Number Plate Question

romario_2

Hi, am trying to remove the number plate off my parteners car to fit a private plate, however the rear plate is attatched by two rivets. I cant work out how to remove these and have removed the mounting on the inside of the hatchback boot to look.

Car 2001 renault Clio

Thankes in advance for any help.

vansboy

I'd guess the riveted plate was done for extra security, so that they couldn't be stolen, or more than likely just to fit quicker, at the dealer.

Probably need to drill the centre of the rivet out 7 then the plate will come off.

& as a tip for fitting the new ones, use extra strong double sided tape, or adhesive pads.

Tape from focus, pads from Halfords. Wipe surface clean before sticking in position, with petrol.

Then everything'll look neater without drilling/screwing!

VB

david29dpo

why not use the old plate as a template to drill the hole in the new one? then get the nice plastic nut and bolts to use in the holes in the car.

espresso

david29dpo wrote:

why not use the old plate as a template to drill the hole in the new one? then get the nice plastic nut and bolts to use in the holes in the car.

Because the letters/numbers are likely to be in different positions!

rdwarr

I'm with vansboy on this. Having just fitted a private plate I can confirm Halfords Pads as the best solution. They come in two thicknesses; 1mm for flat surfaces and 6mm for bendy.

scheming_gypsy

i use velcro for mine and they've never fallen off. Got the velcro strips from a car shop and it means i can swap my plates from the legal version to the illegal version

david29dpo

if its the same plate, now can the numbers be in different positions?

espresso

david29dpo wrote:

if its the same plate, now can the numbers be in different positions?

The numbers/letters are often arranged by a human unless it's computerised and some plates have a GB symbol to one side. If you used a previous plate as a template to drill holes, the chances are that the holes would not be positioned correctly or overlap the digits!

:eek:

rdwarr

david29dpo wrote:

if its the same plate, now can the numbers be in different positions?

But it's not the same plate. The OP says

Hi, am trying to remove the number plate off my parteners car to fit a private plate

david29dpo

sorry! must be the sun!

romario_2

If i was to drill the center of the rivet out as vansboy suggests, which type of
drill bit would be suitable? which sort of bit could be used to drill through the metal rivet? would a cordless drill be powerful enough to do this?

Sorry for so many questions, dont want to make a mess of the car.