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Anyone have instructions removing the fugly front license bracket? The screws don’t appear to be accessible from the frunk.
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bmwhitetx
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Those are aluminum rivets. You will need to drill them out-pretty easy. Watch a YouTube video if you've never done it before.
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It is ugly. I’m grateful that my dealer doesn’t automatically put those on. KY doesn’t require a front plate so they leave them off unless the buyer requests it.
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Bah! I’m tool illiterate. Won’t there be a piece that drops down into the “engine bay” when drilled out?
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Yep and if it gets caught up in the timing chain or sucked into the intake you're hosed!!
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thedadlegend
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Just did this a few weeks ago.
It was a pain because although I drilled through the hole, they didn’t break off and instead started to spin with the bit.
I had to dremel the head down to make parallel flat surfaces, use some vice grips, and then hold them while I drilled.
i then had to use some plugs to fill the hole.
overall a pain in The butt
It was a pain because although I drilled through the hole, they didn’t break off and instead started to spin with the bit.
I had to dremel the head down to make parallel flat surfaces, use some vice grips, and then hold them while I drilled.
i then had to use some plugs to fill the hole.
overall a pain in The butt
Henry Ford
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Front license plates should be illegal. When I was shopping for my wife's Odyssey I immediately rules out vehicles from Illinois and Ohio because they had holes drilled in the bumper. It's maddening.
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Was there any need to get in behind the rivet or did you do everything from the front?Just did this a few weeks ago.
It was a pain because although I drilled through the hole, they didn’t break off and instead started to spin with the bit.
I had to dremel the head down to make parallel flat surfaces, use some vice grips, and then hold them while I drilled.
i then had to use some plugs to fill the hole.
overall a pain in The butt
thedadlegend
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As far as I could manage, wasn’t able to do anything with the back side.
Did everything from the front. I just let the back end fall in, pulled out what I could.
bmwhitetx
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Although it's a lot more work you might checkout the frunk speaker removal thread. Not sure if it would allow you to get to the back of the rivet though. But bonus is you remove the frunk speaker killing two birds with one stone.
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Pioneer74
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Ohio doesn't require front plates anymore. And if you buy new, most dealers don't install the front plate holder unless asked to. I live in Michigan and have bought my vehicles from an Ohio dealer since 1999 and have never had a front plate holder installed.
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I was looking at used cars. Maybe the Ohio cars didn't have the front license plate bracket (or holes) but a lot of cars did. I ended up buying an Indiana car that never had a front plate.
Edit: the law changed in mid 2020; when I was looking for a 2018 car in 2021 every Ohio car had a bracket or holes. I'm glad they finally got rid of it, maybe Illinois will be next.
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Well after an hour of drilling, grinding and finally going crazy with the cable cutters, I was able to get that monstrosity off the number. We’re did you get the rubber plugs?
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Wasn't me. Thedadlegend can probably chime in.
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