Front license plate mount
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Front license plate mount
I was wondering if the front license plate holder was proprietary or if I could get a new one at Oreilly's or something, same for the rear holder. Thanks 
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I'm not sure about the 04's, but it should be the same as the 03's. On my 03, the rear license plate mounts are just plastic inserts. However, it OEM ones appear to have a white rubber coating that seems to keep them from shifting around. I could find the solid plastic inserts but not the rubberized ones. The front plate holder has plastic rivets which mount it via holes in the bumper. I managed to have my front plate knocked off once, got the plate holder remounted. If you needed to add a front plate holder, I would want to look at other mounting options than drilling holes into your front bumper for an OE plate holder.
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I'm not sure about the 04's, but it should be the same as the 03's. On my 03, the rear license plate mounts are just plastic inserts. However, it OEM ones appear to have a white rubber coating that seems to keep them from shifting around. I could find the solid plastic inserts but not the rubberized ones. The front plate holder has plastic rivets which mount it via holes in the bumper. I managed to have my front plate knocked off once, got the plate holder remounted. If you needed to add a front plate holder, I would want to look at other mounting options than drilling holes into your front bumper for an OE plate holder.
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From the remnants it had plastic push pins that expanded behind the bumper to hold on, so it shouldn't be drilled. I guess I'll stop by my dealer on monday and get the lowdown.
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He would have eventually figured out there was no place for the push pins to go through and grab onto, and had to get out the drill.
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