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Offline Rhyso

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Re: drilling rear bumper for mounting license plate
« Reply #10 on: 13 December 2009, 16:49 »
Velcro :afro:

Seems like a good idea until someone decides they want your plate for cloning! the easiest steel in the world!

maybe but at least they won't have damaged the car ripping them off  :grin: :grin:

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Re: drilling rear bumper for mounting license plate
« Reply #11 on: 13 December 2009, 17:16 »
Mine are always on with double sided tape pads.  Never had any problems with them falling off.  infact they're a pain in the ar$e to get off when I need to remove them - but at least there's no screw holes underneath.
The other downer with screws is that if you make it ever so slightly squint, its very difficult to fix!
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Re: drilling rear bumper for mounting license plate
« Reply #12 on: 13 December 2009, 18:06 »
Mine were drilled and screwed by the dealer,they are straight and it looks like they did a good job,i would get them drilled as the other sticky back plastic options seem a little heath robinson to me and won`t be as secure as a screw in a whole. :wink:
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Re: drilling rear bumper for mounting license plate
« Reply #13 on: 13 December 2009, 18:32 »
Velcro :afro:

Seems like a good idea until someone decides they want your plate for cloning! the easiest steel in the world!

maybe but at least they won't have damaged the car ripping them off  :grin: :grin:


Fair point, Well made! :grin:
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Re: drilling rear bumper for mounting license plate
« Reply #14 on: 13 December 2009, 22:16 »
Ryhso,

How many points on the plate do you affix?  I'm thinking a 5cm band of Velcro on each side of the plate should do the trick.

Sare

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Re: drilling rear bumper for mounting license plate
« Reply #15 on: 14 December 2009, 08:10 »
Rhyso,

How many points on the plate do you affix?  I'm thinking a 5cm band of Velcro on each side of the plate should do the trick.

Sare

I got 4 points of contact - one on each end and then two in the middle top and bottom.  Mine are fixed to plate holders though but the same principle applies  :smiley:  The ones on the end are the full height of the plate :afro:

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Re: drilling rear bumper for mounting license plate
« Reply #16 on: 15 December 2009, 20:34 »
Rhyso,

How many points on the plate do you affix?  I'm thinking a 5cm band of Velcro on each side of the plate should do the trick.

Sare

I got 4 points of contact - one on each end and then two in the middle top and bottom.  Mine are fixed to plate holders though but the same principle applies  :smiley:  The ones on the end are the full height of the plate :afro:

Rhyso,

I followed your advice and it is working very well.  Thanks.

Sare

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Re: drilling rear bumper for mounting license plate
« Reply #17 on: 15 December 2009, 20:36 »
Rhyso,

How many points on the plate do you affix?  I'm thinking a 5cm band of Velcro on each side of the plate should do the trick.

Sare

I got 4 points of contact - one on each end and then two in the middle top and bottom.  Mine are fixed to plate holders though but the same principle applies  :smiley:  The ones on the end are the full height of the plate :afro:

Rhyso,

I followed your advice and it is working very well.  Thanks.

Sare

Not a problem  :smiley: