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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 12:41 PM
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Did you know if you hit a full sized traffic cone at 65+ MPH that it will shatter the cover where the front licence plate goes?




I went to pass a large vehicle on the freeway and as soon as I changed lanes, there was the traffic cone on it's side in the middle of the lane.

Apparently someone lost about 3 of them, I had seen one earlier sitting the middle of the middle lane on the freeway.

So anyway, what are my options here? What does the front license plate bracket look like? I used to have the body color filler panel in there , but I saw that explode in to multiple flying yellow pieces.
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 12:46 PM
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There is nothing behind the cover. The plate screws into the square holes with plastic inserts in them

Look on the C5 Parts for sale / wanted for the cover. You can also Contact MARC at VETTENUTS.

He has a Corvette salvage yard with very good parts. May have a yellow one! If not, paint to match your bumper.

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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 01:26 PM
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new ones are pricy and not the color of your car !!!!!!!!!!
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Were you running a front plate? If not and you are talking about the cover that is embossed with the Corvette script on it, then you might be able to find a used one in the C5 Parts for Sale section or you can try one of the used parts vendors on the forum just like Bill Curlee said. Chances are you may have to get it painted to match the car.

If you are talking about the black surround that a front plate slide into, then same advice as above.
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 02:27 PM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/C5-1997-04-New-UNPAINTED-PLASTIC-Corvette-Front-Plate-Cover-Filler-license-plate-/152038649100?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 Paint to match. Or just attach your front license plate. There are a few options,

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C5 1997 04 New Unpainted Plastic Corvette Front Plate Cover Filler License Plate | eBay
Paint to match. Or just attach your front license plate. There are a few options,

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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by brookman
Did you know if you hit a full sized traffic cone at 65+ MPH that it will shatter the cover where the front licence plate goes?
Sorry for your trouble but that's just funny.
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Old Apr 13, 2016 | 11:38 PM
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Thank you for all the suggestions here is what I ended up doing $45

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