Zip ties. That's how mine is held up.

 

Last week I stopped mine falling down... for good. I took a razor blade/stanley knife... and hacked the thing off. Looks 100% better, and I'll never have to worry about it again. Heavy duty zip ties didn't work, the clips definatley didn't work... it seemed like I was getting the zip ties out twice a week.

 

isnt that front one fairly important?

id try the zip tie idea first --

 

Zipties... Cmon! I've contemplated the cutting idea. Zipties are so... so... not going to give me the confidence that this is going to fix the problem.

Thanks anywho

 

As for importance, I don't understand what Honda was intending a 1/8 inch piece of plastic would do...


[Modified by Mikey, 2:59 PM 1/9/2003]

 

I've used zip ties for the last 2 years, and haven't had a problem.

 

this is a mystery to me. My Haynes manual shows two bolts going through that flap in the bottom (and yes there are holes in the flap). However it is supposed to bolt to the radiator support, and there are indeed holes in the radiator support, but there are no threads! At least on my car there isn't. I've seen several Integras like this, but the one used in the Haynes manual does have the bolts in that location. I have used zipties for the past 1.5 years. I had to drill 2 small extra holes in the flap so the ziptie could loop around through it and the radiator support.

 

patrick, if you use 2 zipties zipped to one another you wouldnt have needed the extra hole....i did it and didnt need any extra holes....used the ones in the front of the radiator support visible from the front of the car underneath through those holes and into the holes that your haynes pictures....i looped em around and my front splashguard sits nice and flush......


i junked the big splashguard, that thing was useless.

 

Zip ties

 

There should be another gaurd that goes over that one...and that on gets bolted tho.

 

What are the cons of removing the splashgaurd?

Is it <U>necessary</U> to have a splashgaurd in place?

 

Mine is held up that way

 

I don't think this part is critical, but Honda chose to have it their for a reason...

 

i got duck tape holding mine up. it came off in the rain today and started scrapin aorund my wheel and yada yada. yea so if i just take it off could that hurt anyhting? whats its point anyways?

 

The flap is part of the bumper (the thingy hanging down in the pic up top). I think if you were to cut it off there would be nothing securing the middle of the bumper cover near the bottom, and I think it would vibrate or move around or something. That is why I choose to keep the flap in place and keep it ziptied. The other splashguard (I assume the one that has the hole in the side to allow access to the crank pulley bolt) bolts on before the flap. The bolts for that other splashguard do not go through the lower flap on the bumper cover.

 

i had zip ties but the kept breaking so finally i just cut the bitch..it looks a lot better and i havent had any problems so far

 

They call it a splash gaurd for a reason. It's there to help keep water out of the engine compartment.

 

Oh, thanks

 

I hacked mine off and haven't had any problems.

 

I used a couple of those 1-way push-in plastic things. They look like oversized black plastic screws, but the "threads" aren't spiral. They push in easily but don't come back out without lots of force. You can find them at any autoparts store for $1.50.

Better than zipties

 

I had these laying around my house... Is this what you were referring to?

 

thats exatly how people get hydrolock from their cai is taking that stuff off

 

 

My splash guard is secured to the car using self tapping screws and bolts that fit into two holes in the car.


[Modified by Yyz, 6:50 PM 1/9/2003]