SELAWD2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) www.bumperplugs.com might be the way to go.... I check out bumperplugs too... but when I saw that for 35$ I would still need to drill the holes bigger...I decided to go with the suggested tip. We dont have Lowes here so I just went to homedepot picked up two 0.74$ chrome lockable plugs and voila! It looks great... It looked so good I even got a high-five from my wife.... :blush: Thanks guys... this forum is turning out to be a lifesaver Edited July 21, 2011 by SELAWD2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SELAWD2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Thanks for replying, but I am not sure how to pull the whole piece, looks like the bumper is attached with something else. I tried to lift it, but did not work. By the way.. I had the pesky rivets too... I drilled them out.. went straight at them with a 1/2 inch bit...after a bit the top began to turn so I gave it a little upwards pressure and it popped off... I then grabbed a 3/16" bit to drill the remaining stub into the back of the bumper.. it fell off cleany.. :whew: By the way... when drillinginto the bumper to fit the 3/8" plug I suggest you position the bit as straight as possible and then fully squeeze the drill to make for a clean hole... I went slowly with the smaller bits as I worked my self up to 3/8" and noticed it was peeling the chrome off... So when I got to 3/8 I did it full speed and it did a great job.. I did however have slioght peel so I pushed it in the holes with my fingers and then snapped the plug in to secure it in place. Edited July 24, 2011 by SELAWD2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Thanks for replying, but I am not sure how to pull the whole piece, looks like the bumper is attached with something else. I tried to lift it, but did not work. I showed this link, to a member here, from mechanixtrix for removing the bumper on a Gen1 Edge, which is essentially the same. He used that, and did an awesome write up for the LED bars DRL retrofit. It shows the link in the first part of his thread: DIY Edited July 21, 2011 by cal3thousand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaosenliu Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 I showed this link, to a member here, from mechanixtrix for removing the bumper on a Gen1 Edge, which is essentially the same. He used that, and did an awesome write up for the LED bars DRL retrofit. It shows the link in the first part of his thread: DIY HA, FINALLY!! I spent 3 hours to remove the lower grille, and I am gonna warp it to black now! Thanks again for your help. By the way, I have a se version and I am trying to put the led in there, looks like I have to wire it just like doing the HID, right>??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itoig Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 so i attempted to do the removal of my plate. bought a 7/32in drill bit, started on one, but then the rivit started to spin and broke off the plastic holding it. same thing with the other one. any suggestion on getting those rivits out without removing the grill, since all they do is spin? should i get a small bit and then move up? this is the drill bit i bought http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-7-32-in-Titanium-Split-Point-Drill-Bit-DW1380/202248748#.UZ9vmpzl8n0 the drill bit went in part of the way to make some nice sharp burs on the ends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Post a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandysueee Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) I have broken several drill bits trying to get those damn rivets out and that f***ing plate bracket won't come the f*** off.... I just bought a load of vinyl and can't even get that piece off... There's holes clean through the other side and it still isn't budging, I'm about to hulk out on it. Edited August 18, 2013 by mandysueee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandysueee Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 And can't even **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 I don't know if it helps you all or not. But since I just replaced my grilles, I went and took a few photos of the rear of the license plate bracket so that you could see what you are dealing with. Actually, it took me less than 20 minutes to remove and replace my bumper. May be worth it to those of you having trouble drilling out the rivets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalEdge2012 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 One rivet drilled out pretty easy, the other one started spinning pretty bad which ended up scuffing chrome on the insert a little when I finally got it off. Put two of the chrome plugs in and it looked pretty decent... And then the wife rear ended a flatbed truck which damaged the lower insert. I had repairs done at the body shop at the dealer and SPECIFICALLY requested that they order a lower insert without the bracket...and so now, she's got a beautiful clean smile (sans plastic). I can look at my invoice to see what the cost is if its needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootr Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 2013 Edge Limited (white platinum tri-coat). Have had it for 2 weeks and finally decided to get rid of the cheap dealer-installed license plate holder on the front chrome grill. I went to Lowes and got the 3/8" chrome plugs. It took me about an hour to remove the METAL rivets with a drill, a screw driver, and two different pairs of pliers (worst hour of my life). Ended up with 1/4" holes so I slowly worked my way up to 3/8" with progressively bigger drill bits so as not to leave big burrs on the hole. Rubbed some super-glue gel (that's tested for plastic and metal) on the inside of the hole and pressed in the chrome plugs. Bam! It looks great. Not perfect but WAY better than it did with the license plate holder. Only solution I can imagine would be better is to buy and install a new grill (which I did consider). shootr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacyon Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 This is one of my pet peeves .. and I am SO lucky that I got mine with no front license plate holder .. as smooth as a babies butt and looks the way it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up488 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Still for the life of me cant understand why they would make it so difficult to remove the front license place holder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 You guys are sooo lucky New law in California, must have a front attached license plate. Would really like not to have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Don't they already get you coming and going out in CA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowery89 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Lived in Cali for the past year no plate on front no issues... Moving back to Illinois and I know the nazis will get me there, now I just have to figure an easy way to reattach it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sajid.ali Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Lived in Cali for the past year no plate on front no issues... Moving back to Illinois and I know the nazis will get me there, now I just have to figure an easy way to reattach it Did u reattach the Front license plate holder? I have to replace mine, as it is broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeisabeach Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 I drilled off my front plate holder off yesterday. I went with the matching pre-painted ones from BumperPlugs.com, though after ordering them, I realized that was silly because I have touch-up paint coming for that hood scratch and could have got something much cheaper and painted those myself. Ah well. There's some scuffing from where the holder sat, but I think they'll buff out fine. If not, I guess I'll suck it up and have the holes filled in and the whole piece repainted some time. One of the holes was the exact size needed for the plug, but the other somehow wound up a tad larger than ideal. I managed to get the plug held in place with a rubber washer from behind, but I'll need to use something to make it hold more securely. Before and after pics attached. Here's another option I ran across, but I decided that they would look awkward sticking out as much as they would. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B5ZYY38/ref=s9_simh_gw_g263_i1_r?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=0E471HT3GVBKW8WJBYZT&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalbubb Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Hey all. New to the forum and to the Edge, and I'm loving both! I have removed my front tag holder and plan on running by Lowe's tomorrow for a couple of those chrome plugs that look pretty flush once installed (like some of the other posts). I will post pics once complete. Thanks for the help and tips! - bubb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalbubb Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Sorry for the late reply. Went with the more rounded style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spree Posted October 9, 2016 Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 Sorry for the late reply. Went with the more rounded style. You have any pics for us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalbubb Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 i tried to attach, but having issues. will try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blueovalbubb Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 i wanted to do the flatter bumper plug style, but on the cheap. found these at walmart for about $2 and went with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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