Its standard features include blind-spot monitoring, dual-zone climate control, heated front seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a power liftgate, rear cross-traffic alert, and remote start. Of course, that's still not enough to make the Equinox a contender in this hotly contested class, but folks who want an SUV with a bow-tie badge should have no problem finding one at a fair price.Īlthough the Equinox lineup includes a value-packed base LS model as well as the Premier–which sits at the top of the pecking order–we'd opt for the mid-grade RS. The interior design and materials aren't inspiring, but it has plenty of passenger space and desirable infotainment features. Despite pokey acceleration, the Equinox drives and rides quite well compared with its peers. Keep in mind the 2024 Chevy Equinox is starting to show its age and offers only an underpowered 175-hp turbo four with an unremarkable automatic transmission and an unintuitive optional all-wheel-drive system. Meanwhile, segment leaders such as the Honda CR-V and Mazda CX-50 can cost upwards of $40K. No, the Equinox's popularity has more to do with its availability and affordable pricing, with a fully loaded version starting at just over $33K. I plan on getting some small plastic plugs, paint them body color, and plug them in the holes.There's a reason the Equinox is the best-selling Chevrolet nameplate behind the Silverado pickup truck-but it's not because the compact SUV is especially compelling. Unfortunately you're left with 4 holes in the bumper cover, but that's just how it is. Well good luck with doing this to your T-Bird/Cougar.
as you can see there is a very light scratch underneath from the holder. Whoa, not cleaning behind there for 16 years is a little scary at first!!Ĭlean 'er up. I could only get 3 of the 4 to drop out, oh well. Here is what those rivet backs look like. This step is optional, I just used a small awl to push the remaining plastic bit out, you could easily use a small screwdriver, just be careful not to damage the bumper paint. So the next step for me was to push the back side of the rivets into the bumper cover, and shake the cover so the back parts of the rivets fall down to the ground.
So as you can see from that last picture, if you use a large drill bit even if you go a little too deep you still won't hurt the bumper, you'll start to hurt the actual plastic plate holder. When you're done carefully drilling, you should see this, note the drill bit did not touch the bumper at all, the plastic front part of the rivet falls off at this point:
Just be careful, you're only trying to drill the rivet out, not actually drill through and hit the bumper.
So very slowly, drill out the four plastic rivets using a larger drill bit (at least 1/4"), the bigger the better up to 3/8". Use common sense, it's tempting to use your fingers but don't LOL. If the rivets turn while you're drilling, you may need to use some needlenose pliers or something else to kind of hold the outer edge of the rivet from turning with the bit. Simply take a larger drillbit on a drill and slowly drill the center of the rivets. Basically you need to remove the plate itself, which will expose four plastic rivets which are what hold the holder onto the bumper cover. It's pretty straightforward as you can see from the following photos.
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