REMOVE A BROKEN LICENCE PLATE BOLT MOST ANY CAR

[@erikingle7847]

Here's a more permanent solution. Every person that has ever had this happen to them should be permitted to pimphand the engineer that decided it was a good idea to use those weld nuts instead of the square hole that uses the replaceable plastic plug. After all those that decided the direct thread nut was a "good" idea have been beaten sufficiently enough that they no longer use them then no one will ever have to worry about this problem again.

[@REM977]

SO RIGHT! Dumbass engineering.

[@stephanieealey9261]

🤣

[@CarlosMartinez-xv5zd]

Pimpslap! Backhand!!

[@robertfriel7999]

That would solve much of the world’s problems😂 I remember thinking that back in the days of driveway oil changes when it came time to remove the oil filter only to find some sonofabitch put it it In the hardest possible position to get leverage on it! 🤬

[@melanciafan]

You're hilarious bro 😂

[@faunbongVA]

Having this exact problem with the 06 matrix I just got. Had the same plate for 16 years so naturally when I tried taking off the plates the bolts snapped. Very thankful for this video, definitely going to try this tomorrow.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Glad to help Roxas! Thank you for watching and sharing, we really appreciate it, have a fantastic day and all the best on your project my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@zigwil153]

Al Franken is nifty around a car, too... great video... not many initially think to attack this from the inside!

[@SweetProjectCars]

LOL, thanks Zig! We appreciate the view and comment, have a stupendous day my friend. mad Mike & team

[@wheezyouttahere2555]

Thanks for sharing, just had this happen to my fiesta when changing rear plate and wasn't sure where to locate the bolt once popping the panel cover off

[@otisbrowndoggaming]

Thanks for the helpful video. My new license plate doesn’t have to be crookedly hanging from one rusty screw any more!

[@SweetProjectCars]

Glad we could help Otis! Thank you for watching and sharing, have a great day my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@rosaliedefosse4742]

I tried all that , still rusted in!? 😢

[@BClocals]

I just purchased a used 2012 Prius and the previous owner had taken out the plate today and they snapped off! Now I'm watching your video to see how to remove it

[@SweetProjectCars]

Hope this helps my friend. Thanks again for watching and sharing. Have a fantastic day. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@woodstream6137]

How did you fix it? I have a 2010 prius with original bolts that won't budge.

[@Q.Lawrence]

Nice. I think Toyota likes those plastic screws for their license plate holders. I had the same problem on my Lexus. When I saw that they were plastic, I drilled them out.

[@SweetProjectCars]

drilling is a superior option but for those who do not have the option of a drill or even drill bits...this is an alternative. Yes it is hard to imagine someone not owning a drill but they are out there...thanks Q. for your sharing

[@Q.Lawrence]

Sweet Project Cars Indeed.

[@marsthatdamnrebel]

Sweet Project Cars Or someone like me who lost her drill's battery in our last move... And too poor (ie "stubborn") to spend $30 on a new one. A Makita without a battery makes a girl very, very sad. 😂

[@nickolastiguan]

Do any of you have a video on how to drill out a stuck plastic screw? Thank you.

[@steves470]

nickolas I have this same question

[@shashwatdas6900]

hahahaha KZbin has all the solutions and tricks. I have the same problem and was looking for the right tool and there you go..Thanks for posting

[@SweetProjectCars]

you are very welcome :)

[@tkrdg7885]

But KZbin did not cure the stupid mind who designed plastic screw !!!!

[@drunkensailor8643]

I have the same problem and the same car haha

[@100jst]

Ha! Have spent over an hour "trying" to use a screw extractor and broke a screw bit AND the screw extractor bit?! Going to give this a shot! Thanks!

[@SweetProjectCars]

You are welcome John! Thank you for watching and sharing, good luck on your project. Have a great day my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@TheMoisesgooner]

Thanks helped me sort this problem this evening!

[@SweetProjectCars]

thats great to hear glad we could help :)

[@evonseaver]

Any advice if both ends broke off? My Corolla’s bolt broke off the head and end where the liner covers. I need some advice!

[@SweetProjectCars]

Evon yo need to first find out if the bolts are plastic or metal if metal follow this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKq3i6VuobmlZ6c if it is plastic you will need to follow the same video but use no heat...sure hope this helps :)

[@theChannel40]

Hi, I have this exact same problem but with the front plate instead. Does this still apply? Not sure I can get behind it like you did in the video

[@SweetProjectCars]

The process still applies, you are just going to have to figure out how to get behind it, that's the challenge my friend. Thanks for watching and asking, have a fantastic day and all the best on your project. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@NautiluStudios]

2011 Camry. Head broke off the bolt after failing with a screw extractor. I don't have nearly enough length of bolt inside the trunk to grab on to easily. Drowned it in wd40, no luck yet... I've seen others use a short blast with a torch to heat and loosen up the rust. I think that's my next step lol

[@kevinfitts9252]

You saved my life lol. Thank you.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Toofpic The Trucker glad we could help you my friend :)

[@thomasacheson1625]

My tailgate swings out not up on my Rav4 but, I'm going to give it a try!!! Thanks!!!

[@SweetProjectCars]

Our pleasure! Glad to help. Have a great night. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@adairco2639]

Going yo have do this to my RAV4, hope it worked for you.

[@ritcher1]

Do you recommend threading it out the front of the trunk lid (like you did it), or threading it out the inside of the trunk lid? Is either way a better choice? Thanks!

[@andrewb6603]

Thread it towards the inside of vehicle. Vise grips will damage the threads and make it impossible or a PITA to thread them towards the outside of vehicle.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Thread it to the inside of the vehicle

[@SweetProjectCars]

Thanks for sharing Andrew

[@ritcher1]

Thanks for the replies, fellows!

[@josephtolsma6896]

This is great and all but the screws aren't sticking out on my Toyota Avalon and I've checked a number of other cars and they don't stick out either. Not sure this is a fix for most cars.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Joeseph pretty funny you asked this...we have the answer to your questions and issues, so wait until you see the very next video that comes out today

[@briansmith2645]

If you do this will you be able to put a new screw in for the new liscense plate? And what is the best screw type if so

[@SweetProjectCars]

Yes you sure can. You need to use galvanized, aluminum or stainless steel screws. Thanks for watching and asking Brian, we really appreciate it, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@seancomp4361]

@@SweetProjectCars how do you know what size?

[@woodstream6137]

​@@seancomp4361i just went to Amazon and searched license plate screws. Not expensive and they give you spacers, inserts etc.

[@alexaander]

Thanks, very obvious but didn’t come to my mind and I wasted an hour before

[@AirplaneFreak]

I’ve been starting to anti seize a lot of the rear boltholes (especially 2011 and up Siennas) since so many of them rust up and the heads break off so much.

[@SweetProjectCars]

We're with you on that my friend. Thanks for watching and sharing, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@Egillity]

I have a 2009 Acura MDX and i got into a minor reck witch caused my front license plate to fall off. One of my screw holes stayed intact, but the other screw hole is in a piece of plastic, and that plastic piece where the screw would go into ripped right off. I don’t really have any ideas on how to fix this, i’m open to to trying anything.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Maybe try this amzn.to/3BY47nK Somehow you've got to replace the piece of plastic for your other plate screw. Hope this helps, thanks for watching and asking, have a great week and all the best on your project my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@TeonnaMarie]

I have a 07 Toyota Camry and the same thing happened to me when I was changing my license plate! Stripped screw and severely rusted 😒

[@SweetProjectCars]

Thank you for sharing. Have a great day my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@aidagonzalez9829]

Thank you, the dealer want it 80.00 bucks to do that. Toyota Direct

[@SweetProjectCars]

You're welcome, Aida, it's our pleasure! Thank you for watching and sharing, it's appreciated, hope you have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@handyman-ir9qu]

When the bolt was exposed in the trunk what u do is but a nut half way on it , then screw a second bolt up to it so that they are up against each other. Then you can put a wrench on the first bolt and back it out.

[@SweetProjectCars]

great advise handyman.... if you got enough bolt showing to do this it would work

[@chesshead3943]

Thanks for making this video!

[@SweetProjectCars]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching, we really appreciate it ChessHead! Have a great weekend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@Afrattzz1]

Good video. I’d rather try the two nut method or a stud remover

[@Stoutzombie]

my 2009 matrix had this exact problem today. looks like I'm getting some PB blaster

[@SweetProjectCars]

It does work! Thanks for watching and sharing, we appreciate it. Have a great day my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@eastlake93]

Thank you sooooo much brother!!!!!

[@SweetProjectCars]

eastlake93 you are very welcome my friend :)

[@fifadillon3819]

Mine does have any thread coming out

[@robertrose3068]

My issue is I have a metal screw (after market hex-type security) and it's super tight and still has the head. I'll buy another screw, but does using the vise grips on the thread from the inside mess up the threads?

[@SweetProjectCars]

Hello Robert sorry to hear that if you soak it down for a day or two with PB blaster that will really help and if you can warm it up with the propane torch that will really help once you get it broke loose just a little bit then it will come out and the threads you did mess up will not matter as you screw it out from the front hope this helps you we have another video I can send you as well that may really help you.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Robert Rose this may help even more kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKq3i6VuobmlZ6c

[@robertrose3068]

@@SweetProjectCars The main issue is its just a tight fit and the corners on the torx are just rounded enough to where that wrench they include won't grab. The bolt is aluminium from what I see so not rusted. I'll try a torx socket first, then Vise grips (if they will grab-it's a rounded button head) and if that doesn't work, the method used where I use vise grips from the inside enough to grab the head. Either way it will come out. Thanks for those ideas.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Robert Rose good luck my friend and I love your tenacity :)

[@robertrose3068]

@@SweetProjectCars I'm an IT person and Army war vet. It's in my genetics now lol. There's a fine line between tenacity and stubborness. 😁

[@CHerring22]

Had a similar problem with a 2019 camry. I had to cut off the screw head and then after a couple weeks of trying various methods I attached my drill to the back end of the screw and screwed it out.

[@rosaliedefosse4742]

say what!? 😮

[@sandibiagi2962]

OMG this happened to my last night when I went to take the plate cover off to put on my sticker. So fucking annoying and I couldnt remove the broken bolt...now driving around with the plate in my back window hoping I dont get pulled over!

[@SweetProjectCars]

Ugh, can't tell you how many times that has happened here at SPC :( Thanks for sharing and watching. Have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@woodstream6137]

Might just epoxy my new plate over the old one but I'm sure thats a ticketable offense

[@mrmrjims3865]

for me I just super glued the new license plate on top of the old rusted screws

[@fifadillon3819]

Did it hold up? I’m afraid of it falling off on the road

[@ges5757]

@@fifadillon3819 Yeah, it held for at least one day ...

[@vbnautical5041]

Thanks man!

[@SweetProjectCars]

VB You’re very welcome my friend we will see you Friday for our next video

[@createdbykjvideo]

where can I buy a new plastic bolt after I remove the old one with the screw piece in it?

[@SweetProjectCars]

We use these amzn.to/3Q0lgmA Hope this helps KJ, thanks for watching and asking, have a great day my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@createdbykjvideo]

@@SweetProjectCars I need to buy the part that the screw goes into tho? What do I screw those into to?

[@CarAudioInc]

not sure if you take requests but.. do you know a cool way to get a license plate flat again?

[@SweetProjectCars]

what happen to your plate?

[@CarAudioInc]

When they were on my pt cruiser (which I didn't care about) I would just bash into snow banks and shit.. thus, it's all bent funky. I got it pretty flat but there's only so much you can do with your hands.

[@SweetProjectCars]

thornygravy I totally agree

[@markbhoward]

call the BMV and ask for a replacement? or what if it is 'lost'?

[@robertrose3068]

Steamroller

[@marlenerobinson5395]

How can I do it for the front of a 2012 Nissan Versa

[@SweetProjectCars]

Please send pics to [e-mail] and we will see if we can help you out Marlene. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@robertrose3068]

Bad news update on mine. I can do neither vise grips nor the idea of locking 2 nuts on the inside and ratcheting out. Because.... When I pulled the panel off, the entire thread range is inside and enclosed. The best way to describe is maybe a really long threaded shoulder that encloses all of the screw threads. So that's out. Only options now are vise grips on the screw head....which is a button screw head...so that may not work. Get an old flat screw driver with a blade slighlty bigger than the torx head, drive in creating a slot to hold. Or, drill it out and extract. I think my best choice if the screwdriver doesn't work, go on Craigslist and hire someone. That would be way cheaper than me buying tools I don't have.

[@robertrose3068]

Actually I want to try something REALLY different. I'm going to take the torx anti-theft wrench that came with the screws, apply Gorilla glue, place the wrench in the screw like normal, let it dry, and try that. Low cost, fun experiment. I used it a few times over the years and it always worked. Even on a broken power window part applying plastic to metal. Heck, I may even record it.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Robert Rose see this video it may help we did it a long time ago but it is used here alot. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3-2qad5l96VbMk

[@SweetProjectCars]

Robert Rose see this video it may help we did it a long time ago but it is used here alot. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3-2qad5l96VbMk

[@catherinewalton6839]

How do you get it out of a Kia soul where it is all one?

[@SweetProjectCars]

Not sure on that because we have never worked on a Kia soul, can you please send pics to [e-mail] and we will see if we can get you pointed in the right direction Catherine. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@ianjeffers6688]

Same issue but no way to grab front and the back inside is completely flush with the panal so no thread to grab there

[@SweetProjectCars]

Ian you’ll then have to drill it out we do have a video on that

[@ianjeffers6688]

@@SweetProjectCars oh okay I ll check it out thanks man.

[@foresighttech698]

tried this on a 2000 camry but theres just no room to work within the trunk lid.

[@SweetProjectCars]

There are some areas extremely tight that’s for sure

[@CarlosMartinez-xv5zd]

Great job!

[@SweetProjectCars]

Glad to help, Carlos! Thank you for watching and sharing, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@GreasyLightningBolts]

mine broke on both ends, any tips?

[@SweetProjectCars]

Please send pics to [e-mail] not sure what you mean by both ends? Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@colindraper1624]

Good Tip. Thanks

[@SweetProjectCars]

thank you colin

[@anon1066]

Vice grips just keep spinning on the screw. Bout to just drill it out with a masonry bit and replace it with self tappers. Toyota Corolla.

[@SweetProjectCars]

You need to soak it in this for a couple of days tinyurl.com/bdf6a6ky we are willing to send a sample of it to you for free if you would like it. Just shoot us a mailing address to our e-mail [e-mail] we will get it to you no strings attached. Thanks for watching and sharing, have a great day my friend. mad Mike & team

[@robertbell3700]

It’s always Toyota’s with this problem

[@SweetProjectCars]

Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@sporthighlightseveryday1085]

Now what do I do if it’s plastic

[@mrmovieman_collectorbuff]

Worst design ever. Mine uses screws and it got broken. Had to drill hole again cause half of screw it stuck in it.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Agreed! Thank you for watching and sharing, have a great weekend my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@joshmarden9933]

Mine are plastic... who uses plastic bolts.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Some are plastic Josh, just not the one's seen here :) Thanks for watching and sharing, we appreciate it. Have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@djef6028]

F it I’m going with Velcro.

[@SweetProjectCars]

Velcro works great for many things

[@FirstLast-jf1ed]

Damn ad!

[@SweetProjectCars]

Sorry buddy! We don't have any control over placement of them. Thank you for watching, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@JohnRobenault]

Broke both ends lol

[@SweetProjectCars]

Been there, done that :( Thanks for watching and sharing John, have a great day and all the best on your project my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC

[@mlhm5]

Use Kroil

[@SweetProjectCars]

yep