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Author Message   Patrick Winters (Pwinters) New Member Username: Pwinters Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 09:59 pm:    Hey everybody ... I just bought my first Discovery. It has 73,000 miles on it and I paid $10,400 for it. It is in OUTSTANDING condition. So far I love it! I have a question already though, WHERE DO I FIND SCREWS TO FIT THE DAMN LICENSE PLATE HOLES!!! I have tried 5mm and 6mm, and the American equivalents. What are you supposed to use? Land Rover-issued, nickel-plated, 300 dollar screws?? I'm not going to let this frustrate me ... I know there's a lot more 'good times' to come for me and my Rover.   Zach Jaggers (Mountenn) Member Username: Mountenn Post Number: 161 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 10:09 pm:    steal some from a rover-owning friend...or enemy...   Zach Jaggers (Mountenn) Member Username: Mountenn Post Number: 162 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 10:10 pm:    BETTER YET--- Take some from a rover that's at the dealership--they are always trying to fuck you over with prices...I figure it's about time for some restitution.   Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 280 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 10:14 pm:    good point I have been wanting one of those caps that say LR that fit into your trail hitch.   Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 281 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 10:14 pm:    good point I have been wanting one of those caps that say LR that fit into your trailer hitch.   Patrick Winters (Pwinters) New Member Username: Pwinters Post Number: 2 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 10:23 pm:    Alrighty then... New question: where do I get screws that LOCK the license plate in place??! Seriously though, is there a special size that they use?? Zach - where in Tenn do you live? I live in West Tenn.   Zach Jaggers (Mountenn) Member Username: Mountenn Post Number: 171 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 10:57 pm:    Patrick- I'm in Cleveland...about 30 miles northeast of Chattanooga, right in the elbow between GA and NC. If you ever get a chance, come over this way--we have some pretty good 'wheeling. As far as locking screws go, check a local parts store or something. To be honest, I have no idea where to find them. Good luck, though. Best- Zach   Patrick Winters (Pwinters) New Member Username: Pwinters Post Number: 3 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 08:16 am:    Will do. I've tried all the parts stores around here. Anybody else have a suggestion?   Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Senior Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 530 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 09:26 am:    drill them out and retap with a bigger american size   dareDVL (Daredvl) Member Username: Daredvl Post Number: 49 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 09:33 am:    I'm using those self-tapping plastic plugs you use to hold trim pieces in. I don't know wtf I'm going to do when I have to remove the plate ... probably end up with chunks of plastic in the door. Though I'm never planning on removing the plate unless I sell it ;)   Bill Bettridge (Billb) Senior Member Username: Billb Post Number: 793 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 12:42 pm:    Thread size is 6mm - if that doesn't fit - then somebody before you has buggered up the threads - very common. Bill   Steve Andrews (Sillybus) Member Username: Sillybus Post Number: 239 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 08:20 am:    Do a search in the archives. There was a thread about securing license plates and resources to get special screws. In the meantime, you can get Torx screws at a hardware store. I would venture to guess that most thieves are not carrying around torx drivers.