But then I moved.Īnyway, a couple times at new places I emailed because I felt like it. And I got to know some of the people before I even bought a car there. I should mention, I have called in the past, especially with the dealer I got my Ford from. It's either incompetence or laziness on their part. Like leaving out the most basic piece of info that is need to get the part or whatever.īut mine was very easy and very clear. Seen that many times in the past for whatever industry. I know what you mean about vital pieces of info. Other than that, you think if I went to a Honda dealer they'd have two for my plate? And not ones that are so long they stick out an inch? How about any mechanic? They probably have a bunch of varying sizes lying around but not necessarily this size. But I could go back to HD and have a look. Plus it's always best to keep things simple when possible. Now I didn't look at bolts with hex shape because I don't have a socket set. Well I bought two of those and nope, went straight in and out of the hole.

He took the existing bolt and put it in the hole chart and then looked at what might be a little skinnier and pointed me to the very next size down. The fastener supplier guy even happened to be there stocking the shelves and he asked if I needed help. It came with 4 skinnier bolts than the fat screws, but they are still too wide for these holes.Īt HD, I compared the bolt size that came with the plastic base and couldn't find anything just under that. Anyway, went to CT and bought a plastic base for the back plates so I can put the plate on that first and then the car. On the Accord, they can only screw down 2 or 3mm I'm guessing, but they do hold the plates on right now. Now, for the back, Jetta had some fat star head screws.

But they were also rusted, so went to HD and got exact same size and replaced them, though with flat head this time. The bolts from my wife's front plates on the Jetta fit perfectly on the Accord.

The front of the Accord has a plastic base for the plate to go on. We took my wife's plates off Jetta and put them on the Accord. When we bought the Accord from private seller, he kept his plates and the screws that fastened them down.

Honda license plate screws size