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Quick-Release number plate - ideas needed
I need some ideas as to how to mount my number plate (on it's plinth) so it can be quickly removed to get to my new hidden winch? I thought about just using screws and unscrewing when needed but that is clumsy and I guess the screws will eventually work loose in the plastic bumper.
Thought about bolts with wing-nuts but as I can't get to the back of the bumper without stripping it down this isn't really viable as I won't be able to tighten them.
Velcro etc won't work as the plinth has nowhere flat on the back.
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21st Oct 2007 11:21 am
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magnetic tape strips ?
Don't know who does them but i remember seeing this somewhere.
Might have been on some old secondary double glazing
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21st Oct 2007 12:04 pm
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try some rivnuts through holes in the bumber and allen key head bolts, two thin nuts to lock and then you can use wing nuts for the number plate. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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Andy - can you not create some kind of slide in mechanism, so when needed you can slide the registration plate in and out? You may need some kind of permanent fixture for wading to prevent the number plate floating off during wading....
Either that or can you not pivot it (top or bottom) so when you need to use the winch you drop it out of the way?
21st Oct 2007 1:41 pm
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I'll post a pic of the back of the plinth shortly to try and explain.2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
21st Oct 2007 2:10 pm
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Piano hinge and velcro? You can just fold it out of the way...
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21st Oct 2007 6:47 pm
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how about two small anti loose catches by the way love the hidden winch
21st Oct 2007 7:15 pm
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GEOFF DALZELL wrote:
how about two small anti loose catches by the way love the hidden winch
What are they Geoff?
This is the back of the plinth, I think the only way is to fit some bolts from behind through the bumper and maybe glue them in place from the back then use wing-nuts from the front.
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21st Oct 2007 7:18 pm
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Andy - I have been ruminating about this for some time and intend to try four of these extremely strong magnets you can get these days, in association with a couple of retention slots to prevent vibration / G-forces causing it to drop off. Not even reached R&D yet, but will e-mail you a sketch if interested. Even the tiny magnets pull about 12kg
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