Just a little heads up for anyone in the snowbelt area or where salt is spread in the winter months.

I tried yesterday to remove my rear license plate assembly to replace the plate. I was not able to loosen the mounting screw on one side. the black clip w/nut on the bumper was rusted to the screw. When I attempted to remove the screw, the nut broke free from the clip and the screw just turned with it.

I finally had to drill out the head of the screw and in the process I hit the edge of the bumper and took off some paint!

I will be replacing both clips today, and suggest you loosen the screws every couple of months or use some anti-seize to prevent this from happening to you.


A simple $.10 part caused me so much aggrevation. I will be using nylon plate screws this time around to prevent any more corrison from forming in the nut/thread area.

just a heads up. check out your plate screws, if they look rusted try to replace them................thanks for allowing the rant.

 

Sorry to hear man...they do sell aerosol lubricants that free up rusted parts.