Rear number plate fixing tips

[MattBCardiff]

I am fiiting a new rear number plate to my Boxster later today. Any tips on how to remove the old one without damaging the car! and what to use to fix the new one, as it just sticks on with some sort of pads I assume?

Cheers

[LeeME3]

Well I got airborne over a hump-backed bridge, spun when i landed and went backwards into a tree - the day after ordering a new number plate!

So, when the OPC bodyshop re-built the back end they fitted it for me!

Not the solution I'd recommend though!

IIRC they are just held on with large double sided sticky tape (the thicker stuff that is about 2mm of compressed foam) and you can 'loosen' the current one by heating with a hairdryer then carefully pulling off. Clean all residue from the rear (a rag dipped in vodka is good at dissolving glue products), make sure it is completely clean and dry then fit new plate with new sticky pads - and have someone standing a few yards back from you to confirm it is straight before you press too hard!

[Wanta996(Gotta)]

OR pick the sticky back foam off with fingernails and replace with new sticky back foam bought from Halfords at approx £5, line it up - stick your new plate against the new sticky-back pads and press down for approx 10 seconds.

I have used this process for all of my cars, maybe not ideal for perfectionists but gets the job done.

[USS Bozeman]

Fishing wire, slip it behind the plate and "saw" through the sticky pads, plate comes off, then remove the sticky stuff thats left with a hairdryer or you can get "sticky stuff remover" (think thats whats its called) from DIY stores.