melting number plate on Tamora

[fast kat]

Does anybody else have problems with the rear number plate melting on their Tamora?

As the plate is mounted on the rear heat diffuser i guess it's pretty likely to melt.

Anybody come up with a cure?

[aaandy]

You are not the only one. There was a thread on here about it with some suggested/proven fixes a week or so ago. Just do a search and you should find what you are looking for.

[alt]

A lot of us had problems early on with rear number plates coming off.
Mine's fixed with bolts behind the heat shield and is fine.
I know that some others use double sided sticky strips which also work.
But I've not heard of any number plates melting?

[robertm]

I replaced the rear number plate on mine recently following a similar problem and used double sided adhesive foam tape to attach it to the heatshield.

It's now been on the car for several months without any problems, (I assume that the foam insulates the no. plate from the exhaust heat), and it also avoids the other problem of number plate screws being shaken loose.

Rob

[stonkn]

Hi everybody,
I have just taken delivery of a Tamora, my 5th TVR, & seen a similar problem. The car was delivered with pop-riveted plates but I tend to use 'sticky' Velcro to apply my personal plate. This did a good job of insulating the plate but the adhesive gently gave up. Not wanting bolt heads or rivets in my plate I got some ABS sheet (available at DIY stores) & cut two strips about 10mm wide. Then, using a heat gun, I warmed up the strips & with a rag bent them over the plate edge to give a hook type solution. I then filed them flat leaving about 5mm of hook, dipped them in yellow paint, drilled a hole & riveted the strip through the old panel holes. Using a couple of strips of Velcro to stop the top from falling forward, the plastic lifts the plate off the panel surface & takes the weight off the Velcro.

OK, so its over the top but a neat solution. You cant tell that my company engineer's vehicles can you!

[nubbin]

Anything that gives a few millimetre gap between plate and heat shield works. I used screws and metal plasterboard fasteners, and put a couple of large diameter washers between plate and shield. Works perfectly. Not as elegant as stonkn's masterpiece, but it works!