Affixing rear number plate

Johnny2R · 18th October 2018, 14:23

I've had a new rear number plate waiting to go on for ages and had never got around to it. But late Saturday I decided to do the job while I was in the mood. So I pulled my old number plate off, cleared off the old bits of tape as much as possible, and went to put the new one in place. Whereupon I discovered that the tape I needed to fix it on was not in the bag with the plate, and was in fact nowhere to be seen, despite a comprehensive search! As I needed to use the car the following morning, I had to do something, so I used a whole load of Sellotape Sticky Fixers (22 of them in fact).

The number plate seems to be stuck down pretty immovably but I'm anxious it will come off at some point when I'm on the road. Has anyone used Sticky Fixers for this or any similar purpose, and if so, how do they stand up to moisture?

stevestrat · 18th October 2018, 14:54

Those wee pads aren't weatherproof, better with proper number plate tape or double sided pads. Get it at any motor factors, Halfords etc.

Johnny2R · 18th October 2018, 16:10

Thanks, I've ordered some online which are specifically for the job.

Greeners · 18th October 2018, 18:24

COLVERT · 19th October 2018, 15:39

Or to be more secure, pop rivets.

Over here in France the only legal way to fix your number plate on is with rivets.

Not only that but you are not allowed to do it yourself. You have to take it to a person registered to fit number plates.--

Incredible but true.---

RoverP480 · 19th October 2018, 17:17

When I was in the USA with my own Land Rover , locals could not believe it was legal in UK to use adhesive tape rather than mechanical fixings for the number plates.

Lord of Hog · 20th October 2018, 10:25

What matters is not so much the fixings as how well you prepare the area you're going to stick them to. Autoglym tar remover or a bottle of Tardis plus an old credit card and a couple of clean micropore cloths plus about half an hour of your time each end should do the trick.

steve-45 · 20th October 2018, 12:30

Oh well, at least you don’t have to worry about fixing front number plates as they now appear to be an option.

Saw 6 vehicles without front plates this morning and two of them whilst sitting 3 vehicles behind a police car.

18th October 2018, 14:23	#1
Johnny2R Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT Club Tourer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norwich Posts: 712 Thanks: 98 Thanked 47 Times in 24 Posts	Affixing rear number plate I've had a new rear number plate waiting to go on for ages and had never got around to it. But late Saturday I decided to do the job while I was in the mood. So I pulled my old number plate off, cleared off the old bits of tape as much as possible, and went to put the new one in place. Whereupon I discovered that the tape I needed to fix it on was not in the bag with the plate, and was in fact nowhere to be seen, despite a comprehensive search! As I needed to use the car the following morning, I had to do something, so I used a whole load of Sellotape Sticky Fixers (22 of them in fact). The number plate seems to be stuck down pretty immovably but I'm anxious it will come off at some point when I'm on the road. Has anyone used Sticky Fixers for this or any similar purpose, and if so, how do they stand up to moisture?

18th October 2018, 14:54	#2
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,454 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Those wee pads aren't weatherproof, better with proper number plate tape or double sided pads. Get it at any motor factors, Halfords etc. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

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20th October 2018, 10:25	#7
Lord of Hog Gets stuck in Rover 75 2.5 V6 in Wedgwood Blue Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Felbridge, East Grinstead Posts: 982 Thanks: 250 Thanked 294 Times in 206 Posts	What matters is not so much the fixings as how well you prepare the area you're going to stick them to. Autoglym tar remover or a bottle of Tardis plus an old credit card and a couple of clean micropore cloths plus about half an hour of your time each end should do the trick. __________________ Conformity is not morality. Consensus is not truth.

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18th October 2018, 16:10	#3
Johnny2R Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT Club Tourer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norwich Posts: 712 Thanks: 98 Thanked 47 Times in 24 Posts	Thanks, I've ordered some online which are specifically for the job.

19th October 2018, 15:39	#5
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Or to be more secure, pop rivets. Over here in France the only legal way to fix your number plate on is with rivets. Not only that but you are not allowed to do it yourself. You have to take it to a person registered to fit number plates.-- Incredible but true.---

19th October 2018, 17:17	#6
RoverP480 Gets stuck in None at the moment Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hereford Posts: 501 Thanks: 1 Thanked 165 Times in 146 Posts	When I was in the USA with my own Land Rover , locals could not believe it was legal in UK to use adhesive tape rather than mechanical fixings for the number plates.

20th October 2018, 12:30	#8
steve-45 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belvedere Posts: 4,076 Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts	Oh well, at least you don’t have to worry about fixing front number plates as they now appear to be an option. Saw 6 vehicles without front plates this morning and two of them whilst sitting 3 vehicles behind a police car.