Today I will be discussing my solution to prevent your trunk from rusting behind the license plate. As pictured below, you can see where water and mineral deposits were resting behind this person's license plate. it's hasn't begun to rust yet, but given enough build-up and time, preventable damage can occur. In some cases, there are rubber or plastic inserts that one would screw their plate into, however that doesn't always prevent the license plate from making contact with the trunk. Metal on metal with a water and salt mixture in between is no bueno. I live in the mid-west so salt and rust is an issue for us.
The solution is simple. I went to walmart are picked up some rubber bumpers for $2
Some are missing because I've already done the project. Start by removing your license plate and cleaning it. You may also want to clean the trunk lid where the plate was located.
As you can see the build-up behind the plate wasn't entirely eliminated but it was mitigated since the bumpers allowed most of the water behind the plate to drain.
Clean the license plate and apply the bumpers in the desired locations
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