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Secure Your Auto Tags and License Plate

Have you ever given a thought to secure your auto tags and license plate? In less than 10 seconds, your tag can be removed whole from your car’s license plate. Do you know that you could change your tag? It will break into many unusable pieces should anyone think about taking it? This will make it useless to anyone. They will be able to “feel” the change. They will realize that this tag will not be worth the effort to remove it from your vehicle. Your tag will still look like an unmodified tag from several feet away.

Secure your auto tag

This modification makes the tag useless during removal. You can do it in less than a minute with simple tools. Use a razor blade knife any time after the tag has been attached to the license plate.

Remove those old tags first

Before the new tag is theft proof it must be on bare metal. That means that the old tag(s) have to be cleared before applying the new tag. With the old tags left in place and the new tag placed on top of them, it is possible to remove the tags in one piece. Even if cut with a razor blade. So remove all the old tags. A razor blade scraper works well for this task.

Secure that license plate

The last thing you need to do is secure your license plate with special security screws. You want to make it difficult to remove. In other words, make it less attractive to the thieves so they will move on to easier targets. Many different types of security screws and bolts are available. They replace the standard screws or bolts your vehicle uses.

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The product was delivered very quickly and the plate cover exceeded all of my expectations. It is a very sturdy plate cover that looks like will withstand the elements and keep that incredible shine for a long time. I love the security caps on this unit. They are very difficult to get off and this is important to me as I had my plate stolen about a month before I purchased this cover and I want to make sure I don’t have to go through that again. Thank You!
By Tim Schening, May 27, 2015
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A homegrown method

The method in the video below removes the standard screws. The replacement bolts cannot be loosened. Using standard hardware and an ingenious method allows the screws to turn. But they will not get loose.

There you have it. Follow these practices. No one can remove your tag in one piece. It becomes unusable if they try. Security bolts secure your license plate making other vehicles more attractive targets.

I wouldn’t want to be the other guys, the lines are long at the DMV.

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Trained in the mechanical arts. I have worked on anything dealing with a home from changing a light bulb to moving a load bearing wall. As for the recipes, they came about after I could not find what I was looking for and recipes that over a lifetime I have come to love and want to share with the world.