Any trick to removing the three plastic air dam retainers that secure the air dam to the front bumper ? Do you just pull them out? I'm hesitant to yank too hard on them as I don't have replacement retainers at this time.

My front license plate bracket got busted and has to be replaced except I can't seem to get access to the back of the rivets. I'm assuming the bumper cover has to be removed?

 

How does the license plate bracket install? Or rather de-install? I'd like to take ours off but not sure how it comes off. Are the three fasteners rivets? I tried drilling out but chickened out after it seemed like the center pin was harder than I thought it should be. It seems as if it is a rivet but I'm not sure.