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Title: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: nc35 on 08 September 2011, 20:45: Hi All
Just bought some UK legal (for now) pressed plates.
Don't like the plastic surrounds & don't really want to drill them, so what's the best way to fit them????
Cheers
Lee
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 08 September 2011, 20:52: double sided tape the strong stuff though no post office rubbish lol
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: nc35 on 08 September 2011, 21:01: Quote from: dragongreengolfgti on 08 September 2011, 20:52
double sided tape the strong stuff though no post office rubbish lol

Any recommendations???

All I could get today was some body trim tape.
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 08 September 2011, 21:29: That should do it mate i'm not sure what to recommend tbh its usually black and probably in bbq or somewhere like that but what you've suggested sounds good to me :smiley:
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: nc35 on 08 September 2011, 21:50: Thanks for your help :smiley:
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: Wayne on 09 September 2011, 00:07: Trim tape ftw :smiley:
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 09 September 2011, 10:08: Know a few people that use velcro. then when its show time take the velcro off the bumper to reveal a perfectly smooth bumper. and non of them have lost a plate in over a year
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: yickergti on 17 September 2011, 21:03: I used velcro to attach pressed plates to a mk2 i use to own. Ran them for over a year without any issues
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: Deano2711 on 18 September 2011, 09:24: Go into Halfords. Forget the rubbish on the shelfs and go to the parts counter and ask for number plate sticky pads. Cost either £2.49 or £2.99 depending on thickness and are brilliant. Takes a damn good pull to get them off.
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: jamie_pyrite on 19 September 2011, 11:50: I had to use a combination of number plate tape from Halfords (stuff with the green backing on) and No More Nails type stuff (Actually called "Sticks like sh*t" because the bumper is straight in the middle, but off centre is curved, meaning the stiffness of the metal plate would always pull away at the side from the number plate tape.

They certainly aren't going anywhere now!!
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: scarr89 on 19 September 2011, 22:20: Quote from: Deano2711 on 18 September 2011, 09:24
Go into Halfords. Forget the rubbish on the shelfs and go to the parts counter and ask for number plate sticky pads. Cost either £2.49 or £2.99 depending on thickness and are brilliant. Takes a damn good pull to get them off.

Went and got some of these today, will be fitting tomorrow. Pretty exicted, they look so smart just in the packet!
Title: Re: Fitting Pressed Plates. Help & Advice Please.
Post by: scarr89 on 20 September 2011, 21:49: Pads from halfords stuck like sh!t! Don't think they will be going anywhere in a hurry! Cheers for help guys!