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24th February 2008, 13:55
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French Plates
Everytime I wash my car the water seems to remove the double side tape I use to fix my french plates on, does anyone else have these problems?
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24th February 2008, 14:05
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what car shampoo are you using??
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24th February 2008, 14:06
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get some velcro ftw,
stick one side on the car and one side on the plates and hey presto!
never had a prob on mine, and i had them on my old car for well over 1yr with no problems mate
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24th February 2008, 14:18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grantlowery
Everytime I wash my car the water seems to remove the double side tape I use to fix my french plates on, does anyone else have these problems?
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try re fixing them mate with some double sided cushion tape or double sided body tape. make sure that both surfaces are clean and dry. this is how i did mine and now i cant get them back off, lol
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24th February 2008, 14:57
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jst put mine on but havent washed it yet but the last plates were stuck on wit double sided tape and they didnt some off. try some new ones is probs best bet??
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24th February 2008, 22:53
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are these plates not illegal? because im really tempted to get some
sorry for the hijack, but velcro does seem like the best idea.. or a mix of them all  all i can say is make sure u have the surface clean and dry.. to get the best stick
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25th February 2008, 08:14
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Yes the plates are illegal, and there is a big crackdown on illegal number plates! I found out the hard way with a £30 fine but apparently I could of had 3 points!
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25th February 2008, 15:05
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ah glad i found this thread, can you have the french plates no matter what the reg of the car??
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25th February 2008, 15:10
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of course you can mate as long as your cars french lol
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25th February 2008, 15:12
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can you have french style plates as long as it says GB on them
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25th February 2008, 15:13
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i used the sticky pads from halford on mine.
stuck so well they wont come back of.
never been affected by cleaning. car get cleaned every weekend and theyve been on there a year and a half
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25th February 2008, 15:21
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haha tah mate
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25th February 2008, 15:32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jonezy
can you have french style plates as long as it says GB on them
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naw mate they are illegal no matter what
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25th February 2008, 15:32
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Quote:
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haha tah mate
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no bother mate! laughed when a seen it
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27th February 2008, 16:03
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halfords pads are teh best.. if their put on propperly the plate normally snaps if you try and rip it off
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