I got home last night and found my new license late in the mailbox. I pulled the dealer frame and the temp plate off and found that the plate frame had blemished the paint on the hatch, it should buff out OK, but has anyone found a way to prevent the plate from scratching? I am thinking about getting the rubber stick-on dots or the felt pads, or should I just sand/buff the rough edges and install the plate as is? The dealer frame will NOT go back on, I even had them remove the logo from the hatch. Thanks James Have had the car for less than 4 weeks, averaging 45MPG. Beats the heck out of the ~20MPG that I got in my Deville, just hard to get use to the fact that this car is 3 feet shorter.
I put sound deadening material on the back of the plate. It helps with the scratches. The main purpose was to stop the plate from rattling when the bass hits, but scratch prevention is a nice side effect
I used a couple pieces of foam tape attached to the back of the plate. My first thought was to get a couple of stick-on rubber 'feet' to apply to the round indents of the hatch, but I already had the foam tape.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jamesbugman @ Jun 21 2007, 01:06 PM) [snapback]465853[/snapback]</div> I just had some stick-on felt pads I put on the back of the plate. Works for me.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TheJDJ @ Jun 21 2007, 03:25 PM) [snapback]465933[/snapback]</div> I used the rubber feet (stick-on, about 1/4" in diameter and only 1/16" high), but on the back of the plate lined up to go in the indents. I think these are sold as cupboard door bumpers. - Tom
I used electronics "continuous grommet", a black plastic "U" shaped product, and used black silicone to glue it around the edge of the plate.
Closed cell foam tape or gasket material *on the car*. If you apply it to the plate, dirt gets between the foam and the paint and the car gets scratched anyway.
