so we go to remove my front bumper, i have all the bolts off, now onto the screws, bam can't get any off, i thought maybe they were painted or rusted on, so pried around each screw to loosen em, no luck, hit em, no luck, used every screw driver we had, electric screw drivers, power screw drivers, flat head, phillips, no luck, how the hell can we get these off without damaging anything?

and yes i searched for this so dont give me the "Search for this" bullshit, i went through like 540 of the 860 results..

 

I assume this is the first time the bumper is being taken off the car. That explains why the screws are stuck.
For the top screws. Push down had and turn at the same time. They'll break loose. I'm sure you'll strip a few of them in the process. If you do, get a dremel (if you have one) and cut a new slit for the screwdriver. And keep working at it.

 

are they the plastic screws? try using a ratchet with a socket with a philips bit. that way you can push down on it while you turn it.

 

Impact Driver

 

theyre metal, ive fucked the head out of the philips part, basically just a flat head will fit now, what if i just dril a hole in the top, run a screw down the top of it, then try and unscrew it.. **** imma just rip the bumper off if i cant get it argh

 

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GET A DAMN IMPACT DRIVER! 10 bucks at any autoparts store and itll get them out. Just hit a hammer on it and itll do the rest. Why make it so difficult by drilling the screws out? Then what your gonna pay 3 dollars for ONE screw? Those ******* arent cheap man.

 

are you talking about the top metal ones? they like almost the size of a quarter and are black.
mines were messed up too i used a vice grip on the head and turned the ***** off. now i dont bother to use a screw driver to take them off i use my channel lock. those screws sucks. and ur suppost to use a really big phillips head so you dont strip them

 

I had this problem the first time I removed my bumper. I tried a screwdriver, then an impact driver (manual), then my screwgun. After stripping 3 of them, I got mad and just drilled out the ones I stripped. If you do drill it out make sure to keep it all lubricated so you don't mess anything up.

 

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they are the ones the size of a quarter, i'll try the impact gun, but i've bashed em to hell with a hammer, everything, i'll try some pliers tonite if not i'l run to the hardware store and get an impact driver

if you break the screws, or fug em all up, can you find the same width screws at like homedepot?

i also did use a huge phillips, it was still stripping them, theyre like p.o.s metal

 

If push comes to shove, you can slit them with a dremel, but the impact driver is (was) the way to go.

 

hayabusa160
Nice car man

 

thanks

 

Damn if you're running into trouble unscrewing the front bumper maybe you should stop before you do some damage. Like it has been said, if they are stubborn all you need to do is take an impact driver to them, not an impact gun.

Brian

 

This may sound funny but you honestly should because they stick up far enough, be able to grab the outer edges with a pair of plires and or visegrips. I have done this befoe as to not strip out the screws. I am assuming you are talking about the black large round bolts with the rubber grommits underneath? Should work.

 

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Exactly what I did, worked perfect

 

Well i got them off, the rubber around em was partly why they were stuck on so tight. Vice grip didnt fit on the head nor did pliers.

 

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??
I just did it to mine today, when I was putting my bumper back on. Using a small vice grip. That's weird

 

that's cause i have the civic from hell, everythings over torqued, i've broken like 2 wrenches, and 3 sockets, and 2 screw drivers working on this beyotch, the back bumper is even tricker, i cant get a hammer in there, rar rar rar rar rar rar, ive banged the **** out of them, and a vice and pliers wont fit, because that trunk lip is over alittle .. impact driver &gt; dont have one, and the morons at murrays had no idea what i was talking about, then again they never do

 

Go to your local hardware store and get a screw exstractor. Is like a drill bit but when you place it on the screw head and try and loosen it is "bites" into the screw head and it will unscrew them. Then you will need to order new screws from honda or just get some from the hardware store again. Put some anti-seize on them so you dont have this problem in the future. I had the same problem as you!

Kurt

 

w00t yea, i got the rear bumper off with pliers, but then i had problems with the left bolt underneath, man this car doesnt like to be worked on, anyways the screw extractor sounds like a good idea, imma have to buy one this week thanks for all the help