[MBZ] Front plate

2005-08-15 Thread David Brodbeck
Washington requires front plates. Michigan does not, so I don't have the necessary hardware to mount one. I see the holes in the front bumper, but looking into them, it's not clear to me what size hardware is supposed to go in there. My Honda had tapped and threaded holes, this doesn't appear

Re: [MBZ] Front plate

2005-08-15 Thread LT Don
What model? On my 240D I just use screws nuts to hold the front plate on. On 8/14/05, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Washington requires front plates. Michigan does not, so I don't have the necessary hardware to mount one. I see the holes in the front bumper, but looking into

Re: [MBZ] Front plate

2005-08-15 Thread David Brodbeck
LT Don wrote: What model? On my 240D I just use screws nuts to hold the front plate on. Oops, sorry. It's a 300D.

Re: [MBZ] Front plate

2005-08-15 Thread David Brodbeck
LT Don wrote: W123? Probably the same thing then. Yeah, W123. I'll take another look, but the holes appeared to be blind. Maybe they aren't supposed to be, though. My car was put headfirst in a ditch, at some point, and the air dam/valence area under the bumper was pushed upwards in places.

Re: [MBZ] Front plate

2005-08-15 Thread LT Don
You DO have to reach up blind at the back of the bumper with the nuts. I used a pair of curved hemostats to hold the nut while I pushed the bolt through from the front.

Re: [MBZ] Front plate

2005-08-15 Thread Gerald R. Flintrop
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Brodbeck Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 6:56 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Front plate LT Don wrote: What model? On my 240D I just use screws nuts to hold the front plate on. Oops, sorry. It's a 300D

Re: [MBZ] Front plate

2005-08-15 Thread Sunil Hari
then screws into that bracket. Jerry Ö¿Ö ~ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Brodbeck Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 6:56 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Front plate LT Don wrote: What model? On my

Re: [MBZ] Front plate

2005-08-15 Thread LT Don
. The license plate then screws into that bracket. Jerry Ö¿Ö ~ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Brodbeck Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 6:56 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Front plate LT Don wrote: What

Re: [MBZ] Front plate

2005-08-15 Thread OK Don
That's his story, and he's sticking to it! On 8/14/05, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, I'm not a doctor. I was an aviation electronics technician the first six years of my Coast Guard career, and several pairs of hemostats were mandatory equipment in every tech's toolbox. Great for

Re: [MBZ] Front plate

2005-08-15 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 8/14/2005 6:53:07 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Washington requires front plates. Michigan does not, so I don't have the necessary hardware to mount one. I see the holes in the front bumper, but looking into them, it's not clear to me what