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To help prevent license plate theft?Thanks for all these tips . . . I will try later this week on my new MS75. The "dealer" would not entertain removing it or helping, but I am in California which requires a front plate. I have never in my 40 years of driving had one, tho! My question is why Tesla uses this kind of security screw? Legal liability?
The crazy screws underneath do not do that, they are for the plate bracket.To help prevent license plate theft?
I used Goo Gone. It took off all of my glue residue without any issue. That was about 15 months ago. It's always possible that Tesla changed their adhesive since then, but I'd doubt it.Thank you everyone for their contributions on this thread! I just got done taking mine off and it lost 99% awesome! the 1% is some glue residue that could be mistaken for a scratch or ripped off paint. I've tried both rubbing alcohol and Griott's Garage's waterless car wash. Anyone have any more suggestions? I'm going to try Meguiar's ScratchX tomorrow.
Thank you everyone for their contributions on this thread! I just got done taking mine off and it lost 99% awesome! the 1% is some glue residue that could be mistaken for a scratch or ripped off paint. I've tried both rubbing alcohol and Griott's Garage's waterless car wash. Anyone have any more suggestions? I'm going to try Meguiar's ScratchX tomorrow.
Try this one. It took seconds to unscrew the plate https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076J3J4R8
These instructions are simple and does work. It took me less than 15 minutes to remove the plate once I got the plier. Thanks for making it easy to remove the front plate!Lot of speculation/incorrect information floating around. I removed the front plate bracket today and it was fairly painless. Wanted to share what works and what doesn't.
THESE DO NOT WORK, DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY...
- 11/32 socket
- Wrong shape, does not grip screw head
- e.g. http://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-14105-32-Inch-Shallow-6-Point/dp/B000NY79T8
- Male Torx drivers
- The screw head is also male, come on people...
- Plus, you won't find the correct head shape anyway
- e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Neiko®-10048-Security-Vanadium-100-Piece/dp/B000O5XDOG
- Female Torx sockets
- You won't find the correct head shape, the sockets are all hexa-point, but the screw head is penta-point
- e.g. Neiko® 10070A Torx Bit and External Torx Socket Set, Tamper Proof, T8 - T60 | 35-Piece - - Amazon.com
- Gator grip sockets
- The diameter of the socket is WAY too large to even fit into the recess around the screw head, much less try and see if the depressible pins can actually grip it
- e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Lukher-Professional-Universal-Socket-Adapter/dp/B01DQBC53E
BUT, THE FOLLOWING DOES WORK, AND IT'S EASY!
- Cutting a groove into screw head for a flat blade driver
- See:
- Ok, I guess this works, but bringing a rotary blade anywhere near your paint job, ARE YOU CRAZY?
1. Buy yourself one of these: http://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-34233-7-Inch-90-Degree-Pliers/dp/B00YQ7RS1M
2. Make sure you can see the screw. This is key to getting a good grip. My garage is dark so I taped a small mirror to the back of my iPhone and used the rear-facing flash to illuminate the screw. I rested the iPhone face down on the lower lip of the front fascia so I could see what I was doing in the mirror.
3. These 90-degree bent pliers let you grip the penta-point screw head at 4 and 8 o'clock to turn the screw. I found they were not torqued at the factory very tightly, so it was easy to loosen them. I did a few turns with the pliers, and then could unscrew the rest of the way with my fingers.
Attached are detailed pictures of how the pliers should grip the screw head.
Good luck!
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7. Leave no holes in your Baby! I purchased two M5 stainless steel bolts (phillips head, ~3/4" in length) at Ace Hardware. Screwed them into the base, filling the void and making it snug.
@pelargir: Glad you found some use for my instructions. I checked my bolt size and I too have 6mm bolts. I stand corrected! Happy & safe driving!5mm bolts were too small for my vehicle. I had to purchase 6mm bolts which fit perfectly.
Thanks for the tip about tapping the screwdriver to remove the tamper-resistant bolts. That trick worked and saved me the cost of buying the 90-degree needle nose pliers.