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Zaneman 11-03-2012 07:43 PM

Rear license plate screws
 
I got my car from the dealer and made sure they didn't drill the front bracket for the license plate. I just installed a Perrin front plate holder and went to install my rear plate and realized I didn't have mounting hardware. Did your car come with a couple screws in the glove box or did you just have to go buy some? Can anyone advise me as to what size I would need?

gmookher 11-03-2012 07:55 PM

auto parts store, or your dealer will have some

roddy 11-03-2012 08:12 PM

#14 X 3/4" pan (or truss) head stainless steel self tapping (sheet metal) screws. Should be able to get them at any hardware store or Home Depot.

Turkish 02-28-2014 01:26 PM

Totally resurrecting this thread from the bowels of the dead, but I am not fairing well with Google and trying to convert to metric... I'd like to find a pair of bolts that have a 3mm female hex head (for an allen key), but I am finding my ability to translate numbers from SAE to Metric is making my head hurt... or is that #14 x 3/4" already metricish?

:bonk:

Cjymiller 02-28-2014 01:43 PM

Digging up a thread is better than a repost. Thank you for your effort.

yberther 02-28-2014 02:24 PM

sae and metric bolts are not interchangeable unless its through a hole, but the threads can not be "converted"

I can't help you with the bolts though. I thought there were plastic plugs to thread into, I don't think you should be screwing into the sheet metal.

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Originally Posted by Turkish (Post 1564471)
Totally resurrecting this thread from the bowels of the dead, but I am not fairing well with Google and trying to convert to metric... I'd like to find a pair of bolts that have a 3mm female hex head (for an allen key), but I am finding my ability to translate numbers from SAE to Metric is making my head hurt... or is that #14 x 3/4" already metricish?

:bonk:


Turkish 02-28-2014 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yberther (Post 1564669)
sae and metric bolts are not interchangeable unless its through a hole, but the threads can not be "converted"

I can't help you with the bolts though. I thought there were plastic plugs to thread into, I don't think you should be screwing into the sheet metal.

It is plastic, perhaps it can be retrofitted to accept metric.

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roddy 02-28-2014 10:02 PM

The plastic inserts take a self tapping or sheet metal screw, which has very aggressive threads similar to a wood screw. A regular machine or cap screw (aka a bolt) won't really have the bite needed to grab the plastic. #14 diameter is very close to 1/4" (which itself is very close to 6mm). Keep in mind that the size of a bolt is the diameter of the threaded part, not the size of the head. Back when I was selling fasteners, I couldn't count the number of times someone came to the counter asking for a 9/16" bolt, then dropping a 3/8" bolt on the counter with a 9/16" head on it.

CamryDS 03-22-2014 11:30 PM

You can use 1/4 x 3/4 security screws. These are torx screws with a hole in it. 3.00 at lowes.

H#884690 a52.

I lost both of mine today while washing my car... so I had to replace it.

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