I just picked up my new 06 Cobalt SS/SC Laser Blue today, I live in Michigan and they had to bring it in from Ohio. Picked it up with 282 miles on it.

I guess in Ohio you need the licence plate on the front so it's got that awefull looking black plastic licence frame thing on the front where a plate would go, any idea how to get that damn thing off? It's some wierd 3 star looking tool, almost looks like its rivited on =( I took a small flathead screwdriver into it and all it does it turn. Anyone know how to remove it?


Thanks

 

Just unscrew teh 3 bolts and it falls right off....Then you have 3 holes in your front bumper. I had to put mine back on....damn MD laws and stupid cops.

 

I tried that, they just keep unscrewing and unscrewing as if they were stripped /shrug

 

Yeah, I tried removing mine, but couldn't. I did a search on this, and the best I could find was that someone got them out by drilling them.

 

Yea Im pretty sure that they are rivets, and the best way is to drill them. I havent taken mine off because I am one of those unlucky Ohio guys haha. I think I read about the drilling somewhere too.

 

When the car come from the factory, the front plate holder isn't attached, due to all of Canada, and a few states not requiring one. So the dealer rivits 3 "screw" holes into the front bumper. You have to remove the rivit holes from the bumper, but then you have 3 big holes that have to be filled. If you JUST picked it up, like with in a few days, call the dealer and see what they will do for you.

Dealers sometimes will bend over backwards for you to help you out at first.... well at least untill you fill out the customer satisfaction survery GM sends you shortly after you get the car. The dealers get better incentives from GM sometimes if you check completly satisfied.

Ex: I have an apointment to get my rims swapped out, because when I got the car, there were a few light scrathes on them. Looks like someone scrapped em on a curb then the dealer tried to buff em out.

 

I have the same scratches on my rims, EACH RIM has the exact scratches on them. ODD.

Yeah I'll talk to him about the front licence plate thing too. Thanks

 

They have to be drilled out. I did it on my car then got some plastic plugs from the hardware store, dipped them in paint and pushed into the holes.

 

im in th process of fixing my front holes too. i went to autozone and picked u a containter of push in plugs. i then got a touch up paint and painting the plugs red and later today i will use an exacto knive and get rid of the extra residue b4 i plug them up. ill make a how too this week sometime and pics of what exactly i used.

 

not meaning to bring to life old threads, but doesn anyone have a picture of the inside of there front bumper? really want to know how to get it off, and Cobalt30 do you have a write up on the plugs yet? based on your sig it looks pretty good. Thanks in advance

 

i was soo close to taking mine off today but dumb ny laws say i need to keep it and my tints will just add to the ticket

-drew

 

Drill em

 

I never noticed you had yours done too Hack, how did you plug the big ass holes?

 

I used accessory plugs from Adv Auto parts. similar ones that hold your carpeting to the underside of your trunklid

Then paint them your body color, and plug them into the holes in your bumper

 

Some dealers screw them in, most use rivets. If you can’t unscrew them, just drill them out from the front.

As mentioned, if you have not yet filled your customer satisfaction survey, the dealer will most likely take care of it, especially if your state does not requite it.

Good luck

 

yup rivets and like everyone else said u gotta drill em out, i had to do this when i hit the front of my car and had to fix the bumper