I removed it on my previous hondas and my s2000. I have not had any issues. Do we have a lot of rust issues from people who removed them or is this speculation?

 

The opposite, rust issues from those that left them in place. The concern though is unsightly rock chips if they are removed. Eventually those would lead to rust. But which would cause rust first is the question.

Its like the thing you use to prevent a problem, ends up causing a different version of it. Like sunscreen that causes some other form of cancer (note, I just made that up. I never heard of a sunscreen that causes cancer, except in some really old Robocop movie. Please nobody start a fake news story about sunscreen causes cancer. Use Sunscreen.)

 

I feel like that would be a weird place to worry about rock chips. The angle of deflection would almost have to be perpendicular to the ground and you'd have to be going in reverse really fast to get value from the majority of the rubber guard. I'm not convinced that is the original purpose of the part.

Edit: Do other non-Honda vehicles have this?

 

What rubber strip are we talking about

 

 

 

Is it the 1st picture or the 2nd one right above the wheel well

 

Wheel well, door frame. I don't know. I'm confused.

 

This is exactly what I do with mine. I remove them anytime I wash the car, hose them down to remove the road crud accumulated in them, and wash the rear wheel wells. The next day, when the wheel wells are dry, I reinstall them.

 

are they easy to remove and instal do they just clip in?