Has anyone who got an aftermarket OEM front bumper for their 92-93 CB get it to fit?

[St0ck93CBSeven]

Has anyone who ordered an aftermarket OEM replacement front bumper for their 1992-1993 Accord get it to fit correctly? Are these replacements just straight up junk? I recently had my CB freshly repainted, and for the past couple months, I haven't been able to get my front bumper to fit correctly at all. I've tried everything that I possibly could to get it to fit and at this point I've just given up. I tried looking for ACTUAL OEM replacements from Honda on a multitude of different sites, and while I did find some from one seller on eBay, they all annoyingly have holes drilled into them. I'm assuming these holes are for a bumper guard pole for the JDM and European market Accords? Either way I'm going to have to stick with my already painted aftermarket bumper. I have already tried lots of tips and tricks on getting the bumper to fit from one of the posts on this site, and had some improvements, but it's still not right.

Here is my first attempt at getting this thing to fit right. As you can see, it's all over the place, especially around the lower corners of the headlights. Oh yeah and it also sags like crazy on the sides near the fenders. Yes the bolts are screwed into the brackets on the fenders.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...025_215423.jpg Headlight corner alignment, adjusting the headlights in either direction doesn't fix this

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...025_215727.jpg Front Right side alignment

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...025_215407.jpg Sagging near fender brackets, it's like this on both sides

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...025_215651.jpg Full pic of bumper 1st time

Here is my second attempt with some improvements, but still the headlights don't seem to fit right at all.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_213911.jpg Left side headlight and grill fitment

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_213935.jpg Left side headlight fitment

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_213955.jpg Right side headlight fitment

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_214015.jpg Left side Grill fitment

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_214019.jpg Right side Grill fitment

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_221719.jpg Full pic of bumper 2nd attempt

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_221733.jpg Full pic of bumper right side

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_221742.jpg Full pic of bumper left side

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_221750.jpg Right side headlight fitment is much better but not right

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_221757.jpg Left side headlight fitment is much better but still not right

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...223_221804.jpg Grill fitment again

Are these just known as junk? If you id get it to fit right, did you have to do any modifications to the lip part by the headlights? Or any modifications at all?

[hiptech]

Unfortunately when it comes to the aftermarket it's rare to find "Honda quality parts." It's very frustrating to locate and waste time and money trying to make most of these work.

The best advice I would offer is to visit a reputable body shop and ask who they use. Oftentimes they have sources for refurbished parts like bumpers that you may not be aware of. When my 2000 Accord's rear bumper was damaged they sourced several aftermarket covers before finding one that fit right and would hold paint without peeling.

So even they struggle. But there are companies who specialize in refurbishing covers from original OEM parts who actually do a decent job. So if you find one in a junkyard that's not too far gone they might make it right.

Sadly it's all luck and timing...