Fixing a Lic. Plate Rattle

[DubStyle311 10+ year member]

Ony my car, a Lexus GS300, my rear licence plate is rattling like hell. The problem is that their are only two screw holes on the car, so I only have two screws on the top of the plate. Does anyone have and ideas how I can put two more screws in or stop the bottom of the plate from rattleing? I dont think I need to get any sound deadeners yet because I can fix the two rattles on it another way.

Drilling holes into the frame doesnt seem like a good idea. Would some puddy or gum on the bottom of the plate work or would the weather **** it up. I was thinking some kind of adheasive but anything strong enough would probably be tough to get off.

Any idea? I am not looking for a sound deadener

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[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

i taped some bubble wrap to the back of mine. worked well.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

few strips of double sided tape works.

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

rubber grommets FTW

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Corrugated cardboard works well.

 

[Do_ 10+ year member]

I would superglue it to the bumper if it would stick. I just spent a while out in my trunk supergluing various things so I'm on a super glue kick.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

y would u ever superglue on a car.

 

[XtrmAudioCncpts 10+ year member]

rubber grommets FTW

probably works the best

 

[MastaFlex 10+ year member]

Go to circuit city and buy a 9.99 dollar tsunami license plate sound deadening(spelling?) works greats and just sticks on the back. Its made for license plates too!

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

why not just put deadener on the actual plate? i also use rubber washers on mine and make sure it's tight.

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

rubber grommets FTW

x2 , aswell as iceteebone....

saywhat?, superglue and duct tape will soon own the world...fyi:up2somet:

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Why not just cut up an old mouse pad or two ( thick neoprene kind) , and glue to the back of your license plate. Then mount it, no more rattling license plate //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

i just took some of that 1.5" wide, .5" deep gasket foam (you know, like for windows and doors?) with the sticky stuff on one side, and stuck it to the back of my liscense plate in a square around the edges. worked fine.

 

[Spr0ket 10+ year member]

i just took some of that 1.5" wide, .5" deep gasket foam (you know, like for windows and doors?) with the sticky stuff on one side, and stuck it to the back of my liscense plate in a square around the edges. worked fine.

I do the same thing, along with the rubber grommets. Probably cost about $1.75 for the foam and grommets with a bunch left over.

 

[MastaFlex 10+ year member]

Anything works, you can put cardboard back there and it would work. It is just what you feel like doing really