Hi Guys (and girls). Bit of a weird question, but last night I noticed that my stuck on number plates were just starting to come loose. Since getting the car I had purchased some stainless steel screws and the coloured caps with the intention of screwing then on (more for security that anything). Last night, I drilled the number plates very carefully (taking care to check the holes were symmetrical and correctly aligned and didn't actually go over any of the letters).
However whilst the front went on no problem, when it came to the back, I fixed the number plate in the correct position (after carefully measuring) and held it in place with tape whilst I drilled the bumper (as I've done on both former MK7's), however as soon as the drill bit went though the plastic it immediately hit metal and it seems to be some sort of aluminium back fixed right on the inside edge of the bumper that I never experienced on the other cars. I didn't continue to drill as I didn't know what was also there, so just for the time being stuck the plate back on again.
Anyone else experienced this and can tell me if it's safe to drill though the metal ?
