Warped rear licence plate insert
#1
Warped rear licence plate insert
Someone must have shunted my S up the rear whilst I was parked - the tow eye had popped out and my licence plate insert seems to be warped - just won't fit anymore! Gutting, it looks pretty cruddy now. Any help / advice would be hugely appreciated, I want to return her to her former glory if I can!
#3
Pretty sure that it's broken the lugs on the plinth that attach it to the metal bit behind the bumper, not much else you can do apart from buy a new one. They do come pre-painted from Honda but are quite pricey ~£140. It might be worth asking Si@Hendy to see what price he can do on one.
#4
May just have slipped down on its mounts but as above, if it has bent the mounts, it's a piece of cake to straighten them.
If it was me, i'd get a bodyshop to fix it to the bumper permanently with some proper plastic adhesive - the brackets are expensive and pointless.
If it was me, i'd get a bodyshop to fix it to the bumper permanently with some proper plastic adhesive - the brackets are expensive and pointless.
#7
I priced this up when some dozy doris nudged me while I was sat at traffic lights. If I remember correctly it's £90-95 from Si. Tom @ TGM said it's a bumper off job so I will be having it done when I next go back in a couple of months for my service.
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#8
Thanks for all the advice guys. Getting a bodyshop to glue the plinth in properly sounds like the way forward. Does it look like mine is knackered? I.e. will I need to buy a new plinth and get it bonded in, or do you think a bodyshop would be able to bend mine back into shape and glue it in?
#10
Talk about coincidence but I've just bought some black silicone sealent and was going to take off and do my no. plate plinth this weekend and deal with any rust .
OP . It is really quite easy to remove the bumper and fix this rather than pay someone else to do it .
OP . It is really quite easy to remove the bumper and fix this rather than pay someone else to do it .