Can someone inform me or point me in the right direction as to how to REMOVE the front license plate holder?

all i found was topics on how to install it, but not remove one.

 

nobody?

 

Are they held in place with rivets? If so you need to drill out the rivets. Offering my $0.02

 

they are held in place but it isnt a regular phillips head screw.

its like a metal circle with a little metal sticking out of the middle

 

i cant believe no one has ran into this problem...

 

bump

 

I can help here, on my 2007 car I had to drill out the rivets (the metal circles you're referring to). Be warned once it comes off, you have around four holes in the bumper.
If you plan to have no plate on the front, then you'll need a body shop to fill holes and paint the bumper.
In the UK here, it the law to have a plate. I didnt like the plate holder and simply stuck the plate directly on to the bumper covering the holes. Looks much nicer.

 

dammit. money hungry body shops man. ah well looks like thats the way i gotta go.

how the hell do i drill it out if there is nothing for the drill to latch on to (like a regular screw)

 

Use a relatively small drill bit, and drill in the centre of the rivet. Eventually the 'metal circle' will come away revealing the shaft of the rivet. Do this to all of them and just push the shaft through the bumper (it will drop to the floor).

If you're not confident doing this, then maybe a good idea to let the body shop do the whole job. Its going to end up there anyway.

 

Since you are going to need to paint it and fill in the holes, have the body shop do the whole thing...

 

guess ill just have a body shop do it then. better safe than sorry with this car.

thanks guys

 

You can always go with bumper plugs vs getting the bumper refinished. That's what I did, and while not as nice as refinishing it, it's still better than the alternative.

 

i was thinking about getting it repainted anyways there are paint chips from rocks on it and they are really noticeable with black. just hoping it wont cost too much

 

The front of the XK without a plate looks so wicked, I would paint the whole bumper and patch the holes. Make sure the body shop pulls the bumper cover off to paint it. You want it done right. $500 at a good body shop is my guess.

What color is your car? Since you bumper is being painted, might as well add the RS style wing!

XKR Rear Spoiler Upgrade

 

my car is black and if i was going to get a spoiler im trying to get the one that comes on the 2012 xkr-s .. i seen it at the dealership the other day and wow that spoiler is sexy

 

Welcome to the forums JK_XKR. I am very envious of your XKR!

But Christ on a crutch! There are not many Jaguars in the US, and there are even fewer owners on the boards. Often you have to wait a day or so to get an answer! Patience is a virtue!

 

lol i just came over from camaro5 so im used to getting an answer within the first 5 minutes of putting up a post. guess i gotta get used to waiting lol

 

It's all good, man. It's great to have another enthusiastic owner willing to muck around with the car on here. But things do move a little more slowly... well, a LOT more slowly. Chevy pumped out more Camaros last year alone than what Jag has produced of the current gen XK since 07.

 

haha sometimes i forget its a supercar and not a common car

 

Any body here use these to fill the holes left behind by the front license plate holder?

https://www.bumperplugs.com/index.ph...&product_id=83

Not a perfect solution, but if they come in the matching color, they are better than nothing.