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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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so i painted my bB emblems black but they arent smooth. ive only done one coat so far. question is, should i just keep doing more coats till its smooth or should i use the sand it, paint it method till its smooth?

second, can someone point me in the direction of a good informative DIY for the relocation of the front license plate plz?

thx in advance for everything.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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Front plate relocation is easy and costs a screamin' $3.
Start with two 4" bolts (1/4" diameter fits plate holes well)
Basically you have one bolt secured to the honeycomb in the lower corner and then you drill out a small hole in the driver's side grille blank.
As far as attaching everything, you need a total of four 1" washers, a handful of hex-nuts (I have a total of 12) and two cap-nuts to finish it off.

The basic thing looks like this: C[]P[][]========[][]WGW

Haha, did you follow that?
It goes: cap-nut, hex, plate, hex, hex, =========hex,hex, washer, grille, washer.

You can avoid doubling up the nuts by using locking nuts, but this is easier to adjust if need be.

Anyway, it's not nearly as complicated in practice as it is to type it out. Here's a pic of mine.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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sweeeeet! thx dude thats the exact DIY i was looking for. right one the money.

ill have to do this tmrw fur sure. also any idea what size/kind of plugs used to plug the existing holes in the bumper?

thx a ton.
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