Can someone send me pics on how the original bolts are attaching with good pics of the head of the bolt? It would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

Are you asking for general purposes or do you have a specific question as to what the original bolts look like?

You can buy license plate bolts at any auto parts store and they come with new plastic clip in "nuts" that clip into the license plate frame. This may not be what you're asking...I apologize if it isn't.

 

It was a flat head screw just like a lot of them today. And they use the same plastic snap ins with thread inserts you can still buy today.

Here are the fasteners on my rear plate. Sorry the head pic is fuzzy I tried using the zoom.

 

someone may have put a cheap trailer hitch on it.i bought a 73 nova that somebody drilled holes from the top thru the bottom for a hitch

 

I'm not so sure you posted this in the right thread lol!

 

maybe he attached the hitch to the license plate. Now he need the four bolts to attach the plate to the car.?

 

I wouldn't pull a very heavy trailer with my license plate frame - probably 4,000# max on those four ¼x20 screws .

- Eric

 

Sorry guys I wasn't clear in my question. I'm looking for pics of the bolts that hold the licence plate frame/gas door to my bumper. I bought a reproduction frame due to mine not having one when I purchased it. The frame appears to take possibly a self tapping bolt? I don't remember what my GTO had holding that one on but I don't remember the plate frame being tapped. I bought the frame from Fausik and is supposed to be identical to the original.

 

Maybe that's what happened to my licence plate frame??? Someone must have lost it and the trailer!!!LOL

 

Ah, the bolts thru the bumper into the gas door...

It's been a while but I believe those were indeed self tappers, 3/8 hex head, about 1/2" long. If the hole / receptacle in the LP frame is a long pierced hole with the material drawn into a tube [and not just a hole in the base material], that indicates that a self tapping screw was used there- like the 1/4" screw holes in a timing cover.

If need be I probably have a parts car with originals still in place, but it would take weeks to schedule that task.

 

Great thanks for the info. Does any one have a pic or know where I can get the correct screws?

 

Here they are,$100 a pair shipping included. With your CO discount,free.

 

Ya had us going till the second part of that sentence. First thought you might be a military supply contractor... What? They're not NOS?? If they were they would be worth an EASY 500.00

 

For that cost I will take 2 sets!!!!

 

Do you have two cars? don't get greedy.

 

 

LOL I was refering to the $100 price not the free offer

 

Just an FYI, the front license plate bracket is held by different NON self tapping screws, and the bumper is already threaded to accept them.

 

They look to be gently-used NOS, still worth a good penny... Probably made in USA too ha ha.