How do I remove The frame from the bumper. The bolts are really weird.

 

Those bolts my friend are not bolts. They are rivets. They can only be drilled out.

 

DONT DO IT!!!!!! just get something for upfront.


i drilled mine out all carefull and ****, and 2 are fine and 1 was all messed up underneath the frame, now it's all ugly and ****.

 

to fix your problem.

http://www.bumperplugs.com/


check that man. should fix ur problem. I got the same thing on mine too. I drilled out my rivets perfecttly the but paint was chipping around the edges of the holes. I plan on getging those bumper plugs when it comes spring.

 

sux there is only 2 in a pack

 

ya it deffintly does cuz i have 3 wholes where my plate was. so anybody w/ a victory red car let me know if you want them and you have 3 holes as well. we can split the cost on the extra pack.

 

do they all have rivets because mine appear to be screws, they have a head on them that looks like both phillips or flat head.....i was planning on taking it off but not if i have to drill them out....

 

if its screws it is still going to look like ass when their is a hole showing in the front bumper. no way around it unless you A. buy a new bumper. B. fill the wholes and reapint it. C. Comes w/o a front plate from the dealership and D. get bumper plugs.

 

for the people with cars other than cobalt and with chrome bumpers if you take out the white plastic square threads you should have a square hole, just go to your local ACE Hardware or whatever and buy some chrome lag bolts, fender washers, lock washers, and nuts and putem in, thats what I did and it looks pretty good.


if you want you could always go to a state that doesn't require a front plate and buy a bumper there (like say Kansas) that won't have the bracket factory mounted

 

the head looks like it may be some type of screw, but it's actually a rivit. Theres no nut on the other side.