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Fixing pressed plates
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:01 pm
by polospeed
What do people think is the best way to fit a german pressed plate, was thinking a surround so I can swap between that and my legal one or velcro but dont know how well that will hold up or srew them in. Any help would be great thanks

Re: Fixing pressed plates
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:08 am
by Jeff GTi
i have held my tinted plates on with 3m double sided tape, but its a permenant fix, you would not be able to swap and change between though, as the bond is so tough
however, doing so means a safe fix to the car without unsightly screws and drilling of the bumpers
probably not much help, just what i have done
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:44 am
by taylor86
velcro works fine mate, had my plates on with it for a good 6 months now

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:43 am
by pip_polo
i have velcro, but it is strong stuff and i actually bent my plates trying to change them, so they will not just drip off

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:02 am
by polospeed
Where did you get the velcro from pip?
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:56 pm
by pip_polo
bnq do it off a roll. its like 2" wide and if your doing both pressed plates and uk ones youl want like 1.5m, only be like £2 or something. on my metal plates to make it stick i got a bit of wet n dry to create some small scratches so it had something to stick to.. but not essential lol
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:07 pm
by polospeed
Was thinkin if using velcro could I not just use balck velcro and stick em to my uk plates?
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:31 pm
by pip_polo
hwat do you mean?
i have the hooked side of the velcro on the cars bumper, and the hairy bit of the velcro on the backs of my plates.
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:36 pm
by polospeed
Stick the black velcro over the letters on my uk plate then stick the german ones to that, then if I do get the pull just take em off and act dumb say just been to a show and forgot to take em off sorry kind of thing
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:42 pm
by pip_polo
hmmm, not sure they would allow you to stick things on the plate.
easier to just have english ones in the boot with velcro ready to go, and the pressed ones on the car ready to come off lol
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:20 pm
by Tim_GTi
Just use trim repair tape or velcro.
There's no point using the velcro as a form of quick release. It will only show the police a direct sign of defiance to the law.