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Dobba

Member Since: 16 Mar 2014
Location: County Durham
Posts: 30

2011 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Alaska White

Wonky number plates Doh

Wonky number plates !!!!
Been on trying to fit nice clean number plates all afternoon to my lovely clean white landy
STEVIE WONDER EAT YOUR HEART OUT ,!

18th Apr 2015 7:35 pm

Dobba

Member Since: 16 Mar 2014
Location: County Durham
Posts: 30

There's another £20 wasted , wouldn't care but I almost wore my tape measure out trying to get it right and what happens !

18th Apr 2015 7:37 pm

Steve D

Member Since: 19 Jan 2013
Location: Essexshire
Posts: 4100

Why don't you swap your tape measure for a spirit level.....

19th Apr 2015 7:30 am

BossBob

Member Since: 30 Sep 2010
Location: Bristol
Posts: 1336

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Baltic Blue

Just use an appropriately sized spacer!

19th Apr 2015 8:02 am

Maxxed_Ross

Member Since: 10 Dec 2014
Location: West Lothian
Posts: 214

2010 Freelander 2 TD4_e XS Manual Bali Blue

stick the plates on, then they can be moved with a hair drier and no lasting damage to plate or bumper

19th Apr 2015 9:01 am

Joe

Member Since: 07 Dec 2014
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 271

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Dobba wrote:
There's another £20 wasted , wouldn't care but I almost wore my tape measure out trying to get it right and what happens !

I marked the centres of my number plates in light pencil and did same on car.
I stuck the double sided tape onto the plates 1st then aligned them up a few mm's away before final fix.
Some tips I have read include sticking one side of tape to number plate 24 hours before fixing to car (maybe allowing glue to cure onto plate properly?)

I understand your frustration wonky plates spoil the look.

Good Luck
Joe Fix it until it's broke !

19th Apr 2015 9:42 am

chicken george

Member Since: 06 Dec 2007
Location: N. Yorks
Posts: 13288

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

tape two pencils onto the plate fronts, so the touch the under side of the chrome arse peice/boot release. this will help keep straight as you align the tape At work
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19th Apr 2015 9:58 am

Gordo

Member Since: 23 Mar 2015
Location: St Neots
Posts: 35

2014 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

Tip of the day: If using an old plate at the template, do not put them back-to-back to mark the holes - put one on top of the other instead.

Don't ask me how I know... Gordon

Land Rover Defender XS Td5 DC | Argocat Magnum 8x8 | Land Rover Freelander 2 XS TD4

20th Apr 2015 1:22 pm

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