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Rusty-nail

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Hi All,
I've noticed a small hole (8mm diam) in the passenger side of the rear wheel arch at 10 O Clock. Same hole is at 2 O Clock on the drivers side rear wheel arch.
What is it's purpose ?
I'm thinking it should be plugged to prevent water and dirt getting behind the panel (rusting behind panel) ? Was there a clip there and it has fallen away. Hole is visible with wheel in place.IMG_20240428_130849.jpg
 
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Don't know the answer but would suggest 2 holes would not have something fall out of them.
They may be to let moisture out from between the inner panels to stop causing corrosion.
 
Not sure if this helps - from the workshop manual (ESM) - my copy only goes up to 2010 but I doubt much has changed for the facelift

This is under "Rear Inner Fender Replacement"

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Not sure if this helps - from the workshop manual (ESM) - my copy only goes up to 2010 but I doubt much has changed for the facelift

This is under "Rear Inner Fender Replacement"

View attachment 921
Good diagrams BJT.
Where could I get a workshop manual ? Looks like a very useful document to have.
 
Good diagrams BJT.
Where could I get a workshop manual ? Looks like a very useful document to have.
This is the easiest way


99% of it works fine following those instructions with the exception of some of the wiring diagrams - There is a link for a downloadable version somewhere but you really need an old computer or virtual machine with Windows XP to run it
 
Not sure if this helps - from the workshop manual (ESM) - my copy only goes up to 2010 but I doubt much has changed for the facelift

This is under "Rear Inner Fender Replacement"

View attachment 921
Today I managed to view the workshop manual HondaAccord_2008-2011_ServiceManual.rar through a Windows XP VM. The file are only viewable by using IE (Not viewable on Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox etc)
I'm disappointed that Part Numbers are not included in the drawings. But good to be able to view them even though they are raster images and not vector images (better for zooming in).
 
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