Having spent hundreds or even thousands on a personalised registration number many people put very little thought into how to fix the physical number plates to their car if this is not done correctly the appearance of their pride and joy can quickly go downhill. In the past number plates were drilled and fixed to the car with self tapping screws , with the advent of plastic bumpers and double sided tape plates are now usually stuck to the car.Both methods have advantages and pitfalls which will be discussed here. Drilling the plates and fixing with screws gives a good solid mounting but sometimes the screw heads can alter the look of the registration number if they land close to or in a digit , also water can seep into the holes and separate the reflective and acrylic over time, ruining the number plate. Before deciding to drill , work out where the screw heads will be and if you do drill ,start from the front face and stop just as the drill breaks through , then flip the plate over and drill from the back , this will prevent seperation of the reflective from the acrylic.To ensure that the plates are level and postioned correctly tape the old plates over the new ones and drill through the holes in the old plates to mark the positions on the new ones. If you do find that the screw head has gone through a digit , a touch of black paint on the screw head will improve the appearance , if the screw heads land in a blank space, there are available screw head covers you can use so they blend in with acrylic , these are available in both white and yellow for font and rear number plates.You can also get white and yellow plastic bolts and nuts although these are less useful on the new style integrated bumpers and valances used on modern cars.
The main problem with sticking the plates onto the car is one of them falling off ! The trick here is to thoroughly clean the surface where the plate is going and de-grease it with a solvent , then use a reputable make of sticky fixers and use lots of them they come in pakets and you may as well use them all up.
There is a third option , you can use mounting frames , these are screwed to the car and then the number plate clips into the frame giving the advantages of both systems of fixing , if you change your car often these would be a worthwhile investment as you could keep your plates when you sell the car and transfer them to your new car when you transfer the registration number.
Luxury Motors
310 Ogden Avenue ~ Downers Grove, IL
TOLL FREE: 877.678.7662 | OUTSIDE US: 630.241.4848
Directions
From O'Hare Airport
Start out going NORTHEAST.
Merge onto I-190 E toward CHICAGO LOOP.
Merge onto I-88 W / RONALD REAGAN MEMORIAL TOLL WAY toward AURORA
(Portions toll).
Merge onto IL-83 S / KINGERY HWY.
Take the OAK BROOK RD / 31ST STREET ramp.
Keep RIGHT at the fork to go on 31ST ST / OAK BROOK RD / CR-34 S.
Turn LEFT onto MEYERS RD / CR-25. Continue to follow CR-25.
Turn LEFT onto OGDEN AVE / US-34.
End at 310 Ogden Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515-3141, US
From Midway Airport
Start out going SOUTH on S CICERO AVE / IL-50 S toward W 59TH ST.
Make a U-TURN at W 59TH ST onto IL-50 N / S CICERO AVE.
Merge onto I-55 S / STEVENSON EXPY S via the ramp on the LEFT.
Merge onto I-294 N via EXIT 277A toward WISCONSIN (Portions toll).
Merge onto US-34 W / OGDEN AVE.
End at 310 Ogden Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515-3141, US
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Updated: Tuesday, 5 June 2007 12:28 PM EDT