Can you get shorter pop rivets for attaching LPG plates to number plates?

[Young Angus]

May be a silly question but I haven't been to bunnings yet so I thought I'd ask here...I've just re-registered my Disco in VIC and as such had to get new plates. I've drilled out the riveted on LPG plates from the old plates and have to attach them to the new ones. I got my Dad's rivet gun and put a rivet in but it looks like it sticks out a fair bit at the back and it's not going to fit on the car without damaging the plates or the paintwork...neither of which I want to do.

Can you get pop rivets with a shorter back on them? Or alternatively can you just file down the back of the pop rivet so it fits or will this result in it falling off?

[big guy]

Ben

You can try and go to a LPG fitter and get stick on LPG logos.
Alternatively, if yo get soft aluminium rivets, get 1/8th and once pulled through, turn over, place on solid surface and used a hammer to flatten the back out.

I would try the sticker 1st though.

Or

Get personalised plates "LPG".:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

[Young Angus]

Hahahaha they wouldn't be able to argue that the plates didn't say the car was on gas that's for sure...I wonder if that would hold up in court?

All good I sorted it pretty quickly, I didn't know I could snip the rivet right up to flush with the plate and still have it hold but now I do...I thought that's how a rivet worked but i wasn't completely sure and someone told me it needed a bit on the back to keep it anchored in...not the case at all.

Nice new Vic plates with nice lpg tags riveted in. Lovely :)

[93RANGIE]

Doesnt just fitting a stick on lpg sticker defeat the object ???? I thought a plate had to be underneath the sticker regardless.

[101RRS]

I thought the stick on LPG stickers would be the way to go - I have them on my 101 and never seen these aluminium tag things that require pop rivets. Isn't defacing number plates by drilling holes in them an offence anyway.

[justinc]

I've used a blob of sikaflex, no way that little tag was ever coming off:o

JC

[rovercare]

Vicroads dont allow stick on LPG plates an longer, as when the car is a flaming wreck, the fire dudes can't tell if it is LPG, so its all alloy tabs that need to be rivetted on............or silicon has been known to work a treat;):angel: