Anti-Theft Rear Lisence Plate Screws?

[repo]

I bought some "Bell" Anti-theft plate screws from walmart today but they don't fit!. Firstly they don't fit the threading and secondly there is no way to put the nut on the otherside of the bolts with out pulling off the inside panel from the trunk door.

Can someone reccomend a brand that is known to fit a 1999 4Runner?

 

[007Runner]

I purchased a set of stainless steel anti theft license plate screws from auto zone. They had so many different kinds something is sure to work for you.

I was visiting a near by state. When I left the hotel the thief just ripped my entire license plate brackets right off the car front and back.

Next time I will just use regular hardware because the thief won't damage the car. The police said out of state plates being stolen is reported several times each month. I also had a thruway pass stolen with the license plate bracket. The anti theft hardware does nothing to stop them because it must be too easy to just rip the whole thing off the car.

 

[Spider5]

:wtf: do they need the plates for, or are they just after the frames.

 

[qs933]

:wtf: do they need the plates for, or are they just after the frames.

Maybe the frames were really nice?

A lot of times, stolen plates are used on stolen cars. I guess thieves figure if you mix-and-match, it makes it a lot harder to figure what's going on.

 

[007Runner]

Just the normal front frame that comes from the factory. Rear no frame, just yanked it out.

 

[toto]

A lot of times, stolen plates are used on stolen cars. I guess thieves figure if you mix-and-match, it makes it a lot harder to figure what's going on.

If the thief leaves the original plate on the car, then it would come up on a computer check as a stolen car and raise a big red flag very quickly. This would be true for either an officer making a traffic stop or an automated camera system that runs plates using optical character recognition.

But if they steal another plate to put on the car, it delays the inevitable a little longer. In that case, it will take an officer to put two and two together to realize the description of the car that comes back with the plate doesn't match the car the plate is attached to. But as soon as an officer does make that realization, they will immediately assume the car is stolen and act accordingly. So don't run around with the wrong plates on your car!

In Illinois, running the plate through the computer also runs the registered owners. So the officer will also know who should be driving it. If it's registered to a little old lady and a teenage kid is driving, there's another possible red flag.