What the hell do car makers NOT put the bottom two screw holes for license plates?

[tzhu07]

WELL?????

I have a license plate that I attached with double-sided tape on the bottom because the FR-S, like many cars, does not come with the bottom two screw holes.

[Tromatic]

Does it really need four to hold the thing on?

[tzhu07]

Originally Posted by Tromatic

Does it really need four to hold the thing on?

To simply hold it here? Of course not.

To make it look clean? Yes. A common problem with license plates is that they are warped (due to the thinness of the metal). So if you want a frameless look, you pretty much have to tape the bottom to your car.

[Tromatic]

Originally Posted by tzhu07

To simply hold it here? Of course not.

To make it look clean? Yes. A common problem with license plates is that they are warped (due to the thinness of the metal). So if you want a frameless look, you pretty much have to tape the bottom to your car.

Ahh. Although if I was after "clean" I wouldn't use screws at all.

[humfrz]

Well, tzhu07, may I suggest you use a strong two sided sticky tape underneith to help support the plate and then superglue two bolts into the bottom holes, to match the top two .... ??

humfrz

[bcj]

Adds lightness.

You could sandblast the back of the plate to make that lighter too

[K2]

The WeatheTech ClearFrame license plate frame is gasketed to seal the elements off of the face of the license plate. In order to affect a complete seal fasteners are required top and bottom.
http://www.weathertech.com/clearframe/

[whataboutbob]

Sound systems can make the plate rattle. I put some padded tape on the backside of the plate for this reason.

[Tfrase]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, tzhu07, may I suggest you use a strong two sided sticky tape underneith to help support the plate and then superglue two bolts into the bottom holes, to match the top two .... ??

humfrz

I just used double-sided tape on the foam that (I guess?) the dealer installed ... works well... guess I'm lucky enough to have a straight plate.

[dnieves]

My moron of a salesman used a drill to screw in my rear license plate and the nylon bushings (?) are stripped. Are there part numbers and a way to pop them out for replacement?

[Bruce125]

Originally Posted by dnieves

My moron of a salesman used a drill to screw in my rear license plate and the nylon bushings (?) are stripped. Are there part numbers and a way to pop them out for replacement?

I found one of mine was stripped as well when I went to replace the temporary tag with my license plate. The dealer's parts department said it would cost about $7 and they would have to order it. I said why should I have to pay for it when their employee damaged it putting on the temporary tag. They ended up finding a spare one in the service department, popped it in and was good to go.