| MDX4Evah |
Hi all,
tonight, some bast*rd took one of the rear license plate screw off my new-ish '06 MDX. i had to grab one from the front to temporarily replace the one in the back to keep the plate upright. is there a theft-deterrent type of plate screw that i can buy or order that'll fit the threading of the screws that came with the car? i'm sure there's a kind of screw that requires a hex key or something, but i don't want to buy the wrong kind and have it too long or start to rust, etc. thanks in advance! |
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| EXCALIBUR |
MDX4Evah,
Hard luck. The fasteners for the license plate can accept almost any type of screw. I replaced the dealer license plate frames and cheap dealer screws when I first bought my MDX. I used 10 mm stainless steel bolts. You can buy them at any hardware store. If someone is desperate enough to steal them, I can always get more. Good luck.:29: |
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| G. COLTON |
Now that is one of the strangest thefts that I have ever read about. There are screws made that can only be screwed on. The problem with that is you could not remove them.
I would not worry about this being a continuing problem. There are not many thieves out there that just want a screw.
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| hammermdx |
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Originally posted by G. COLTON
Now that is one of the strangest thefts that I have ever read about. There are screws made that can only be screwed on. The problem with that is you could not remove them.
I would not worry about this being a continuing problem. There are not many thieves out there that just want a screw.
G
LOL, there a plenty of people out there who just want a screw!!!:4: |
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| G. COLTON |
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Originally posted by hammermdx
LOL, there a plenty of people out there who just want a screw!!!:4:
Boy was I the perfect straight man!
LOL
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| MDX4Evah |
hi Excalibur,
thanks for the reply. i haven't really looked, but can i use a nut/bolt type of fastener on the back? i thought i couldn't, because the screws screw into the plastic plate holder only, and there's no way to anchor a nut from that configuration? sorry for the newbie questions!
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Originally posted by EXCALIBUR
The fasteners for the license plate can accept almost any type of screw. I replaced the dealer license plate frames and cheap dealer screws when I first bought my MDX. I used 10 mm stainless steel bolts. You can buy them at any hardware store. If someone is desperate enough to steal them, I can always get more. Good luck.:29:
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| EXCALIBUR |
MDX4Evah,
You only have those two nylon fasteners going into the sheet metal of the tailgate with which to attach the license plate screws. It would be better to get yourself a good supply of 10 mm stainless steel bolts to hold the license plate. Keep a few spares in your glove box in case the same thief liberates them from your MDX again. It's not a big thing to replace them, and hopefully should not happen often. |
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| slackass |
| There are a couple of types of screw heads you could get that would be tougher to take. One is a torx head, one maybe an allen head, and the other is either a torx head or allen head with a safety pin in the middle. This last one can only be removed with a specific type torx or allen bit with a hole in the end of them for the safety pin. |
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