Hi ,
I have recently put a vinyl wrap on my vehicle and the rear number plate was affixed with stick on velcro (as it was from the dealer)
I noticed 4 round indentations about 5mm d and 2 hexagonal depressions all in the number plate area ( now all covered by the wrap)
Can anyone tell me if the round indents are actually holes in the panel before I drill into them and how is the rear number plate fixed to the rear other than sticky velcro ?

Thanks

 

I have found that the best and easiest way to attach a rear number plate on most cars is to use 3M double sided tape, and that is what I have used on all three of my Jags.
No drilling, no (extra) holes, no ugly bolts or screws, no clunky mounting plates or frames, just a nice clean finish.
The only possible downside with a vinyl wrap is if/when you want to remove the plate it might tear up the wrap but I have found that using a heat gun where the strips of tape are softens the glue enough to get the tape off fairly easily.

 

Thanks OzXFR,
your suggestions seems the only practical way to get this plate on (semi permanently)
The Velcro was a bit iffy. It's surprising Jaguar don't supply a rear plinth.
I removed the front plinth and shortened it for Oz plates, quite easy to pop rivet the plate to the plinth.
Thanks again.

 

There are 2 pair of holes - presumably to align with plates in different countries. One definitely works for the US, although the bite isn't great; I once had it pop loose on one side. Fortunately, it didn't fall off or scratch the paint. I ended up wrapping the screws with a round of masking tape for a more secure fit. Meanwhile, I wasn't happy that the plate wants to nearly touch the painted surface, so I applied a few nylon bumper knobs (like you use with a cabinet door) to act as a spacer on the back side of the plate.

 

Ok, so those holes don't align with any on the Queensland plate.
I will go with OzXFR s solution and use double sided tape, they make some substantially strong tapes these days.

 

I had put a "like" on OzXFR's post, but I might recommend attaching a dummy plate with screws as a buffer, using the factory holes. I'm just twitchy about applying tape directly to the body. I agree there are good adhesives out there (Gorilla tape comes to mind), but I worry lest it be TOO good. A heat gun probably would keep you safe - I'm just a bit obsessive.

 

Nothing to worry about, I replaced the plates on my F-Type twice (once shortly after I bought it and again a few years after that - change of plate number) and had zero problems getting the old plates and old tape/glue off. And this was with really strong double-sided tape which stuck the plate on like s... to a blanket. As I said just heat up the plate where the tape is, pull the plate off, then clean up the remaining glue residue. I use eucalyptus oil for cleaning up glue residue on painted surfaces, works a treat!

 

Hi uncheel,
they seem pretty big holes and I'm wary of what's behind there.
On another note - any idea what the metal plug is shown in the photo(beside the RH velcro strip in the photo ?

 

I'm not sure our holes have exactly the same layout (different years / Geo's), but my plates attach to reasonably-sized round holes about 3.5" off center - inside the circle pictured below. From your photo, it looks like you have similar holes off to each side that are covered by the wrap. Hope this helps.

 

Thanks,
that confirms those (covered) round holes are meant for the plate attachment on my car.
Might have to get the drill to the plate.
Thank you for the photo.