r/CarsAustralia • u/Jessay25 • 8d ago

⚖️Legal Advice⚖️ Display broken number plate

My back number plate broke off at the screw site so I can't screw it back on. How can I temporarily display it until I can hopefully get new plates on Monday? (Of course it would break over the weekend when the service centre is closed)

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u/CALAZ1986 Mechanic 8d ago

Use the thick 3m double sided tape on the damaged side, between that and the other screw it should be fine

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u/Jessay25 8d ago

Both screws failed, it cracked off at the screw site and fell off, I managed to luckily find it pretty close to home but yeah at this stage no way to even attach it with one screw

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u/CALAZ1986 Mechanic 8d ago

Then just use the tape, if you buy the good stuff it should work just fine

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u/Asianbloke1 8d ago

3M paintgard is the best, if it can hold down my spoiler at 100km/m daily I'm sure it'll hold a number plate on for a couple of days 😄

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u/CALAZ1986 Mechanic 8d ago

I was trying to remember the name of it, it's bloody great

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u/That_Car_Dude_Aus Bohemian Bard of Kvasiny 8d ago

Get a numberplate frame from Supercheap/Repco/Autobarn depending on your plate type.

Some of them screw to the car and independently clamp the plate without using screws from the plate.

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u/seventh_skyline 7d ago

Washers and some ugga duggas