License plate screws?

Licit · 09-05-2011, 08:54 PM

Anyone have to get the screws for their license plate?? Didn't realize until I went to put the plate on that I don't have any on there. They are the same screws on my 335 that were on the 330 I just sold. Kind of an odd thing to need but I am hoping an auto parts store will have similar small screws.

IhaveaBMW · 09-05-2011, 08:58 PM

Just go to a BMW dealership. The sales guys have them sitting in their desk draw. My dad asked for a few and the guy gave him more than a few.

DV · 09-05-2011, 09:18 PM

M5 x .8 - 10mm long. Most hardware stores carry them. Just make sure they're stainless so they don't rust.

GetSomeE92 · 09-05-2011, 09:20 PM

They're an odd size. Couldn't find any anywhere. Hardware stores didn't carry the right length. Ended up using a set that are too long... sucks.

bumere90 · 09-05-2011, 09:59 PM

Try Ace Hardware

Licit · 09-06-2011, 09:57 PM

IhaveaBMW-closest BMW dealership is 45 minutes away so that option took a backseat real quick.
I was able to find some random small screws at work last night and they work barely. If I put a small strip of tape in the screw hole they should hold tight.

ndog14 · 09-06-2011, 10:06 PM

Do you mean for the actual license plate or the plastic frame the license plate is mounted onto?

hipnotic · 09-06-2011, 10:44 PM

don't put one on and you won't need to worry

BMWsky · 09-07-2011, 11:40 AM

IIRC, Autozone or Advance Auto Parts carries them.

RupertPupkin · 09-07-2011, 12:28 PM

as much as I hate Home Depot I got 12mm long stainless ones for a few dollars the other day. They work fine.

Licit · 09-10-2011, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ndog14

Do you mean for the actual license plate or the plastic frame the license plate is mounted onto?

For the plate to go into the frame, the frame is already in place.

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Originally Posted by josh06lau

don't put one on and you won't need to worry

Funny you say that since I got charged $25, they called it deliquent titling, for not registering it before the temporary tag from KY expired. I was just waiting to sell my 330xi before I switched the plate over to the 335xi, and for that I pay a penalty

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BEAR-AvHistory · 09-10-2011, 09:48 AM

Got mine free from the local dealer.

John 070 · 09-10-2011, 10:37 AM

This may sound like a dumb question, but in general, do those square plastic pieces that the screws thread themselves into come out? I've never actually held one in my hand and it can't be rocket science. But after enough removals and installs of plates, screws strip them....

jopa489 · 09-10-2011, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DV

M5 x .8 - 10mm long. Most hardware stores carry them. Just make sure they're stainless so they don't rust.

+1, first thing I do to a new car is replace the screws with stainless. Dealer ones are cheap coated screws, so the $1.50 for stainless ones is worth it.

DOX · 09-10-2011, 03:33 PM

Home Depot should have them, that's where I got mine.

Hootsama · 09-10-2011, 08:56 PM

Semi-related: any suggestions for a plain black rear license plate frame? Power-coated or anodized, without logos or advertising.

Thx!

DOX · 09-15-2011, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Hootsama

Semi-related: any suggestions for a plain black rear license plate frame? Power-coated or anodized, without logos or advertising.

Thx!

Pep boys

roastbeast · 10-11-2012, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by John 070

This may sound like a dumb question, but in general, do those square plastic pieces that the screws thread themselves into come out? I've never actually held one in my hand and it can't be rocket science. But after enough removals and installs of plates, screws strip them....

no, you either have to pop them out from behind or do what i did, which was to pull them out piece by piece with a pair of needlenose pliers, then the new ones simply pop into the square holes.

gpb · 10-12-2012, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by roastbeast

no, you either have to pop them out from behind or do what i did, which was to pull them out piece by piece with a pair of needlenose pliers, then the new ones simply pop into the square holes.

You realize that question was over a year old?

I sure hope John didn't wait thirteen months for this answer but instead figured it out in the interim...

roastbeast · 10-12-2012, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by gpb

You realize that question was over a year old?

I sure hope John didn't wait thirteen months for this answer but instead figured it out in the interim...

yeah, i did, but i just wanted to help out anyone else you may have to go through this in the future...

335BBS · 10-12-2012, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Licit

Anyone have to get the screws for their license plate?? Didn't realize until I went to put the plate on that I don't have any on there. They are the same screws on my 335 that were on the 330 I just sold. Kind of an odd thing to need but I am hoping an auto parts store will have similar small screws.

Are you serious? 19 posts about this. This forum is weaving down.

bimmerzeit · 07-29-2021, 12:42 PM

The rear license plate screws are BMW part number 07119906254

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Licit Private First Class 11 Rep 127 Posts Drives: 2007 335xi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Indy, IN iTrader: (1)	IhaveaBMW-closest BMW dealership is 45 minutes away so that option took a backseat real quick. I was able to find some random small screws at work last night and they work barely. If I put a small strip of tape in the screw hole they should hold tight.
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RupertPupkin Major 92 Rep 1,456 Posts Drives: Freak Beast Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East iTrader: (5)	as much as I hate Home Depot I got 12mm long stainless ones for a few dollars the other day. They work fine.
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John 070 Lieutenant General 1705 Rep 14,829 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	This may sound like a dumb question, but in general, do those square plastic pieces that the screws thread themselves into come out? I've never actually held one in my hand and it can't be rocket science. But after enough removals and installs of plates, screws strip them....
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Hootsama Private 4 Rep 60 Posts Drives: 2011 335is Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville iTrader: (0)	Semi-related: any suggestions for a plain black rear license plate frame? Power-coated or anodized, without logos or advertising. Thx!
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