Drilling plastic number plates

rottie 11

Just bought some new plastic number plates or Pyrex I think.

Worried if I drill the holes that it'll crack them ?

Should i drill a 3mm hole maybe or try to drive tec screws straight through the plate

What's the right way to do it ? Cheers

9or10

Put a piece of tape where you want to drill. Make sure the drill is not on hammer. Block of wood underneath.

bennya

Drill from the back, to avoid detaching the backing from the plastic. Small pilot hole first, then one large enough to accommodate the screw to avoid the risk of cracking.

The screws don't need to thread through the plate as long as they're threading into the bumper plastics properly.

Alanstrainor

Don't drill them at all. You can get super strong double sided tape to fix them to the bumper. I've had mine on for years now without issue.

rottie 11

Sound for the replies

The double sided tape sounds good , do you know the name of it by any chance?

And also the number plate on the front will be slightly curved if I want the whole plate touching the bumper , wonder will the tape still hold it

pea be

Just ask in your local motor factors for the number plate tape.

Yes it is strong enough to hold a slight curve in the front.

Alanstrainor

I'm pretty sure I got mine on eBay, but it was an age ago now.

Just had a quick look on Amazon, and this product claims it will work:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UniBond-More-Nails-Permanent-Strips/dp/B000Y8OLSA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1512058471&sr=8-6&keywords=number+plate+sticky+pads#Ask

rottie 11

pea be wrote: »

Just ask in your local motor factors for the number plate tape.

Yes it is strong enough to hold a slight curve in the front.

Cheers

rottie 11

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I'm pretty sure I got mine on eBay, but it was an age ago now.

Just had a quick look on Amazon, and this product claims it will work:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UniBond-More-Nails-Permanent-Strips/dp/B000Y8OLSA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1512058471&sr=8-6&keywords=number+plate+sticky+pads#Ask

Thanks Il get on that

Alanstrainor

rottie 11 wrote: »

Thanks Il get on that

Make sure to thoroughly clean and dry the bumper/plate area before sticking anything. It's very straight forward so long as you do that. And make sure it's level with the bumper too.

CJhaughey

Get some 3m vhb tape. It will hold them on good and permanent. You won't need a huge amount.4 or 5x 2 " pieces will hold it fine

joujoujou

Heat a nail in a fireplace and burn a hole through a plate (be careful, not to burn your fingers as well).

If you gonna drill a hole, try to find very well worn drill bit for a job - the less sharp it is, the better. Seriously.

rottie 11

Cheers ended up getting some sticky pads from motor factors. Done the job

OldMrBrennan83

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