Underside cladding loose on 2004

Blueridge9 · Post by **Blueridge9** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:52 am

We heard a strange sound under our 2004 Vibe and found some of the underside cladding had come loose, pulled away from the screw and was dragging. Since I drive on mostly paved roads we decided to remove that section by unscrewing the other 2 screws rather go to the expense to repair. Although the screws are all still there since its molded there was no way to reattach. Have you had that trouble?

silverbullet · Post by **silverbullet** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:38 am

Most people use zip ties. Half of my clips are actually ties. I would reinstall it for winter. Part of mine has a hole in it and I when I noticed it I found giant chunks of ice are forming in the engine bay. Could potentially cause a problem, I could see it forming over a wiring harness and have the weight pull something out. I need to fix mine...

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:16 am

This is kinda common to be honest. Few folks (members) have had the plastic under-the-car-shielding (as I like to call it) come loose or have a whole appear in the wheel well shroud.

Blueridge9 · Post by **Blueridge9** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:38 am

Thanks for suggesting the zip ties, good idea.

Blueridge9 · Post by **Blueridge9** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:41 am

Yes, "Under-the car-shielding" is a better description of it. I did read about the holes in the wheel well shroud.

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:43 am

All of mine are held on by zip ties lol.

Underside cladding loose on 2004

Underside cladding loose on 2004

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