Help quick!! Bumper Removal / JDM install - Honda Prelude Forum

Jape · 02-16-2002, 08:47 PM

Hey guys, we're stupid, Help us.

Me (Jape213 on aim) n my friend x18 VEGETA 18x (on aim) can't remove the bumper on my Prelude to put the JDMs on... I downloaded, printed, read and recited 3 or 4 threads I found searching....

We are getting our asses kicked here.... We were able to take off the little nostril things, and we took off every single bolt that sounded even close to the ones that are in all those instructions, but here's the part we're stuck on....

either one of these two...

These are pictures of the hole where the sidemarker was removed.. My question to you guys is, is that those Fvcking bolts we have to remove over there? If so, it looks like it woulda been easier with the stock bumper, but I have a VIS Combat Kit bumper and we dont have the clearance to slip any tool there and remove it.. Another thing it doesn't look to us like the bumper is held on by only these 3 bolts... We gotta be missing something.. Help us out, prelude has owned us all 3 times we tried to take its bumper off...

The cars in peices right now so if you guys can respond asap that be cool... I dont know how we're gonna get those bolts on with my VIS Kit on...

Brady92/4WS · 02-16-2002, 09:16 PM

it might be the bolt you need to remove your bumper lenses to get access to... I know that you take off the lense and then shine a light in there there is a bolt like up a little bit, but its easily accessible with an extension, this is probably the bolt your after.

Jape · 02-16-2002, 09:21 PM

Here's the thing man, on the VIS Combat kit, the Bumper Lenses dont go across the side... here's a pic of the combat kit so you guys can see....

As you can see the signals are from a 88 Civic, and it only appears in the front, nothing on the sides....

Jape · 02-16-2002, 10:28 PM

Spyder25 rocks man.... even tho my bumper aint off yet, he gave me some good tips..

SLICK96 · 02-17-2002, 01:50 AM

Good luck, Jape ... I know when mine were getting installed (friends helped me out ... did most of the work b/c I was drunk), it took us a few hours to get it all hashed out. Good luck, man.

Phamine · 02-18-2002, 03:42 PM

That a bolt that holds the outer part of the headlights. There's an inner bolt, by the vents, you have to remove as well to get the headlights off. So you have to take the bumper off to get to them. Take off all the plastic "anchors" in the middle of the bumper and if you have and if it's an aftermarket bumper, it should be held on by a sell tapping screw on the sides of the bumper. Trust me, you'll have an easier time putting JDMS in with the bumper off.

Jake