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kevin2306
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Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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 Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 9:02 pm Post subject: number plate fixings |
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Assuming that the plastic number plate 'bolts' were not around in the 60's when my vogue was new, am i correct in thinking a slotted pan head screw and nut would have been used to fit the plates (touched up with black paint) ?
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
When did the plastic 2 part screw covers come in?
They had a "washer", which had a raised rim, under the screw head and a cap which fitted onto the "washer" covering the screw head.
I think they came in Black for the old type plates and White and Yellow for the new type.
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kevin2306
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Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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| Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:55 am Post subject: |
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my vogue would definately come with some sort of nut and bolt fixing. the front plate fixes to 2 brackets hanging down from the front bumber and the boot is pre drilled, both bolts would have been 6mm id say.
perhaps im over thinking this and should just go with the plastic bolts i have..devil is in the detail sometimes tho eh..
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Rick
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kevin2306
Joined: 01 Jul 2013
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Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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| Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:54 am Post subject: |
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| Rick wrote: | Dome-headed slotted screws and nuts would be my choice, the slots neatly lined up, I'm not keen on plastic..!
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I ordered some last night! stainless jobbies in M8 size.
I will give them a squire of black gloss before fitting them and use a piece of paper on the screwdriver end to save damaging the paint.
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MikeEdwards
Joined: 25 May 2011
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Location: South Cheshire
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| Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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| kevin2306 wrote: | | I ordered some last night! stainless jobbies in M8 size. |
So you've gone to the trouble of finding the correct type of screw, then ordered them in the johnny-foreigner METRIC size?  |
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kevin2306
Joined: 01 Jul 2013
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Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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| Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| MikeEdwards wrote: | | kevin2306 wrote: | | I ordered some last night! stainless jobbies in M8 size. |
So you've gone to the trouble of finding the correct type of screw, then ordered them in the johnny-foreigner METRIC size? |
yep, they will look the part regardless and you would need to get on your hands and knees to discover anything else..
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PAUL BEAUMONT
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Location: Barnsley S. Yorks
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Yeh, agree with mike, you should have used jolly American unified things!!!  |
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