Front license plate bracket

[lapoolboy]

Any of you guys who have a front plate on your truck ... could you look at the top two rivets and tell me which direction they are installed?  I just got my bracket and it is held on with three rivets.  Bottom rivet is no problem but the top two are recessed so far my rivet gun won't come close to reaching in there.  I'm thinking they are installed from the back?  Or GM uses a long-neck rivet gun?  I know a lot of these are installed at the dealers after delivery, so how are they doing it?  I can ask my dealer tomorrow if need be, but figured someone here knows.  Many thanks!

[batman900]

After drilling all 3 out to take my bracket off, all 3 seemed to be installed the same from the front.

Edited March 28, 2019 by batman900

[lapoolboy]

Thanks.  That means there is a long-snout rivet gun out there somewhere that will reach the top two.

[SeanSmith]

My factory kit came with screws

[Bobby Kirk]

On 4/12/2019 at 12:06 AM, SeanSmith said:

My factory kit came with screws

I just installed one on my truck with screws.

[Enough]

This is what is used for those deep seated rivets. It uses 1/4" rivets and when they pop they really pop !

It's the Marson Big Daddy Rivet Tool.

 

[jimbo285]

I had trouble getting my rivet gun in there far enough when I installed mine but I was able to put a nut or thick washer between the rivet head and the tool. It barely had enough grip to grab the rivet stud, but it worked enough to get it installed. The washer doesn't stay, in case you wondered.