Owned by my license plate holes..
04-28-2003, 05:37 AM
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Owned by my license plate holes..
I've been trying to get my car back on the street after winter storage..both my license plate bolts had their heads break off, so I tried to drill them out and then retap a new thread..but now the damn tap broke in the newly formed hole.
Anyone have an idea of getting it out!? And even more important..anyone here have an easy way to get those bolts out!
Anyone have an idea of getting it out!? And even more important..anyone here have an easy way to get those bolts out!
04-28-2003, 06:02 AM
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Re: (ptran13)
Same thing happened to one of the bolts in my license plate....its still broken off inside the hole. I just used one bolt to hold on the rear plate and just made sure it was tight enough so it wouldn't fall and look ghetto 
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Re: Owned by my license plate holes.. (Kev95lx)
file a slot in it then use an impact driver with a sloted head screw driver to get it out? i donno thats what i would try
04-28-2003, 06:42 AM
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Re: Owned by my license plate holes.. (92civicsi)
put a magnet ont ha back of yoru plate-- then u dont have to worry about holes n ****... -- just slap tha thing on there.. -- well thats good for show cars.. -- but most peeps wont check to see if it has screw or not...
But ive seeen it donw b4 & it does work--
But ive seeen it donw b4 & it does work--
04-28-2003, 07:11 AM
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Re: Owned by my license plate holes.. (Gusto222)
when you drill them out, use the plastic screws so that **** wont happen next time, and they dont rust 
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Re: Owned by my license plate holes.. (Mikey)
My rear license plate tapped threads stripped. Even though the threads are not as strong, they still hold the licence plate well provided you don't have a heavy licence plate frame like I did. So now, I just drive w/o my heavy licence plate frame. I bought the new plastic pieces, but haven't installed them yet. I'm hoping that the dealer will do it for free when I bring my car in for my next tune up.
04-28-2003, 12:57 PM
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Re: Owned by my license plate holes.. (Mikey)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mikey »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Drill oversize and then helicoil!
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isnt that a little excessive for license plate holes?
</TD></TR></TABLE>isnt that a little excessive for license plate holes?
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