JDM rear install, license plate modifying, totally lost
Jan 11, 2009, 11:17 PM
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were can you get your crash beam modified from or buy one to fit the jdm bumper. ill be doing this soon. also can you post some pics of what your drilling exactly and moving up as you say. i see the guides and have to agree it is confusing to know what im drilling and why and what im re riveting
Jan 12, 2009, 12:11 AM
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I think mine were 1/4 inch. I really don't remember. I know I put washers on the back side for safe keeping so my rivits were a tad longer than what may be needed.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Jan 12, 2009, 11:28 AM
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You need to drill out the rivits that hold the plate holder.
Set the plate holder a side....we will come back to it.
The other piece needs to have the portion where you just drilled out flattened.
The two tangs that held the plate holder is what I am talking about.
They look like an "S" shape and need to be more of an "L".
The plate holder needs to be reinstalled on the other portion about an inch higher than where it was. Just line it up, marke the piece and drill them.
Then reinstall the plate holder with new rivits.
I found that you can bend the longest portion of the tangs back behind themselves. This will keep them from hitting the bumper.
Hope this helps.
Set the plate holder a side....we will come back to it.
The other piece needs to have the portion where you just drilled out flattened.
The two tangs that held the plate holder is what I am talking about.
They look like an "S" shape and need to be more of an "L".
The plate holder needs to be reinstalled on the other portion about an inch higher than where it was. Just line it up, marke the piece and drill them.
Then reinstall the plate holder with new rivits.
I found that you can bend the longest portion of the tangs back behind themselves. This will keep them from hitting the bumper.
Hope this helps.
Now this guy know's what he's talking about. Exactly how I did mine.
Jan 12, 2009, 01:35 PM
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Now, I am mainly only flattening the upper area, but the lower area where it begins that little L shape is fine to keep that way right? So it ends up being kinda being a little bit like the curved part in a lower case h but obviously not as severe of a curve. Then drilling 1" above where the whole is now? (this is becuase we bent the bars down right?)
Jan 12, 2009, 03:44 PM
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Am I a noob or does my rivet gun suck. My rivets come out WAY sideways and bulkier and longer then the rivets that were already on the bumper. I already had some rivet gun from years ago it prolly just sucks.
Jan 12, 2009, 07:29 PM
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Thanks to everyone for the help. Got it on. License plate mod ended up being a little lower then I would have liked. but still nice. Love the new rear. Thanks again.
Jan 13, 2009, 08:03 AM
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Just drill out the plate holder and make some new mounting points. I have mine so that the bottom of my plate surround sits at the edge of the black portion if that makes sense.
Jan 13, 2009, 08:38 AM
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I was in the same boat as you, the installs made zero sense to me. Best way to find out why you have to modify the bracket is to test fit it on the JDM rear before modifying it. You'll see how freaking far out it sticks.
The metal is bendable with your bare hands, I formed mine into the shape it need to be to work.
The metal is bendable with your bare hands, I formed mine into the shape it need to be to work.
Jan 13, 2009, 09:23 AM
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i guess pics of why im drilling of what you just said of the jdm sticking out would help a ton. I just dont see the whole reason for drilling right now with the current pics. Kind of sloppy if you ask me. When i install mine im going to redo the guide Im sure once i get into it ill see why i have to drill. what about the crash beam?!!?!?!?
Jan 13, 2009, 11:39 AM
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I was gonna do that again but, it seemed like more work, what I did was drill 2 new holes about 2inches lower (almost the middle of my licesne plate) and then just put the screws through there. It brought my license plate basically as high as it can go.