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Old 05-21-2008, 07:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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License plate won't stay in

u know the plastic things that the screws screw into on the license plate? a couple of mine keep popping out. any recommendations?

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Old 05-21-2008, 07:20 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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It is rather easy to remove the entire trunk panel. It is just 8 screws. With the panel removed, you can use bolts from the outside and nuts on the inside. It may sound like more trouble than it's worth. But compare the 15 minutes this will take with the hassle of getting your lost plate replaced.
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Get a couple of rubber well nuts and brass screws at your favorite home improvement store. Carefully drill out the screw holes for the well nuts and press them in. As you screw in the plate they tighten up against the plastic panel. Nice and snug and waterproof.
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Another zombie thread....
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Yeah, don't bother responding to mnext02

But if you want a good laugh look for more of his threads
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How does this keep happening???
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Great Big Stuff is new here, Must be doing a lot of searching. And it had something to do with a License Plate, that's why it came up in his search.

That and no one listened to Angel when she suggested

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Blast from the past there... whatever happened to her?
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