Possible to swap the 2020 hatch "vent" styling mustaches with the '17 hatches?

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I guess most people wanted to find out how the bumper cover looks like without the vents mounted on.

The picture below is what the 16-18 hatchback rear bumper looks like, which I don't think the 2020 vents can be mounted on since the area on the bumper cover where the vents are mounted on is flat.

It's said that the 2019 has a bigger hole in it that you can have both 16-18 vents and 2020 vents on it.

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I guess most people wanted to find out how the bumper cover looks like without the vents mounted on.

The picture below is what the 16-18 hatchback rear bumper looks like, which I don't think the 2020 vents can be mounted on since the area on the bumper cover where the vents are mounted on is flat.

It's said that the 2019 has a bigger hole in it that you can have both 16-18 vents and 2020 vents on it.

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Yes, you have to modify the 17/18 bumper cover by cutting out a section for the deeper profile of the 2020 style. Everything else is exactly the same, no issues
 

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Yes, you have to modify the 17/18 bumper cover by cutting out a section for the deeper profile of the 2020 style. Everything else is exactly the same, no issues
Good to know that, and it means that Honda has the hole cut in 2019 bumper after certain Vin as speculated.
 

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As promised, better photos of the finished project (phase one!) Lol! Very simple to cut the bumper cover for the 2020 faux vents to fit. Popped right in after that mod like they were made to be there. I'm satisfied with the results.
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As promised, better photos of the finished project (phase one!) Lol! Very simple to cut the bumper cover for the 2020 faux vents to fit. Popped right in after that mod like they were made to be there. I'm satisfied with the results.
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Great information.

It means that Honda really started using the updated bumper cover, different part number, with cutout at the vent areas in 2019 after certain vin as speculated, to mount the existing vents. These owners can install the 2020 vents without doing any modification.

The only thing I don't like big cut out in the rear bumper cover is that debris accumulated in these vents and keep falling out on the surface of bumper cover.
 


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Great information.

It means that Honda really started using the updated bumper cover, different part number, with cutout at the vent areas in 2019 after certain vin as speculated, to mount the existing vents. These owners can install the 2020 vents without doing any modification.

The only thing I don't like big cut out in the rear bumper cover is that debris accumulated in these vents and keep falling out on the surface of bumper cover.
I don't think the debris will make it through to the outside surface because the vents have weatherstripping pieces glued onto them. Not all the way around, but on the inside portion where there is a gap in the plastic between the faux vent and the bumper cover. If it does become a problem, I will just have to get the late model 2019 bumper cover.
 

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I don't think the debris will make it through to the outside surface because the vents have weatherstripping pieces glued onto them. Not all the way around, but on the inside portion where there is a gap in the plastic between the faux vent and the bumper cover. If it does become a problem, I will just have to get the late model 2019 bumper cover.
Good to know that Honda is being considerate, and probably the weathering stripes are there to avoid rattling as well. I always see fine sands coming out at the bottom of bumper cover, and I guess those debris get trapped between the vents and bumper cover through the small hole in the bumper cover where the rear parking sensor is attached for other countries.
 

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Just maybe me but Honda should have just done the fins in all black for all the colors instead of matching them. They look waaay better in all black, imho.
 


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Just maybe me but Honda should have just done the fins in all black for all the colors instead of matching them. They look waaay better in all black, imho.
Or you can be creative, looks even better if he has the red front under spoiler.

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That looks really good, buy I think only the black or white Civic Si/hatch could pull off the red
Yeah, black and white are easy to go with any colors, but there's option of Tuscan Orange to go with blue, metal and silver with those strips in the vents painted to match with.

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As promised, better photos of the finished project (phase one!) Lol! Very simple to cut the bumper cover for the 2020 faux vents to fit. Popped right in after that mod like they were made to be there. I'm satisfied with the results.
IMG_20191209_154617103.jpg
IMG_20191209_154640661.jpg
IMG_20191209_154553896.jpg
IMG_20191209_154655850.jpg
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Hi, would you happen to have the part numbers handy by any chance? Thanks!
 

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As promised, better photos of the finished project (phase one!) Lol! Very simple to cut the bumper cover for the 2020 faux vents to fit. Popped right in after that mod like they were made to be there. I'm satisfied with the results.
IMG_20191209_154617103.jpg
IMG_20191209_154640661.jpg
IMG_20191209_154553896.jpg
IMG_20191209_154655850.jpg
IMG_20191209_154527761.jpg
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Which particular parts did you cut/modify for the 2020 vents to fit in yours? I have a 2018 hb and I've been thinking about doing this.
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