Old 04-28-2003, 07:52 AM
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Andy
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Ha ha, your screwed. I'm just kidding. I had the same thing when I bought my hatch. Whoever owned it before me put the plate on with hex head screws and then stripped them out. First I tried using a dremal to cut a slot in the head and use a flat screwdriver to turn them, broke the head off. I took the dremal and cut all the sheetmetal off the inside of the hatch door to get to the back of the screws. I threaded a nut down on threads that stuck through and tried to break it loose like a stud (since the head was gone). Snaped the back end off too. Now I had broken off both ends and there was just leftover screw in the door (I think the screw they used was the wrong size too). I finally just got the drill, drilled holes in the old screws and used a new nut and bolt to hold my license plate on (since I had cut the inside out). Works like a charm. If you want to see pics I have some but there on another machine that's not booted up. Seeya.
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