Jacking points - strange clips

lobey dosser · 7th June 2007, 02:07

Hi all,

just picked up my new diesel yesterday and have given it the once-over.
Whilst having a wee grovel around underneath to locate the jacking points, I discovered some white plastic clips, each with a piece of white fibrous padding (looks like glass fibre with a black paper or plastic surface on one side) between the clip and the car body.
There are 6 of these clipped onto the seam that runs along the underside of the sill where the jacking points are. There is one either side, just astern of the front jacking point and two each side, a few inches fore and aft of the rear jacking point.

My guess is that these should have been removed before the car left the factory and that they serve no useful purpose now.
However I would welcome the advice of the more experienced Civic fanciers on here as to whether I can just bin them.

Many thanks,

Lobey.

PS - brilliant site, full of sage advice

JoeyF · 7th June 2007, 06:35

Hi Lobey dosser,

Found these strange clips on mine about 4 months after owning mine, I assumed as you that they should have been taken off before I took delivery.
I think they must have been for transportation or something so took them off and threw them away.
Jobs a gud un!!!!

TTDegs · 7th June 2007, 08:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeyF

Hi Lobey dosser,

Found these strange clips on mine about 4 months after owning mine, I assumed as you that they should have been taken off before I took delivery.
I think they must have been for transportation or something so took them off and threw them away.
Jobs a gud un!!!!

OMG!

they are all that is holding the chassis to the bodywork!

Actually, I have no idea what they do, and I haven't actually even noticed them on mine, so they may well not be doing what I described above

(sorry, to good a chance to miss

)

allan40alt · 7th June 2007, 08:38

I found these on mine as well. Service manager said they were for transportation protection and should have been removed when it was going through it's PDI.

PTR · 7th June 2007, 08:39

I have already wanted to ask it also...
I don't think they have a sense either and I have already lost 1-2... The white clip has broken on two pieces and it was under the car..

Heres a pic about the clip:

hondatech · 7th June 2007, 09:07

these clips with the foam on that you are refering to should be removed on the pdi check as they cover body drain holes.just pull them off if you find any !! potentially if left on your car could turn into a fish bowl !!!

pjelsworth · 7th June 2007, 09:33

Well they were also left on mine and I asked the dealer what they were and he said exactly what everyone here is saying.

Given that it sounds like these must be removed as they cover drain holes, it is worrying that so many are being left on.

lobey dosser · 7th June 2007, 14:42

Thanks to all for the swift replies.
The clips did seem pointless but it's good to have it confirmed by the experts.

I shall remove them as soon as I can prize the car out of the sticky little hands of Lady Dosser.

MC Hammer · 7th June 2007, 21:47

The clips are there to hold the pad in place and that's there to catch any excess body protection wax that's applied to prevent corrosion.
Both clip and pad should be removed at PDI by the dealer (there are 4 one close to each jacking point). If they're still on best remove them to allow the drain hole to drain.

wavepower · 8th June 2007, 00:41

...... and that's another thing I've learnt from this site.

If this doesn't make sense read:Thanks to Civinfo !!Thanks to Civinfo !!

Meino · 8th June 2007, 07:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by hondatech

these clips with the foam on that you are refering to should be removed on the pdi check as they cover body drain holes.just pull them off if you find any !! potentially if left on your car could turn into a fish bowl !!!

That probably explains why there are driving that much fish bowls around

Don't have any fish bowl problems, but will certainly check...

elfa7 · 8th June 2007, 07:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by MC Hammer

The clips are there to hold the pad in place and that's there to catch any excess body protection wax that's applied to prevent corrosion.
Both clip and pad should be removed at PDI by the dealer (there are 4 one close to each jacking point). If they're still on best remove them to allow the drain hole to drain.

Best to check the drainage holes are clear, in case the pads were missing in the first place.

Charles_Harding · 8th June 2007, 12:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by TTDegs

OMG!

they are all that is holding the chassis to the bodywork!

Oi!

I'm the one with the licence to do the funnies on this network!

"Oysters are supposed to enhance your sexual performance.
They don't work for me.
Maybe I put them on too soon!"

Charles H.

TTDegs · 8th June 2007, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charles_Harding

Oi!

I'm the one with the licence to do the funnies on this network!

Charles H.

Charles_Harding · 8th June 2007, 14:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by TTDegs

That's you told!

I feel better for that!

Now as I was saying.

"I bought our next door neighbour a book called 'Cheap and Easy Vegetarian Cooking', because she's vegetarian and she's......!"

Charles H.

Kremmen · 13th June 2007, 10:47

Mine were still in place as well.

Pulled them off.

Seems such an odd thing to miss

cnicolini · 5th October 2007, 13:19

Yes join the club, I found 3 on either side (6) and have also removed them. When I asked the dealer why they were nt removed, they just replied they can be left as they are nt important and not needed, and it did nt matter. I would nt mind but these guys do this job day in and day out!

Jack The Lad. · 5th October 2007, 13:35

Bloody Honda should offer the guys who run this forum at least one million quid for it.
No, - more than that.
It would save them money in the end.
But then, if Honda got their hands on it, they would probably b-gger it up like so many other things.
Mr Honda must be turning in his grave. Quality control is all we want.

cnicolini · 5th October 2007, 13:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack The Lad.

Bloody Honda should offer the guys who run this forum at least one million quid for it.
No, - more than that.
It would save them money in the end.
But then, if Honda got their hands on it, they would probably b-gger it up like so many other things.
Mr Honda must be turning in his grave. Quality control is all we want.

Dont worry I've just filled in my questionaire about the dealer and their service. Hopefully they'll get a telling off after head office reads it!

Kremmen · 5th October 2007, 14:35

Quote:

they can be left as they are nt important and not needed, and it did nt matter.

So leaving sponge like material which is likely to retain water close to metal is unimportant.

According to HondaTech some time ago they should have been removed at PDI. I wonder why they were put on in the first place? What do/did they protect?

7th June 2007, 02:07	#1 (permalink)
lobey dosser Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 21st May 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 189 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Jacking points - strange clips Hi all, just picked up my new diesel yesterday and have given it the once-over. Whilst having a wee grovel around underneath to locate the jacking points, I discovered some white plastic clips, each with a piece of white fibrous padding (looks like glass fibre with a black paper or plastic surface on one side) between the clip and the car body. There are 6 of these clipped onto the seam that runs along the underside of the sill where the jacking points are. There is one either side, just astern of the front jacking point and two each side, a few inches fore and aft of the rear jacking point. My guess is that these should have been removed before the car left the factory and that they serve no useful purpose now. However I would welcome the advice of the more experienced Civic fanciers on here as to whether I can just bin them. Many thanks, Lobey. PS - brilliant site, full of sage advice

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JoeyF Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 23rd October 2006 Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire Posts: 384 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi Lobey dosser, Found these strange clips on mine about 4 months after owning mine, I assumed as you that they should have been taken off before I took delivery. I think they must have been for transportation or something so took them off and threw them away. Jobs a gud un!!!!

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allan40alt Supporter Civinfo guru Join Date: 6th August 2006 Location: Rugby, Warwickshire. Posts: 2,245 Thanks: 12 Thanked 33 Times in 31 Posts iTrader: (0)	I found these on mine as well. Service manager said they were for transportation protection and should have been removed when it was going through it's PDI.

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hondatech Valve Cap Join Date: 13th November 2006 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	these clips with the foam on that you are refering to should be removed on the pdi check as they cover body drain holes.just pull them off if you find any !! potentially if left on your car could turn into a fish bowl !!!

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pjelsworth Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 14th May 2006 Location: Halifax, W. Yorks Posts: 381 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Well they were also left on mine and I asked the dealer what they were and he said exactly what everyone here is saying. Given that it sounds like these must be removed as they cover drain holes, it is worrying that so many are being left on.

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lobey dosser Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 21st May 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 189 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Thanks to all for the swift replies. The clips did seem pointless but it's good to have it confirmed by the experts. I shall remove them as soon as I can prize the car out of the sticky little hands of Lady Dosser.

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MC Hammer Kids use a lot of space Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 16th June 2006 Location: UK Posts: 608 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	The clips are there to hold the pad in place and that's there to catch any excess body protection wax that's applied to prevent corrosion. Both clip and pad should be removed at PDI by the dealer (there are 4 one close to each jacking point). If they're still on best remove them to allow the drain hole to drain.

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wavepower Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 22nd April 2007 Location: somerset Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	...... and that's another thing I've learnt from this site. If this doesn't make sense read:Thanks to Civinfo !!Thanks to Civinfo !!

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Kremmen Krem de la Krem Civinfo guru Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 2,622 Thanks: 8 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts iTrader: (0)	Mine were still in place as well. Pulled them off. Seems such an odd thing to miss

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cnicolini Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th August 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yes join the club, I found 3 on either side (6) and have also removed them. When I asked the dealer why they were nt removed, they just replied they can be left as they are nt important and not needed, and it did nt matter. I would nt mind but these guys do this job day in and day out!

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Jack The Lad. Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 28th August 2007 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 1,597 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts iTrader: (0)	Bloody Honda should offer the guys who run this forum at least one million quid for it. No, - more than that. It would save them money in the end. But then, if Honda got their hands on it, they would probably b-gger it up like so many other things. Mr Honda must be turning in his grave. Quality control is all we want.