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Hi all just a quick question, as im having new number plates to go on my 7, from your own experience, have the majority of you screwed youre plates to the car front and rear , or have you used the adhesive stick pad strips instead?

Many thanks



Steve
1979 BL Press Car Pre Production Prototype Inca Yellow DHC

<font color="maroon"><b>I have screws at the front and tape at the back on UK bumpers with over sized plate at the back </b></font id="maroon">







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Sticky pads at the back.

Number plate screws and pads similar to these through the plastic front bumber. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... lgcb0u_OIF

That's what Grinall's used when they restored the bodywork almost 20 years ago. Haven't fallen off yet.

Adam






TR7 V8 DHC Jaguar Solent Blue. 9.35cr Range Rover V8, Holley 390cfm, JWR Dual Port, 214 Cam, Lumention, Tubular Manifolds, Single Pipe Exh, 3.08 Rear, 200lb Spax & PolyBushes, Anti- Dive, Granada Vented Discs & Calipers, Braided Hoses, 4 Speed Rear Cylinders, Uprated Master Cylinder & Servo, AT 5 Spokes and Cruise Lights. No Door Stickers. Mine since July 1986, V8 from 1991

Cheers guys, i have screws at the front and sticky pads on the back at present, so i think i will do just the same when i put my newer plates on, use i very fine drill bit and use the old plate as the template for the holes.



Steve
1979 BL Press Car Pre Production Prototype Inca Yellow DHC

i think they originally had a metal frame/back plate on the front with the number plate glued to it i think it was painted black.

It rides again..... and again wehey!!!!!!!

[quote]<i>Originally posted by busheytrader</i>

Sticky pads at the back.

Number plate screws and pads similar to these through the plastic front bumber. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... lgcb0u_OIF

That's what Grinall's used when they restored the bodywork almost 20 years ago. Haven't fallen off yet.

Adam






TR7 V8 DHC Jaguar Solent Blue. 9.35cr Range Rover V8, Holley 390cfm, JWR Dual Port, 214 Cam, Lumention, Tubular Manifolds, Single Pipe Exh, 3.08 Rear, 200lb Spax & PolyBushes, Anti- Dive, Granada Vented Discs & Calipers, Braided Hoses, 4 Speed Rear Cylinders, Uprated Master Cylinder & Servo, AT 5 Spokes and Cruise Lights. No Door Stickers. Mine since July 1986, V8 from 1991
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I also used these but in black when re-fastening my front grill......


It rides again..... and again wehey!!!!!!!

My car has the plates mounted by self tapping screws front & back. It has always been that way - I presume the original dealers drilled the two small holes through the back panel.

Once a year I take the rear plate off so I can clean & polish the paintwork behind the plate - & check for signs of rust in the screw holes!

Tony

<font size="1">1981 2L FHC Cavalry Blue
1980 3.5L V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!</font id="size1">

The suplying dealers put a small piece of plastic tube over the end of the self tapping screws, stop you scratching your hand on the ones in the boot.

www.triumphtrs.co.uk
TR8 FHC
TR7 Sprint
TR7V8 rally car

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...Once a year I take the rear plate off so I can clean & polish the paintwork behind the plate - & check for signs of rust in the screw holes!...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Polisher [:p] [;)]

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1981 TR7 DHC (now completely dismantled)
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Polisher [:p] [;)]
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My secret is out[:I]

Tony

<font size="1">1981 2L FHC Cavalry Blue
1980 3.5L V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!</font id="size1">

I use screws at the front and sticky pads at the back. I use a metal number plate at the front and perspex at the back. The reason for metal to the front is that when brushing past the front I have snagged against a perspex and it cracked into pieces - the metal just deforms and can be bent back [:)]

The reason for the sticky pads at the rear is that any mounting holes are prone to rust [:(]