danham
Veteran Member
At a Boston area GTG this morning, several of us were shocked and appalled to find that our dealers screwed our rear license plates on with self-tapping screws so long that I'm surprised tightening them didn't shorten the car's wheelbase.
The immediate downside of this bonehead maneuver is that it puts four little dings in the paint, caused by the plate flexing when you close the lid or hit a bump and the tip of the screw hits the body. This is where the hatch or trunk lid will begin to rust.
I just touched mine up and put some temporary rubber spacers between the plastic plate mount and the body until I can get proper fasteners on there that do not dig into the body. Sheesh.
-dan
The immediate downside of this bonehead maneuver is that it puts four little dings in the paint, caused by the plate flexing when you close the lid or hit a bump and the tip of the screw hits the body. This is where the hatch or trunk lid will begin to rust.
I just touched mine up and put some temporary rubber spacers between the plastic plate mount and the body until I can get proper fasteners on there that do not dig into the body. Sheesh.
-dan