Lame Question of The Week/Month/Year: OE Rear License Plate Screws & Alternates

[Scrappycrow]

Y'all,

I need to replace the license plate screws on my '13, as the existing ones have rust spots (quite annoying for a vehicle that's been in the Atlanta area all its life) and there are only two of them. The OE ones are absurdly priced everywhere (~$5+ each) and look like commodity galvanized low-grade fasteners that you scoop out of a bin and pay for by the pound, so I'm not keen on staying with those.

What aftermarket or alternate screws have Y'all used? I'm a McMaster-Carr fanboy, so if anyone has an appropriate P/N for some from them, that would be great.

Details:

1) I won't be using any license plate frame, just the plate itself held by the four screws.
2) This is for the rear only (Georgia does not issue front plates and I won't otherwise be installing one up front).

Thanks,
Scrappy

 

[15burban]

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I just put these on our 15. I only used the screws and caps. They screwed right into the oem retainers or whatever they're called.

 

[Sparksalot]

I have some Like these on both Hoes.

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[tuckerrnr1]

Amazon.com I used these, just polished the head with a drill and some Flitz.

 

[Scrappycrow]

Thanks for the suggestions, Y'all!

 

[swathdiver]

Thanks for the suggestions, Y'all!

I use black plastic screws from the local auto parts store. No rust.

 

[Scrappycrow]

Well, I happened to be at the hardware store, so I went by the fastener aisle and found the Hillman "License Plate Screws" tray. I picked four of these up at $1.19 each. The membrane on the lower two previously-unused plastic nut inserts needed to be punctured by an awl for these to screw in.