[BVM]

How do you remove the front plate bracket on the G8? It has some oddball fasteners that just spin when I try to remove them. Are they a rivet of some sort that needs to be drilled out?

 

[Scorpious]

if its not torx its riveted so drilling them out is the only way

 

[Crazy_8]

Mine was riveted on. I tore it off

 

[BVM]

Yeah, from my research, its riveted on. And if I am really lucky, the screws used to hold the plate to the bracket, also punctured the bumper cover. Meh...

 

[aussiek2000]

We rivet all the front plate brackets on during the PDI. You will have to drill the head of them off. But there will be a 1/4" hole behind each one.

 

[terryscott621]

We rivet all the front plate brackets on during the PDI. You will have to drill the head of them off. But there will be a 1/4" hole behind each one.

This. Check out grafxwerks. They make color matched stickers that'll cover those holes.

grafxwerks.com/shop_detail.php?pid=G8GX1-1441


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[G8ride]

Ahhh.... I guess I'll have to do the same thing later.!

 

[mikekey]

So glad no one ever stuck a front plate on my car.

 

[ehays614]

use a 1/8 drill bit to drill out the plastic rivet. Be careful to not drill to far into the bumper. The rivet is no longer then say a 1/2 inch.

 

[BVM]

Thanks for the tips guys!

 

[Z06WHO]

So glad no one ever stuck a front plate on my car.

Me to, I'm from Missouri and we are required to have a front plate. But I've never put one on any of my cars and the cops really never bother me about it.

 

[mikekey]

Me to, I'm from Missouri and we are required to have a front plate. But I've never put one on any of my cars and the cops really never bother me about it.

Funny aside, although it wouldn't work with these cars. When I lived in VA the state law said the plate has to be within 15 inchs of the front of the vehicle. And a number of f-body guys found you could mount the front plate, folded over to the front plastic air dam while still displaying the registration decals and lettering. And it was all perfectly legal.

 

[MeanGreenZ71]

So glad no one ever stuck a front plate on my car.

This.