how have you fixed your rear jdm number plate

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 9:06 pm

right so i have my jdm number plates now, freshly sprayed my number plate holders, fixing the front plate on is easy can do that with double sided tape but the rear i no the bottom goes behind the lower lugs but i dont really wanna drill the top so was wondering how others have fixed theres

Post by **Vtecmec** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 9:19 pm

I bought some 10mm acrylic, drilled holes to align it with the m6 bolt holes that are meant for the JDM plate, then used some countersunk bolts to affix said acrylic to the car and stuck the rear plate to that.

I removed the lower lugs, smoothed and painted them away........

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 9:37 pm

thats a clever idea

but i do like the lower lugs kinda part of the jdmness,was thinking of maybe running a bead of adhesive around the rear of the number plate threw the square hole in the holder if that makes sense

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 12:22 am

On my 5the gen I've actually got the perfect size plate so that it slides in behind the lower tabs and then flexs in up into the top cutouts where the number plate lights shine through. So it's basically wedged in there, but won't come out unless you flex it and pull.

lxstuart · Post by **lxstuart** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:41 pm

Mine was sat in the lower lugs, and I drilled the plate and fixed the top with some definitely genuine "Mugen" licence plate bolts I saw on ebay.

Like this

alinton · Post by **alinton** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:31 am

Mine slots into the lower lugs, then is held there by double-sided velcro behind it at the top.

Means I can remove it easily enough if I wish, for example when I bet the car MOT'd because my plate has a 'honda' logo on it and the crowd here that do MOTs don't allow that!

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Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:35 am

alinton wrote:Means I can remove it easily enough if I wish, for example when I bet the car MOT'd because my plate has a 'honda' logo on it and the crowd here that do MOTs don't allow that!

I'm sure that if the logo is at least 11mm away from the digits (therefore outside the legally required 11mm margin) then they'd have no grounds to fail you on it

alinton · Post by **alinton** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 5:20 pm

They do here in Ireland. You're not allowed to have any graphics on the plate.

So I just swap it for a 'legal' one for the test then swap it back. Same with my small-size front plate...

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:08 pm

some very good ideas dont really wont to drill the plate thats what i am trying to avoid

Post by **DaveyBa8** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:05 am

Abit hard to see, but I've the new smaller jap pressed plate double sided taped to the older square perspecs plate, the jap plate is too small on its own so didn't look right, and the older one was to big looking. So it will do for now but will eventually spray the old plate black.

Looks like it's sitting off on that photo but it's not lol.