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Old 08-20-20, 05:23 PM
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Needing suggestions for fixing this license plate screw blowout.

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Originally Posted by Shalmanese
Needing suggestions for fixing this license plate screw blowout.
you can get a threaded rivet installed to fix it. They are known as “riv-nuts”
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Originally Posted by sdls
you can get a threaded rivet installed to fix it. They are known as “riv-nuts”
I'll take a look. I'm sure there's a joke or two in that, some pornographic. Thanks!
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You can fill the hole with epoxy and after it is fully cured, drill a new hole in the patch.
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