Best way to attach rear numberplate

[97octane]

I have always sworn by silicone sealant for attaching the rear plate as it doesn't show, is waterproof and therefore doesn't let water behind the plate or into the boot. Bugger me if the damn thing didn't fall off yesterday! Can I find it? NO!!
So a tad shy of £30 later and Fancyplates should have a replacement to me by the end of the week.
The question: do I use the sealant again, the sticky pads or what is the best way to re-attach it? (The plastic sheet covering the cavity is long gone)

Alan

PS Search did not yield on this one

[CLN1]

I use double sided sticky. Warm it first with a hair dryer. the stuff that comes with the plates from Fancyplates is ok.

Panel wipe the surfaces first.

Colin.

[LordGrover]

I bought a roll of double sided sticky stuff specifically for attaching number plates from local motor factor - works a treat. £5 for a small roll though, just enough to do front and back.

[Wildfire]

LordGrover said:

I bought a roll of double sided sticky stuff specifically for attaching number plates from local motor factor - works a treat. £5 for a small roll though, just enough to do front and back.

Yep that's what I use. Never had a problem.

[repcom]

Trim tape is good, you can get it from Halfords.

R.

[V8_GWA]

After leaving my Griff in the tender care of my wife whilst I was in Norway for three months, with the single and strict instruction of "Don't let the battery go flat whatever you do", she let the battery go flat.

I used some tape from halfrauds to stick in back on but it was never very happy after that, until I came back from a run along the M4 minus rear number plate. I had a twitchy couple of days waiting to see a news report of a five car pile up with a car with my plate through its windscreen!

To avoid any chances, next time it was in for a service I asked them to screw the back plate on. With the yellow plastic covers for the screws you don't even notice and it doesn't change the look of the car at all. Damnsight cheaper than 30 quid with fancyplates again as well!

Pete

[Aussie John]

Just about to fit mine, I fitted two steel brackets and am going to screw it on and put a bit of one sided foam used as a draught excluder to seal it,you never know when you might want to remove it. John

[Barreti]

I used the double sided tape to attach my nice new number plate. I cut it to size and made it a perfect fit so you couldn't see any tape when the lights were on.
Wonderful.

Until it failed the MOT for having an illegally spaced plate

I've now got it screwed on. I have small L shaped brackets attached to the sides of the letterbox and the plate screws to them. 10 second job to swap plates for the MOT

[fastandcurious]

Screws might be a better idea than sticky tape if you have to remove the number plate due to boot solonoid failing. less likely to do damage prising it off. But self tapping screws don't like going in and out of fibreglass to many times. I Like the bracket idea Barreti I've always gone with tape but it sticks like $#it to a blankit on two clean surfaces, so not to much.

Edited by fastandcurious on Tuesday 10th July 23:19

[kenny Chim 4]

Some time ago, I had to replace one of the (backlit) lamp holders- which meant I had to replace the double sided foam pad stickers that were on it. Sometime after that, due to a cable failure, I had to do it again.

In both instances, removing the old tape from the plate was a pain and resulted in losing some of the iluminescent backing of the plate.

Since then I have fixed it in place with strong Velcro tape from Halfords. I cut it into corresponding strips (wider, vertically and shaped to cover the 2 screw mounts plus two thinner horizontal strips top & bottom). I left it to adhere for 24 hours and can now rip the plate off and re-attach without replacing that sticky foam.

It takes a bit of an effort to tear off now so I doubt it would be lost on a spirited run

[jeffsy]

Still use the two screws with the plastic head covers..they work fine (Oh and also kep a set of pre drilled standard unfancy plates in the boot in case of plod/MOT etc)