Honda civic arch/bumper broken

tacticalx86 · 20 Jul 2021 at 21:15

Alright guys,
I'm a new driver, but I wasn't behind the wheel. My brother is 16 year's old and is always enthusiastic about driving and he's got a lesson on a private track in next week so I suggested (perhaps stupidly) that he could try and mvoe it forward and park it, as he attempted earlier. On driveway, obviously, its private property. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. He was revving it too much, and he shunted my Civic forward into the fence on my driveway, causing the plastic wheel arch clip thingys to snap and break the wheel arch trim off. I'm guessing this is gonna be a garage job. How much am I looking at? He said he will pay for it (crying his eyes out bless him), hilarious if I'm honest as I got it all on video. Thanks guys

Tee Hee Johnson · 20 Jul 2021 at 21:36

Pics of the damage would help us see what kinda work was needed.

tacticalx86 · 20 Jul 2021 at 21:39

Tee Hee Johnson said:
Pics of the damage would help us see what kinda work was needed.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FlJ89uajaPngR5hQPC_p-4xmzDzw847U?usp=sharing
Not as bad as it sounded or I thought at first, theoretically I'm guessing at least some of it could be done by myself. Those Civics are built like tanks.

Tee Hee Johnson · 20 Jul 2021 at 21:45

tacticalx86 said:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FlJ89uajaPngR5hQPC_p-4xmzDzw847U?usp=sharing
Not as bad as it sounded or I thought at first, theoretically I'm guessing at least some of it could be done by myself. Those Civics are built like tanks.

Doesnt look too bad!

try popping them in as is, if that fails, some new white clips might help. The ones which clip the trim back on to the car.

actually, looks like the arch itself might be loose. That might need clipped in or new clips too. Either way, wouldn’t expect it to cost much.

xb8browney · 20 Jul 2021 at 21:46

Bumper kit with tool and clips should sort that out?

tacticalx86 · 20 Jul 2021 at 21:48

Tee Hee Johnson said:
Doesnt look too bad!

try popping them in as is, if that fails, some new white clips might help. The ones which clip the trim back on to the car.

Got a link to any? Do they need to be official Honda ones or are they jsut generic.
Glad to know I'm right in thinking it's not bad. The mum thought it was a "write off", but she's very hyperbolic, so I never care for what she has to say on matters like this!

Relentless81 · 20 Jul 2021 at 21:48

If the clips are knackered and won't pop back in you can order new clips or a complete new arch from Cox Motor Parts

tacticalx86 · 20 Jul 2021 at 22:03

Relentless81 said:
If the clips are knackered and won't pop back in you can order new clips or a complete new arch from Cox Motor Parts

What clips will I need, i've found these https://www.coxmotorparts.co.uk/honda-shop/honda-civic-wheel-arch-trim-clip-pack-of-10-2006-2011/ but won't the inside of it need clips too

Relentless81 · 20 Jul 2021 at 22:23

tacticalx86 said:
What clips will I need, i've found these https://www.coxmotorparts.co.uk/honda-shop/honda-civic-wheel-arch-trim-clip-pack-of-10-2006-2011/ but won't the inside of it need clips too

Put your reg in to be sure, or call them tomorrow they are helpful.

The clips look like the right ones but I would double check it's been a while since I removed and refitted an arch on an 8G Civic

tacticalx86 · 20 Jul 2021 at 22:24

Will these ones do? 91501-S04-003
Or https://www.coxmotorparts.co.uk/honda-shop/honda-civic-wheel-arch-trim-clip-pack-of-10-2006-2011/
I’ve put in my reg , ordered those and a couple of other ones (white, yellow and black) just to be on the safe side. If need be I’ll take it to a garage and they can fit them.

tacticalx86 · 20 Jul 2021 at 22:24

Relentless81 said:
Put your reg in to be sure, or call them tomorrow they are helpful.

The clips look like the right ones but I would double check it's been a while since I removed and refitted an arch on an 8G Civic

Will the wheel need to be removed

Relentless81 · 20 Jul 2021 at 22:29

tacticalx86 said:
Will the wheel need to be removed

No, not sure why you would think that, if it's just the arch that needs refitting it's just a case of reseating it and using the clips to push it back into the locating holes on the wing

tacticalx86 · 20 Jul 2021 at 22:30

Relentless81 said:
No, not sure why you would think that, if it's just the arch that needs refitting it's just a case of reseating it and using the clips to push it back into the locating holes on the wing

Ah I watched a guy on youtube do it maybe he was doing something else. I’ve bought all the clips I need the black and white ones. Should be good to go

Dup · 21 Jul 2021 at 00:34

No need to remove the wheel, those white clips go behind the blue arch trim, black ones are for the black inner wheel arch liner. They are easy to pop in if there's no damage to the clip mounts on the inside of the trim. Could always use some double sided tape if one doesn't go back flush.

tacticalx86 · 21 Jul 2021 at 09:18

Dup said:
No need to remove the wheel, those white clips go behind the blue arch trim, black ones are for the black inner wheel arch liner. They are easy to pop in if there's no damage to the clip mounts on the inside of the trim. Could always use some double sided tape if one doesn't go back flush.

ok I’ve managed to put the arch back on. Looking at it there’s no damage or missing clips , but it looks like it was never on properly in the first place. However I’m not sure what to do next as the splash shield - how is that supposed to be attatched? It’s kind of hanging off right now

Dup · 21 Jul 2021 at 09:46

tacticalx86 said:
ok I’ve managed to put the arch back on. Looking at it there’s no damage or missing clips , but it looks like it was never on properly in the first place. However I’m not sure what to do next as the splash shield - how is that supposed to be attatched? It’s kind of hanging off right now

Must say my car was beaten up before I got it so a lot of the plastic around the front was held together with zip ties. They're a bit flimsy across the overhang.

Anyway, parts diagrams are a good source to see what's what, gives you a general idea where things fasten: https://www.parts-honda.uk/honda-ca...-PARTS/FRONT-FENDERS/17SMG601/B__5000/6/17521

tacticalx86 · 21 Jul 2021 at 10:24

My bad, I found the clips! Most of them have broken. New clips arriving tommorow.
Here are the clips I have ordered https://www.coxmotorparts.co.uk/honda-shop/honda-trim-panel-fixing-clips-8mm-hole-pack-of-10-clips/
And here are the clips I found
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FlJ89uajaPngR5hQPC_p-4xmzDzw847U?usp=sharing