windguy Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 got my plates today and after cinching down the rear one the bottom flares away from the body. maybe it's just me but I'd rather this plate lay flat against the door panel. perhaps adding a spacer would help to prevent this. anyone else do something like this to their Gen 2 TC? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windguy Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 it took two pics to show the rear plate. side view shows how it flairs out at the bottom. when you look at the back view it seems that the plate area was designed more for a Euro plate that is wide and narrow and not for the size of a US plate. one option is to raise the plate a few inches by drilling two new holes in the plate so it sits nicely in the plate area. We'll see how much it bugs me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windguy Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) drilled another set of holes in the rear license plate, about 1-1/4" lower and remounted the plate higher so that it now sits inside the recessed area around the plate. left about a 3/16" gap between the top of the plate and the black plastic above it. also added a strip of Black High-Density Rubber Foam Weatherstrip Tape to the top edge of the plate so the metal doesn't touch the paint. I think it looks better and the extra set of holes in the plate don't seem to be an issue. see the BEFORE and AFTER pics below. BEFORE AFTER Edited March 15, 2015 by windguy mustang and LostInTransit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael D Showalter Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Thanks, I would have never noticed, but I used your fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Euro plate holder backplate is usually made of holes in different positions so you can mount it any way possible in pretty much 10 mm steps. How's yours? LostInTransit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael D Showalter Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Euro plate holder backplate is usually made of holes in different positions so you can mount it any way possible in pretty much 10 mm steps. How's yours? American plates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 @mrtn ...my 2014 US model van just has two threaded inserts in the door for the plate to attach . I mounted a camera there too that looks at the trailer hitch , makes hook ups easy peasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 American plates I understand, here's a plate holder with multiple mounting points for American cars (which I have on my TC): G B L 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G B L Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Thats exactly what is needed now jist have to find one Thanks Mrtn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Mine came with a foam rubber backing to prevent my plate from bouncing & rattling, and to protect the paint. Perhaps it's unique to the 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbagumpshrimp Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 On 3/15/2015 at 3:23 PM, windguy said: drilled another set of holes in the rear license plate, about 1-1/4" lower and remounted the plate higher so that it now sits inside the recessed area around the plate. left about a 3/16" gap between the top of the plate and the black plastic above it. also added a strip of Black High-Density Rubber Foam Weatherstrip Tape to the top edge of the plate so the metal doesn't touch the paint. I think it looks better and the extra set of holes in the plate don't seem to be an issue. see the BEFORE and AFTER pics below. Yup. I've done that for multiple vehicles. It's pretty inexpensive and can be found at any hardware store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 The OEM license plate holes are threaded. Part No. W702222-S300 It is actually a rivet nut which is 6 sided. The OEM hole is a 6 sided hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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