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06-02-2008, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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I own a 2005 Fiesta LX 3dr manual. When I bought the car, the front bumper had two holes drilled to fit the black and white slimline plate (by Ford). On the back, the number plate itself had been drilled through (by Ford) to fit the two holes of the Fiesta about 10cm apart..
My question is, how do I fit my new slimline black and white plates to the Fiesta without drilling through my number plate? I was advised by the RTA that it is illegal to drill through a number plate. How has everyone else attached their plates? Do you know if a bracket to fit these number plates, or know of an aftermarket solution? Any ideas? Chris Last edited by ChrisE; 06-02-2008 at 01:34 PM. Reason: mistake |
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06-02-2008, 05:04 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Over here.... Mod:FPV & XR Owners Club of Victoria
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Hi,
I'm in Vic, and basically without a lot of fiddling around to make a backing plate to attached the number plates to and hold them in by a number plates protector- there isn't really a way at all. I got plates as well, and tried a few things but it got too hard. So, positioned them over slightly so a) didn't look off centre b) tried not to drill in the actual letters. In the end I had to bite the bullet and went in the middle of the letter. Bit of white paint and it's hard to notice now. I did a skinny at the front and a fatty at the back- seemed to fill the tailgate hole better......  Cheers,
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06-02-2008, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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I dont think I have seen one BMW that hasn't had its plates re-drilled. My plates are black lettering with white background so I drilled on the lettering and used a black screw.
Your other option is 3M double sided tape which also works well. dom |
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06-02-2008, 11:30 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Liverpool, NSW
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I have white slim line plates on my WQ Zetec which i put on after i got the car and the holes were already in the right place. Its seems strange that all of ur cars are different.
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Number plate attachment?
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