mathew Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 right im in bit of a pickle. bought a new number plate today, the sorta typical jap square sorta one. so i went to take off my, well, massive one which was on there only to find a hole the other side the same size as my new number plate. so due to this there arent any easily accessable fixing points. i cant put my massive one back on cos it is now in 2 pieces. anybody got any ideas what i can do to solve this huge dillema and somehow get my dumpy jap plate on??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Nice bit of ally plate, new plate in the centre, ally plate onto the car, choose your own method of fixing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 how would i fit the ally plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Well, i bonded my ally plate onto the car then the number plate to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 My great big hole had a couple of mounting points in the middle of it. Are you sure yours doesn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 My great big hole had a couple of mounting points in the middle of it. Are you sure yours doesn't? yeah mine does. i was thinking how could i utilise these but to no avail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Or order a plate from fancyplates.com or some website similar and you can sepcify what size you want your plate to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 double sided tape matt mines been on for 5 years no trouble . just be carefull mate plod are pulling people with small front plates in swansea , dvla are having a purge on miss placed letters and numbers and screw points in the wrong place . my mate has an FTO , and he had a visit yesterday from the police . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 double sided tape matt mines been on for 5 years no trouble . just be carefull mate plod are pulling people with small front plates in swansea , dvla are having a purge on miss placed letters and numbers and screw points in the wrong place . my mate has an FTO , and he had a visit yesterday from the police . theres nothing to stick the double sided tape to, theres just a void in the bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Are you missing this mount. I think it's a standard piece on imports. Measures 340mm wide which agrees with the import sizes quoted on the plates suppliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 i think now would be a good time to mention that its the rear number plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 My great big hole had a couple of mounting points in the middle of it. Are you sure yours doesn't? yeah mine does. i was thinking how could i utilise these but to no availYou drill corresponding holes in the number plate mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 i think now would be a good time to mention that its the rear number plate I knew that, i was talking about the rear plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I knew that, i was talking about the rear plate Rob, I think he was replying to Andy: Are you missing this mount. I think it's a standard piece on imports. Measures 340mm wide which agrees with the import sizes quoted on the plates suppliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 If I recall correctly there should be a mounting bracket on the upper section of the aperture. I bolted a piece of 4mm aluminium plate (a little smaller than the number plate) to this with countersink machine bolts and then stuck my plate to this. This method has the advantage of not sticking anything to the bumper itself and so protecting the paintwork. But you could also bolt the number plate directly to the mounting bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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