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[TheBoy]

Every Omega saloon I've looked closely enough at have been screwed

Might want to look again at the back of my 2.2   

Double sided tape?  Why oh why, when the holes are precast into the bumper...

Because it looks much neater,especially after some time when the streaks of dirt/shite/ rust etc. gradually run downwards from the screws and cause ugly staining to the plates.

Not that I've ever noticed and rust etc on the plates, eve that would look better than a Blue Peter Sticky backed Plastic number plate smashed by being run over every time it falls off

[waspy]

Every Omega saloon I've looked closely enough at have been screwed

Might want to look again at the back of my 2.2   

Is Jamie due for another break down

[TheBoy]

Every Omega saloon I've looked closely enough at have been screwed

Might want to look again at the back of my 2.2   

Is Jamie due for another break down

Quite the opposite, my friend, quite the opposite

[Webby the Bear]

The better half just confirmed they've been ordered 

I am replacing mine for 2 reasons really. A.) I like the Euro GB Stripe (sad I know), B.) all water and sh1t has got in to the back one and the 4 is a kind of 'A' which I've heard is illegal 

[Andy B]

Every Omega saloon I've looked closely enough at have been screwed

Might want to look again at the back of my 2.2   

Double sided tape?  Why oh why, when the holes are precast into the bumper...

Because it looks much neater,especially after some time when the streaks of dirt/shite/ rust etc. gradually run downwards from the screws and cause ugly staining to the plates.

Not that I've ever noticed and rust etc on the plates, eve that would look better than a Blue Peter Sticky backed Plastic number plate smashed by being run over every time it falls off

Mine have been stuck on for years now for the reason Albs say ........ it looks better ie no screws on show. I've had to re-fix my front just once due to the curve of where the front plate sits & the fact that there's not a full area behind it to fix to. 

[Ploppy]

Police fitted these , was used to change number plates on the vehicle .

Regards

Ploppy

[omega3000]

Every Omega saloon I've looked closely enough at have been screwed

Might want to look again at the back of my 2.2   

Double sided tape?  Why oh why, when the holes are precast into the bumper...

Because it looks much neater,especially after some time when the streaks of dirt/shite/ rust etc. gradually run downwards from the screws and cause ugly staining to the plates.

Not that I've ever noticed and rust etc on the plates, eve that would look better than a Blue Peter Sticky backed Plastic number plate smashed by being run over every time it falls off

Mine have been stuck on for years now for the reason Albs say ........ it looks better ie no screws on show. I've had to re-fix my front just once due to the curve of where the front plate sits & the fact that there's not a full area behind it to fix to. 

What are they stuck on with though , wish id thought of that when i replaced mine a few weeks back although i guess you have to be careful whats used to stick it in case it reacts with the backing on the number plate    ie: no nails 

The old self tappers are horrid , squeaked like fek undoing them .

[Macduff]

Wide trim tape is so much neater and nobody can nick your numerplates

[Andy B]

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What are they stuck on with though ,  .....

Double sided sticky tabs from Halfords. IIRC I used the thinner of the two sizes available.  Make sure everything is properly clean as you fit them, due to the curve of the front bumper it'll come off on one side if you don't. 

[Nick W]

Horrid, horrid things. And the bumper's been drilled by a 4 yearold on a pogo stick by the looks of it...

And he was using a blunt spoon to make the holes.
This is why I don't like screwed/bolted on plastic plates on modern cars. Wide, double sided trim tape is the way to do it. Quick, cheap and easy. If you clean the surfaces effectively(quick squirt of brake/carb cleaner or acetone will do the job), you have to really want them to come off. Looking around, very few people pay any attention to where the screws go/line up and just look dreadful. And that's before they go rusty.

When using pressed aluminium plates on an older car, I do tend to bolt them on as they're often just hung under the bumper; but then I use the same polished button headed stainless steel screws that I use everywhere else for non-critical items. And that goes into a properly set rivnut as self tapping screws are an abomination.

[Vamps]

I have just bought some new plate ready to change a private pleat to our new mig, they came with screws and caps and double sided sticky stuff which will be my preferred option...