How can I fix the bumper sag on my Civic? I took both bumpers off to try to fix the sag and insure that all the clips are correctly attached. All clips are there and are correct. The bumpers still sag on my car. My car has not been in any wrecks to cause the bumpers to sag.

Is this common with 96-00 Civics? How can I fix this?

 

i got the same problem. went to the hardware store got some bolts and washers still has a little sag to it but was better than before

 

For the rear, take the bumper off and bend up the metal tabs that are underneath that little panel under the taillights. NOT the white clips. There will be metal tabs on the rear of the car under the lights.

 

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thats what i did

 

Same for the front. Under the headlights there are black metal peices you can bend a little.

 

I have this exact problem as well. My rear bumper is the worst. I will give it a try, thank you!

 

Yeah, when I first removed the rear bumper to fix this gap, I noticed the metal tabs under the tail lights and bent them up alittle. It helped alittle, but not much. My bumper sags more on the sides than the actual rear.

 

Mine was sagging only on the side, not on the rear. It was also only on the driver's side.

I bent the brackets up as far as I thought I could and still fit the bumper in place and when it all went together it fit flush.

 

My driver side rear bumper also had this problem, but that was because it was in an accident. What I had to do is reshape the metal piece behind the bumper filler that snaps in with the bumper.

Now, that helped somewhat, but there was still a bigger gap on my driver said than my passenger side. So what I did was get a hammer and lightly hit that white piece on the upper and outer most part of the bumper, and that seemed to solve my problem, or at least for the time being.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lightsped &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How can I fix the bumper sag on my Civic? I took both bumpers off to try to fix the sag and insure that all the clips are correctly attached. All clips are there and are correct. The bumpers still sag on my car. My car has not been in any wrecks to cause the bumpers to sag.

Is this common with 96-00 Civics? How can I fix this?

From what I can see the front looks fine.


The problem I see in the rear is the white tab. The bumper is supposed to be supported by it, not be under it. You shouldnt be able to see the white tab. If you loosen the bumper from the front and pull it out slighty you should be able to reposition it over the white tab. That should help.

And yes, civics are notorious for sagging body lines



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Yes, if I lift up on the rear bumper cover, I can get it to sit on top of the white tab, but as soon as I go somewhere, the bumper pops off the white tab. It won't stay. And yes, I bent the metal tabs under the headlights up, but it didn't seem to help the sides of the rear bumper....

 

Any other ideas? I have compared my car to other random Civics I see around town, and mine seems to be worse than the other cars. My car has no accident damage. I don't understand why my bumpers sag....

 

Once your bumper falls off the little metal support tabs on the side, and it is not correctly put back on, it will change its shape and warp to a different curvature then what it was from the factory. Civic bumpers naturally sag and change shape at those points with age, even if your car is accident free. Try a little heat, and not with a Bernz-o-matic torch, and slowly work back and forth. You may have best luck installing the bumper on the tabs themselves and apply a little heat while holding. It will take a few minutes, but result will be worth it. Hope that helps.

 

It's a common problem. The bumpers start to sag because there is a clip that begins to warp.

 

trash the OEM junk and nut and wash that hoe from lowes hah

 

How does installing new nuts and washers fix the gap and sag?

 

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With the bolt, nut and washer..u can actually tighten the bumber and the gab will slightly close making it look flush!

 

I used help from this link and it worked great!

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1751772

 

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I hate to tell you this, but your car DOES have accident damage. It's visible in the photos. There is a crease right in front of the taillight. Your car was probably lightly hit in that corner.

 

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I hate to tell you this, but your car DOES have accident damage. It's visible in the photos. There is a crease right in front of the taillight. Your car was probably lightly hit in that corner.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Honestly i see nothing but i will giver you the benefit of the doubt
Man it looks about 99% fine and can be good with some hardware

 

That area is where a bicycle fell against it. That area is at least a few inches away from the bumper. The rest of that fender is perfect and not dented or anything....

VN712, thanks for the link. That should help solve this problem.


Modified by Lightsped at 7:27 PM 9/2/2008

 

I see what NOFX is talking about,there is a line visible on a curve behind the taillight

 

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My coupe has the exact same damage on the exact same side because a woman drove behind me when I was backing out of a blind parking spot. The other side of my car is fine. It's something no one else seems to notice though.

The damage was caused by the bumper being pushed in and the tiny panel below the taillight being dented in. This pushed the taillight forward, which made the crease that mirrors the front edge of the taillight.

A new taillight lens for that corner, a new bumper (it cracked) and I replaced that little panel under the taillight too and the car looked good as new to most.

That's a lot of damage to have been caused by a bicycle falling against it.

Here I've outlined over where the crease is.

 

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My coupe has the exact same damage on the exact same side because a woman drove behind me when I was backing out of a blind parking spot. The other side of my car is fine. It's something no one else seems to notice though.

The damage was caused by the bumper being pushed in and the tiny panel below the taillight being dented in. This pushed the taillight forward, which made the crease that mirrors the front edge of the taillight.

A new taillight lens for that corner, a new bumper (it cracked) and I replaced that little panel under the taillight too and the car looked good as new to most.

That's a lot of damage to have been caused by a bicycle falling against it.

Here I've outlined over where the crease is.



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Very good eye! I looked at this earlier and totally missed the crease around the tail light.

 

ooo the tailights i thought i read headlight...dumb me....yea i can see that