Help putting on new plates.

rpmcmurphy

I bought an car in N.I paid the dreaded vrt and went straight into college. As I am keen to get things done quickly I sent my new reg details to a family member who had the new reg plates waiting for me when I returned home from college. My question is how to get them on?? I noticed that the uk reg plates seem to be screwed in with a flathead type screw but the new plates (plastic type ) have no screw holes. I am useless at this kind of thing and have decided to ask for advice in case I do something wrong and mess or break the plates. I am both lazy and cautious you could say

Berty

rpmcmurphy wrote: »

I bought an car in N.I paid the dreaded vrt and went straight into college. As I am keen to get things done quickly I sent my new reg details to a family member who had the new reg plates waiting for me when I returned home from college. My question is how to get them on?? I noticed that the uk reg plates seem to be screwed in with a flathead type screw but the new plates (plastic type ) have no screw holes. I am useless at this kind of thing and have decided to ask for advice in case I do something wrong and mess or break the plates. I am both lazy and cautious you could say

Get drill and select correct size for screw.

Take off old plates

Put them down on top of the new plates and drill the holes through the plates.

Screw the new plates to your car.

Bingo

(Do not take off the blue wrapper until you have made the holes but make sure you take off the blue wrapper afterwards)

irlirishkev

Take off the old plates, place them over your new ones, and drill a hole through the existing holes, and into your knew plates. Hey presto, you have holes to put screws through!

TIP - Put a plank of wood, or something you're not too attatched to, under the plates when drilling, so you don't drill into the floor/table/knees/whatever!

homer90

Break out the DEWALT ....... drill the holes from the reverse side of the plate.. that way the backing wont seperate from the plates..

Edit : And all of the above !

Tipsy Mac

Instead get double sided tape, it's a much tidier job and no nasty drilling of the plate and lining up with existing holes. Halfords and any motor factors sell the tape, Halfords have specific stuff for plates.

Samson

Obviously the plates need to be pretty close in size for this method to work:
Take off the old plates and lay them over the new ones on some sort of support (workmate or wooden planks) and drill through the holes in the old plates into the new. Should take about a minute.

Edit: I see Berty and IrlIrishkev got in before me.

dsane1

I think the op should get a team of consultants in and waste a few thousand getting their recommendations ,which he can completely ignore .He can then follow the advice above .It seems to be the way things are done in this country ! No offence just a giggle .

rpmcmurphy

Thanks guys. Had a feeling lining em up like that was the way to do it. Glad I checked first. Now to find a drill.

rpmcmurphy

does it matter if they are upside down??........................................
















only joking. Job done thanks.

Hal1

Wavin weld pvc pipe glue, stick it on and shes not coming off :pac:. Or a similar epoxy adhesive.

Just use the advise above.

Seth Brundle

Berty wrote: »

Get drill and select correct size for screw.
...
Put them down on top of the new plates and drill the holes through the plates.

24mm drill bit required

Hal1

Hole saw ftw :pac:.

homer90

C_Breeze

I dont understand, why people insist on screwing in nasty screws and drilling horrible holes into their bumpers when you can get spcific adhesive pads.

As Tipsy Mac said..

Get specific adhesive pads

They're quick, neat, easy to fit and no need for holes.

like the ones in the link below

You can get the excat same ones in halfords for about a fiver

http://www.craigsplates.ie/accessories/show/132/1447-6mm-sticky-pads

Its clearly the best option. Why do things the hard way?