Bruce
Yes, I've seen many new cars where the plates are stuck on with glue. Looks neat and tidy, but plates easily drop off as soon as the car leaves the showroom. It may be that it is difficult to find solid material to screw into if the bumpers are filled with foam. I use some long screws and dip those in glue before fastening.
Don't know about how its fixed, but it's probably a good idea to report the number plate as stolen to the police - with the restrictions on the supply of number plates, the only way to get "false" number plates is to rob legit ones from parked cars.
/john
Not Glue...... special 2 sided foam pads are used
I used Evode Impact Adhesive!.... and neither have fallen off yet!
Yes, now I remember. But these are useless IMO.
This country should do as many European counties do, require the registration plates to be (pop) riveted on - they seem to stay on then...
Yes, 'sticky fixers' or similar, not that special at all. When I bought a new car in France for import, the transit plates were well riveted on, despite the fact they were only to be used for one journey. They were nice pressed metal plates, too - far better than the hopeless plastic junk we pay through the nose for here.
Are you sure that the car didn't fall off the number plate? :-)
Report the plate nicked or you might start getting speed camera / congestion charge tickets in the post...
Also, I used double sided tape (I think it was for carpets) - that stuff was so strong it almost pulled the fingerprints off my fingers!
So when some scrote nicks your plate, they take away part of the bumper with it?
/john
Usually either screws or double sided adhesive foam pads.
No, they will either just snap part of the plate off, bend it - if they were able to do anything with it at all. As I said, plate in Spain (certainly) don't seem to go missing for what ever reason.
More commonly double sided sticky backed pads - and these have a decent life if the surfaces are properly clean before attaching. On a new car that might mean removing protective wax first.
Lots of other things are 'glued' on - like badges etc - and these don't come off easily. At least there's more chance of the plates being 'square' if they're stuck on - the tea boy who fits them at the dealers can't usually drill straight.
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