NISSAN 2012 370Z Roadster - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 410)

9-16 Technical and consumer information
FOR NISMO MODELS
Use the following steps to mount the license
plate:
Before mounting the license plate, confirm that
the following parts are enclosed in the vinyl bag.
. License plate bracket
. J-nut 6 2
. Screw 6 4
. Screw grommet 6 4
1. Park the vehicle on flat, level ground.
2. Temporarily place the license plate bracket
while aligning points
*
A of the front bumper
fascia with holes
*
B in the license plate
bracket.
3. Confirm that points
*
A and
*
B are aligned.
Hold the license plate bracket and mark the
points
*
C on the bumper facia through the
center of the holes
*
D with a felt-tip pen.
4. Remove the license plate bracket.
5. Carefully drill two shallow pilot holes
*
A
and
*
C using a 0.39 in (10 mm) drill bit at
the marked locations. (Be sure that the
drill only goes through the fascia.)
6. Insert grommets into the hole on the fascia.
7. Insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the
grommet hole to add a 90 8 turn onto the
part
*
E .
8. Insert a J-nut into the license plate bracket
before placing the license plate bracket on
the fascia.
9. Install the license plate bracket with the
screws.
10. Install the license plate with bolts that are
not longer than 0.55 in (14 mm).
When the recovery hook is used, you need to
temporarily remove the front license plate and
bracket from the vehicle. (See “Vehicle recovery
(freeing a stuck vehicle)” (P.6-21) for further
details.)
STI0623
Left side
This vehicle is equipped with air deflectors in
front of the front wheels. The deflectors will
change the air flow to help improve aerodynamic
performance.
When transporting your vehicle on a trailer, the
air deflectors may interfere with a steep slope to
a trailer bed. In this case, remove the deflectors
from the undercover of the vehicle.
1. Loosen three screws as shown and remove
the left-side air deflector
*
A .
2. Tighten the removed screw
*
B in its
original position.
3. Perform the same procedure to remove the
right-side air deflector.
REMOVING AIR DEFLECTORS
(except for NISMO models)