Is there such a thing as a decent quality license plate bolt?

[WylieCoyote]

Most of the cars I've owned have only two bolts at the top, leaving the bottom of the plate to vibrate against the car. I know it's kinda janky, but I applied a plate-wide strip of 3M double-sided foam tape across the bottom of the plate, tightened the top bolts, and pressed the bottom of the plate against the car. Use a thin black metal frame, and the neat & tidy black plastic caps on the top bolts, and done. No rattle / vibrate, no exposed bolt heads.

 

[Donald]

I like when you buy a $30K car and the dealer installs cheap licence plate bolts that rust in a week.

I had a Passat I had sold and when taking off the plates with new owner watching both of the screws snapped.

 

[4WD]

I like when you buy a $30K and the dealer installs cheap licence plate bolts that rust in a week.

I had a Passat I had sold and when taking off the plates with new owner watching both of the screws snapped.

Paid $53k for my Jeep and it did not even have the front bracket at all …
AutoZone and my 18v drill to the rescue …

 

[WyrTwister]

I have always used plated 1/4" x 20 machine screws that I keep on the truck , purchased at the supply house . No problems . But I do not live in the rust / salt belt . Thank God !

 

[twouvakind]

Paid $53k for my Jeep and it did not even have the front bracket at all …
AutoZone and my 18v drill to the rescue …

Love it when the front license plate bracket/mount is an "option" or an "accessory" And hideous to boot!

 

[Silver]

Grade 8 bolts from Home Depot. Don't forget the anti-seize and torque appropriately.

 

[partspro]

i believe the issue is two fold, first secure the plate to the car correctly, and ensure that your method prevent theft !

 

[eljefino]

If you get socket head cap screws, put a little (color matching) RTV in the hole. You can pick it out when the time comes, it might weather-proof things a little, and it makes a little bit of a puzzle for thieves.

 

[Rmay635703]

I will be take a good sturdy rusty steel bolt over a Phillips stainless bolt that strips out the first time you use it

 

[CR94]

The stainless bolts the dealer used on my car still look new 6 years later.

If the interior end of the bolt is accessible, tightening a nut (or 2) on that end will make the bolt difficult remove from the outside.

Plastic bolts work, but eventually crumble due to sunlight exposure, and are easy for a thief to break off.

 

[Wolf359]

What about getting some on eBay? I got these a while back. A 20 pack of M6*12mm stainless steel tamper resistant Torx security screws. Had them on for a year and a half and they still look brand new even though they're only 304 stainless steel. About $6.45 for the set. Tamper resistant so no one causally messes with your plate. Looks like there's 316 out there too, but those are regular screws.

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[saratim2020]

Such plates require the utility of socket head cap screws. They are neither Phillips nor slotted. It has a hexagonal head. License plates can be tightened easily by using it properly. To purchase them. Always consider Albany county fasteners, as they are best in maintaining their quality.