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Burninrubber View Member Profile	Nov 12 2005, 03:46 PM Post #1
Full Member Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 19-June 05 Member No.: 11,053 Status: Location: clackamas, Oregon, USA Drives: 2001 eclipse GT	ok i havea probel, i was trying to cahnge license plates, and the back one has some sort of panel that the screws go into to secure. but its loose, so its jsut spinning in place, with one screw left to take out. so now i have a problem, becasue its not linesd up with the other hole, so we cant put it back on eaither. I need help on how to remove the panel directly inside thetrunk, that hides this locking thing pelase repsond quickly

Burninrubber View Member Profile	Nov 14 2005, 11:29 PM Post #2
Full Member Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 19-June 05 Member No.: 11,053 Status: Location: clackamas, Oregon, USA Drives: 2001 eclipse GT	help anyone

Revelation View Member Profile	Nov 16 2005, 11:00 PM Post #3
Member Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 9-November 05 Member No.: 17,326 Status: Location: Dallas, TX Drives: 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS	try a thicker screw, maybe you striped the threads

cnitcf View Member Profile	Nov 20 2005, 10:13 AM Post #4
Mazda Tech Group: Members Posts: 1,217 Joined: 12-February 05 Member No.: 6,226 Status: Location: Tampa Drives: 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GS	i havent looked at mine, but just start taking sh*t off till you get to it...or just cut it off....LoL... :beer:

spf2000 View Member Profile	Dec 13 2005, 12:09 AM Post #5
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 4-October 05 Member No.: 16,135 Status: Location: Cary, NC, 27513, USA Drives: 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT	I had the same thing happen with mine, but I was actually able to pull the piece that the screw anchors into out completely. It was just a square platic nut that clipped into the rear body molding. Once I got it out, I held it with pliers while unscrewing the bolt. Then I just put the plastic nut back in and made sure not to tighten the screw down too much the next time. Hope it helps. Steve

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