Pop in your plugs! At this point, you can paint them to match or I guess paint them prior to pushing them in. Drill your holes in the bumper with the bit.ġ3. Once back at home (or in my case, the HD parking lot.) get yourself another drill bit that is about 1/16" smaller (possibly 1/32" smaller) than the size of plug you bought. There were also zinc plated steel covers but I went with the plastic as I figured they'd be easier to paint but you can pick whatever you want.ġ2. Select a plastic snap-in plug that is slightly larger than whatever your holes measured. It was in a drawer labeled "Hole Plugs".ġ1.
I found my plugs in a drawer mixed in with the nuts and bolts. NOT the cabinet knobs and hinges "hardware" aisle, but the nuts, bolts, etc. Go to the hardware section of Home Depot (or a hardware store). I used a pencil point poked in and noted where it came to. Measure how big the holes are in the front.
I know that members here have used bumper plugs but I thought they were too expensive so I went to Home Depot.Ĩ. If your bracket was attached with rivets, the holes should be relatively small, about a 1/4" or less. Or just push them in from the outside and don't collect them.ħ. Reach your arm under and up to try and retrieve the back end of the rivets. At this point, you should be able to pull the bracket off completely.Ħ.
This time you'll almost certainly have to use a flat-head screwdriver to keep the whole rivet from spinning.ĥ. If the rivet spins (not likely at this point) then try and hold it down with a flat-head screwdriver.Ĥ. Drill with the smaller bit straight through the rivet shank. One should be slightly larger than the inner tube of the rivet and the other about 3/4 the diameter of the larger outer part of rivet head.ģ. I believe some may be attached with bolts?Ģ. Examine how bracket is attached to your car. Forgive me for not taking pictures of the removal process.ġ.