it ready for an SIR conversion. My d16a6 blew up and I been stuck at home all the time and looking for a job that pays more than 8.50 an hour so I can get my car back up and running with a sir front end and b16a sir1

 

Wow, planning on an EF9 conversion on a $8.50 / hr wage? Priceless.

IMO you'd be better off with another D16A6, but that's not JDM y0 so it must not be kewl. Plus, you could get her running again for a few hundred bucks and may be able to drive to a better job.

Anyways, you need a long socket extension to get at the bolts behind the door. There's also another bolt near the front jack point.

 

i got the long socket extension and tons of different extensions, I can get the socket on the bolts with the door all the way open, but cannot turn the bolts because the socket is practically on the side of the fender and the door. So it looks like i gotta take the doors off.

 

dont take your fvckin door off use a 1/4in 10mm and do it the right way

 

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I hope you weren't trying to use a 3/8" socket for that.

 

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and I'm surprised nobody mentioned to take out the door pin to let the door open to it's full extension to prevent scratching the door/fender when removing the top bolt behind the fender/door area.

Amazing the questions people post though, I never even had online forums 12 years ago when first learning to work on my CRX. I learned how to install a w.w. body kit, new fenders, wheels, suspension and interior all with just a little common freakin sense and patience.


...man what in the WORLD would we do w/o the freakin internet??

 

Will check out the door pin thing on monday weather permitting.

 

So i took out the pin in the door and the plastic paneling on the bottom of the fender to get the other two bolts off. But then tragedy strikes once more. there is a bolt below the corner light that i cannot get to unless the front bumper is removed. So i start to take off the front bumper. I take off all the bottom bolts, then i go to the top ones that look like big phillips head plastic screws. Turn out the front bumper has been worked on before and 3 of the 4 plastic phillips screws are stripped. Should I just rip the front bumper off or what?

 

taking a front bumper off isnt that hard

just get a friend, or multiple friends over and have them help you
take it off and get it done

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ProjectSIR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So i took out the pin in the door and the plastic paneling on the bottom of the fender to get the other two bolts off. But then tragedy strikes once more. there is a bolt below the corner light that i cannot get to unless the front bumper is removed. So i start to take off the front bumper. I take off all the bottom bolts, then i go to the top ones that look like big phillips head plastic screws. Turn out the front bumper has been worked on before and 3 of the 4 plastic phillips screws are stripped. Should I just rip the front bumper off or what?</TD></TR></TABLE>

You apparently missed the easy step here. Just take out your bumper lenses and you'll see the 2 bolts behind each lens that holds the bumper beam to the car, remove those 4 bolts and the 4 screws in the fender well on the edge of the bumper (2 per side) and the whole thing comes off. Once it's off it's easy to get those screws out with some vise grip pliers or something equivalent and then just replace them with some new ones.

 

^ Yes, just bust out some vice grips and take it out and replace them, really this thread should not have lasted this long! this really is very simple man...

 

Damn i didnt even know the bolts were behind the lenses I got it done in like 10 minutes. Thanks guys!

 

i hope the JDM front end conversion and B16 engine swap goes smoother than the fender removal...

 

hahahahaha!!! Ill have someone do the electrical on the swap!