Hi guys, i was under my car today sniffing around and i found the crash bar behind the rear bumper is really rusty. Does anyone know if this bar unbolts? Or is it spot welded on? I would like to change it in the very near future. Thanks!

 

Iv done some searching and is it true the JDM models dont have crash bars? I may consider removing it if this is the case!

 

Keep it, it's there for a reason. If you get into an accident, you'll regret having removed that bar and your insurance company might not be happy either. Without it, any impact is going to do a lot more damage, even at low speed. The Japanese cars don't have the USDM crash-beam (though they do have a bar there too, just smaller) because of different safety regulations in Japan.

I know someone who removed the beam on their Civic and then one day accidentally rear-ended someone. Their car's front end was caved-in, and it wasn't even that serious of an impact.

 

Yeah true i didnt think about insurance.

I still need to change the part as the rust from the beam is starting to spread to the car where they join. The beam is beyond treating and repairing now =(

 

I'm willing to bet 90% of them have some rust on them, mine did. If you remove the rear bumper it doesn't take much to treat the rust, I sprayed mine down with a rust paint and then coated it in rustproofing material. If I had to do it again I would just blast it with that black rubberized rockerguard material and that should be a permanent solution.

 

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Great work perfection autobody! Mine has more that a bit of rust, id bet if my car had a rear ender the crash bar would disintegrate haha

 

The bar is a replaceable part, it bolts in place and you can buy one new for $127 or so from majestic honda online if the original one can't be restored.

 

Sweet, if it unbolts I can change it myself then. Thanks very much!

 

I just sprayed mine with rust proof oil type product