You've been here how long and didn't post any pictures???? :flame:

I can't picture where you are talking about.....your paragraph is like a word problem to me.

 

I deserve the flame, :cheers: but it was snowing hard when I posted this. Hopefully the photos will come through OK.

It looks like that little rectangular hole in the picture just to the left of the Swiss Army Knife used to hold some kind of anchor, pin, etc.
Those 4 pictures are worth 847 words that I used. No, don't count'em. :ahh:
It appears to be part of the bumper cover rather than a quarter panel.

Buffalo4

 

man been there, you were eather rearended when parked or backed into something rather hard, if you look at the crack where the bumper cover and metal meet there are 3 flat clips on the top of the bumper cover and they go in and up to clip the bumper to the body on the side, I tried everything but had to remove the bumper to get it back on proper.when it happened to me it took a week to get the wife to admit she backed into a barrier...lol

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It looks like that little rectangular hole in the picture just to the left of the Swiss Army Knife used to hold some kind of anchor, pin, etc.
Those 4 pictures are worth 847 words that I used. No, don't count'em. :ahh:
It appears to be part of the bumper cover rather than a quarter panel.

Buffalo4

 

Mine is misaligned in a similar way, although perhaps less so. It has evolved gradually over the years.

I attribute it to warping of the plastic over time. The two panels are held together with friction snaps along the horizontal boundary. That's little enough to keep them aligned.

That part of the bumper cover behind the wheel opening is removed by pulling outward. So pushing it inward may help to engage the snaps if they have separated due to vibration.

Dave

 

Damn, I never realized it was part of the bumper cover. Never looked at the whole picture: tunnel vision.
At least now I can look it up. I am now viewing:

I have some paint peeling off the top side of the bumper cover on both sides of where the tailgate comes down, but, since it is plastic, maybe I won't bother with it. The bottom of my tailgate is rusting and it would probably take a lot to fix it, but perhaps I can slow it down. The drain holes in the bottom of the tailgait (or hatch) are clear, so I don't know why it is rusting. Damn. :ahh:
Buffalo4

 

I just might remove several plastic anchors and the one screw in the wheelwell and possibly the one screw by the taillight lens and screw a L-shaped metal plate to the problem area so that when I reinstall it, the L-plate will fit up against and behind the upper part and hold that seam in alignment.
Then again, I am waiting for warmer and dryer weather since I am working in a parking lot.
Buffalo4

 

OdyVanMan04,
I believe I will remove the two screws and several plastic pins and see if I can solve it.
Thanks for that info.
Any ideas on why my tailgate is rusting at the bottom edge. The drain holes are all clear. Must be that damn Mag Chloride.
Buffalo4

 

im thinking the water is comin in at the taillights on mine, same rust issue ime thinkin.

OdyVanMan04,

Any ideas on why my tailgate is rusting at the bottom edge. The drain holes are all clear. Must be that damn Mag Chloride.
Buffalo4

 

Good thought!! :ahh:
I'll check that out. On an old friend's 2000 CRV, there was water always getting into the trunk and it was the taillights.
Buffalo4

 

Looks like someone may have bumped into the other side of the bumper cover enough to offset it. They seem to be easy to get misaligned on Hondas. The front of my Ody is off a bit from bumping something and my daughter's accord is also off some.