Stupid-looking License Frame
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Stupid-looking License Frame
Can someone recommed a non-metallic, preferable rubber, rear license frame.
As you know the plate is fasted to the trunk with 2 screws on top only
and it seems to me the metal frame is bad thing because the frame is flexble so when ever
closing the trunk or road bumps, the frame is liable to scratch/knock against the paint.
and I really don't wont to drill 2 lower holes
As you know the plate is fasted to the trunk with 2 screws on top only
and it seems to me the metal frame is bad thing because the frame is flexble so when ever
closing the trunk or road bumps, the frame is liable to scratch/knock against the paint.
and I really don't wont to drill 2 lower holes
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Originally Posted by robert_tsxgeek
Can someone recommed a non-metallic, preferable rubber, rear license frame.
As you know the plate is fasted to the trunk with 2 screws on top only
and it seems to me the metal frame is bad thing because the frame is flexble so when ever
closing the trunk or road bumps, the frame is liable to scratch/knock against the paint.
and I really don't wont to drill 2 lower holes
As you know the plate is fasted to the trunk with 2 screws on top only
and it seems to me the metal frame is bad thing because the frame is flexble so when ever
closing the trunk or road bumps, the frame is liable to scratch/knock against the paint.
and I really don't wont to drill 2 lower holes
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Originally Posted by jlukja
I had the same problem. I purchased some self-adhesive weather stripping from Lowes and attached it to the back of the plate. No more noise.
are you 100% sure that the chemical in the adhesive is not damaging to the paint ?
and that it won't peel off paint when you need to remove it ?
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I think he meant to the back of the license plate frame. Then it's not the frame which is rubbing, but the weatherstripping which won't cause any damage (or noise).
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Yes, sorry I didn't make that clear. Attach the adhesive to the back of the plate. The plate will still bounce a bit but the weather stripping will provide a cushion against the car surface..
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my metal frame has 2 grooves in the bottom so the plate is held to the holder tightly there, and only screwed at the top. I worried at first, but the plate and holder are completely rigid.
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As suggested by somebody else in an earlier thread, I just bent my license plate slightly, so that there is no longer any contact with the trunk when I close my trunk. Works well, and best of all, it's free.
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Originally Posted by pansuria
As suggested by somebody else in an earlier thread, I just bent my license plate slightly, so that there is no longer any contact with the trunk when I close my trunk. Works well, and best of all, it's free.
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