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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 11:28 AM
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Got a ticket for no front plate. How do I get that cover off of my 02 trans Am to put on the plate? I pulled on it but I felt like I was going to break something.
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 12:06 PM
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The cover has 3 tabs at the top and 1 long tab at the bottom with two screw holes. It is held in with two screws through the bottom tab. Mine was not on my car when I bought it (it was in the trunk). Judging from the installation instructions on the back, you should see the two screws from the back of the front facsia/nose of the car. After removing the screws, push the plate cover up and tilt it out.

I have attached two pictures of the cover off the car.

I am not completely sure about this though since mine was not on the car when I bought it. Let me know how it works out.

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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 03:55 PM
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Thanks VIP1. You can't get to the back of it with out breaking plastic tabs on front fascia. But when I got down and looked under bottom edge of license cover from the front I found two #10 torx screws. Removed those and it came right out. Thanks for your reply and pictures. Helped a lot.
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 11:01 PM
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u can always mount the front plate to the air dam so that way it doesnt make the car look like crap. worked for about 2 years now for me!
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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how much was the ticket?
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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by KrazyDan
how much was the ticket?

Well the real story is I was doing 80 in a posted 65 on freeway and when the CHP went to read my plate, well you know the rest. The license plate ticket was nothing but the speeding was $181. Plus traffic school, I did that online took about 30 min.
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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 10:07 AM
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[QUOTE=kulablkta]u can always mount the front plate to the air dam.


Great idea, I hate the way it looks now.
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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 11:35 AM
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Guess i'm lucky, drove my car off the lot at Bob Bell Chevrolet with no front tag on it on November 11 ,2000 and no problems yet,even been pulled over for speeding and nothing was said.....but there is always a 1st time....i hope not
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Originally Posted by kulablkta
u can always mount the front plate to the air dam so that way it doesnt make the car look like crap. worked for about 2 years now for me!
Do you have any pics of it under on the dam?

Thanks, Dave
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