Member Since: 14 Feb 2006
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 68
Rear Number Plate
Very irritating that this is not screwed on in some way. Only had the car 9 months and the sticky has come off the tape holding it on to the car. What is the best way to remedy this ?06 Bonatti Grey HSE, Ebony Interior with Privacy Glass & Rubbing Strips.
3rd Jan 2007 1:29 pm
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Apply new sticky furnished by your dealer. Maybe use longer strips across top and bottom.
Mine is held with sticky in each corner. And is starting to be less than stuck fast.
3rd Jan 2007 1:30 pm
Tommyknocker
Member Since: 14 Feb 2006
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 68
Rear Number Plate
Kind of what I thought. Not the ideal solution for a car of this cost though. Still, mustn't grumble coz everything else is fine with the beast.06 Bonatti Grey HSE, Ebony Interior with Privacy Glass & Rubbing Strips.
3rd Jan 2007 1:31 pm
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 16390
I have used some of that heavy duty velcro. its easy to remove the number plate for cleaning underneath and secured very tightDuncan
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Go to Halfords and buy a few interior mirror fixing pads. These are unbelievably strong black rubber pads about 20mm x 40mm in size and as suggested designed to hold the rear-view mirror to the windscreen.
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The dont know its removable 8) 8) , and its actually harder to pull off than the permanently fixed adhesive pads. Not had one nicked yet and I use this on all my cars/trailers.
But yes, valid point..Duncan
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3rd Jan 2007 1:55 pm
MJ
Member Since: 25 Jan 2006
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 54
My rear number plate is just stuck on as well, and every time I wash it the bl@@dy thing falls off!! The problem with sticking it on is that the tailgate skin is slightly more flexible than the reg plate which loosens the grip of the sticky stuff!!
However, if you look at the lower rear tailgate, there are 2 threaded inserts fitted into it (with black textured rubber caps over them) ready to screw the number plate to. I've also seen in one of the galleries on here, pics of a new D3 at a dealership (I think in Australia) with a bracket bolted to these 2 inserts ready to accept the reg plate, and which stands the number plate off the tailgate a little.
Frankly, I think we have been short changed slightly by our dealers. I'm going to be contacting mine pretty soon with a (very short!) list of issues - of which the rear number plate is one!!Arctic Frost TDV6 5-seat
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3rd Jan 2007 1:59 pm
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Member Since: 11 May 2006
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MJ wrote:
However, if you look at the lower rear tailgate, there are 2 threaded inserts fitted into it (with black textured rubber caps over them) ready to screw the number plate to.
That's where my rear plates (mine & Mrs DSL's) are screwed into.
3rd Jan 2007 2:06 pm
Mr Bling
Member Since: 06 Mar 2006
Location: Lancashire
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If you're using double-sided adhesive tape, WARM the panel with a hairdryer first - in this cold weather the glue doesn't go off properly when applied to cold bodywork!!!2005 Disco 3 TDV6 7 seater. Leather, DVD, fully colour-coded.
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3rd Jan 2007 3:34 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
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And mine - when I swapped the plates last week, there are a pair of grey receiving plugs which take the screwsSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
3rd Jan 2007 3:34 pm
craig
Member Since: 08 Aug 2006
Location: Home of LR.
Posts: 2545
Mines all screwed up, black and yellow headed. Guess Guy Salmon didn't screw me over for that!
3rd Jan 2007 3:59 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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rogue wrote:
Mines all screwed up, black and yellow headed. Guess Guy Salmon didn't screw me over for that!
same as mine ....funny how they matched the colour's up with the black lettering and yellow backgroundG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
3rd Jan 2007 5:14 pm
bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 524
There are new number plates that are designed to be stuck on and that get completely trashed if someone tries to remove them.
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