Front license plate holder?
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Front license plate holder?
I'm about ready to gag myself. Just bought my car in Michigan and I live in Minnesota. They require me to install a front plate. I think they look HORRIBLE . Anyways, how do I take off the insert on the front bumper to get the plate on their. Do I need to buy anything to mount the plate?
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front plate filler
Two screws at the bottom hold the plate filler on. The state license plate will need the License plate holder GM part # 10288541. Plate slips into the black plastic holder and you bolt it down.
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I didn't bother with installing my plate either after buying my car, but then after about 9 months I finally got pulled over and was given a "Fix-it" ticket. So, I went to the local dealership and bought one of their license plate surrounds for $18 and painted it black. I installed it on the car, took a few pictures of it and brought it in to the traffic court, at which time they dropped it.
Then I drove home and put my filler plate back on,.... and I stuck the plate & surround in a bag with the two screws behind my seat (just in case I get pulled over again) and I haven't been bothered since.
This is what the plate surround looked like before painting it gloss black:
AND NOW IT'S BACK ON!!!
Then I drove home and put my filler plate back on,.... and I stuck the plate & surround in a bag with the two screws behind my seat (just in case I get pulled over again) and I haven't been bothered since.
This is what the plate surround looked like before painting it gloss black:
AND NOW IT'S BACK ON!!!
Last edited by str8upchevy; 09-27-2007 at 03:49 PM.
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Does anyone know of a place other than the dealer to buy the license plate surround piece at ? The dealer tends to be the HIGHEST priced place around
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If you decide to pay the $60+ they charge at KEWL, also plan on waiting several months before you get it. Do a search on that item.....you'll find many people here who have had to wait for a very long time.
Just my .02 worth
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You could also get a painted license plate surround to help with the looks of having to run a plate.