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Old 12-07-2007, 12:30 PM
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How are people mounting your front plate so that you don't have to bolt it to the bumper insert?

Also, how careful do you need to be with parking to make sure you don't destroy it?
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wasn't on my 00, but you get the idea.

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...ic.php?t=27837
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Oh so you built a bracket that allowed the plate to be flipped up or down?

Wow thats a lot more involved than I expected.
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yes, it was involved. I never actually finished it before I sold the car. I wanted it to automatic. you could build that pretty easily with some scrap metal, just don't make it fold.
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Have other people done this in a more approachable way?
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no front plate FTW

Underneath the Bumper cover where the plate filler attaches there is already holes in the Bumper....just get a angle bracket and attach
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
no front plate FTW

Underneath the Bumper cover where the plate filler attaches there is already holes in the Bumper....just get a angle bracket and attach
Headed out for the night in buddy'* car. Care to post a pic for my return?
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Originally Posted by Allmachtige
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no front plate FTW

Underneath the Bumper cover where the plate filler attaches there is already holes in the Bumper....just get a angle bracket and attach
Headed out for the night in buddy'* car. Care to post a pic for my return?
cold and snowing...

go look at your car. where the bumper faces the GROUND between the fog lights there are 2 holes where the stock plate filler would mount
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Two words......ZIP TIES. It leaves it flexible, so if you run into something it just moves outa the way.
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