Can anyone advise me on the removal of the front license plate bracket on my 2003 NSX? I can't see any way to access the attachment points. Thanks.
Front license bracket removal?
- Thread starter creeker
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Two screws deep on the bracket and two pointed straight up. if i remember correctly. (its been about 5 years)
I was able to remove with a long and short phillips head. (did you remove the license plate first?) Also be sure to remove the retaining clips.
I was able to remove with a long and short phillips head. (did you remove the license plate first?) Also be sure to remove the retaining clips.
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Thanks so much. I'll have another look, but it appeared to be attached only at the end of each "arm", and yes, I do have the plate off. That's a great suggestion to restore the bolts.
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It turns out, once I had enough light to peer into the grille, that the license plate bracket is attached to the car with 10 mm bolts passing through holes at the end of the plastic arms of the bracket and into self tapping metal brackets. It also turns out that the left bracket bolt also secures the (feeble) horn, so removing the bracket - once you've laboriously tried various sockets - no Philips heads here - to identify which might work - is not so much a task as is reinstalling it to also retain the horn. This requires shimming, and thus much experimentation with washers, all of which fall into the front grill area because you barely can get your hands in there. I finally resorted to a nut as a shim, after four times losing the washers I'd piled onto the bolt. It's one of those simple, five minute jobs that can take an hour, make your back hurt, and leave deep welts on your wrists. Otherwise, no problem. It sure does look better without the billboard on the front of the car. By the way, I've just bought it, my dream car, basically.
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It turns out, once I had enough light to peer into the grille, that the license plate bracket is attached to the car with 10 mm bolts passing through holes at the end of the plastic arms of the bracket and into self tapping metal brackets. It also turns out that the left bracket bolt also secures the (feeble) horn, so removing the bracket - once you've laboriously tried various sockets - no Philips heads here - to identify which might work - is not so much a task as is reinstalling it to also retain the horn. This requires shimming, and thus much experimentation with washers, all of which fall into the front grill area because you barely can get your hands in there. I finally resorted to a nut as a shim, after four times losing the washers I'd piled onto the bolt. It's one of those simple, five minute jobs that can take an hour, make your back hurt, and leave deep welts on your wrists. Otherwise, no problem. It sure does look better without the billboard on the front of the car. By the way, I've just bought it, my dream car, basically.
Hmmm. I wonder, if the license plate bracket holds the horn in/on, how is the horn held on in non-front plate markets?
On my 91, each of the two horns have their own mounting locations.
Is it possible there is a spot for the left horn?
I haven't looked closely at a 02+'s underpinnings, but I assume the setup is the same/similar.
Cheers,
Lucas
On my 91, each of the two horns have their own mounting locations.
Is it possible there is a spot for the left horn?
I haven't looked closely at a 02+'s underpinnings, but I assume the setup is the same/similar.
Cheers,
Lucas
