SiskiyouDA

After one southern Oregon winter, my license plate screws have become very badly rusted. The rear screws in particular are completely covered with rust such that they are beginning to stain the license plate frame.

I know that 'stainless' doesn't mean 'rust proof', but I've never experienced such severe corrosion on any other car.

Any similar experiences or thoughts?

ManiacGT

Just change the screws for anodised ones? The screws aren't MB specials they're cheap ones your dealer put in.

Maritime

Boy, that a first of first world problems.

Gungaslow

Mine rusted so bad that they stained my trunk paint and had to have it repainted

Maritime

You think that's bad? We used to walk ten miles to school, one way, in the snow, and it was uphill, going and coming.

Seriously, you didn't notice?

mikbar2

Quality SS screws will not rust. Spend the 2 bucks at a bolt supplier and your good to go.

Maritime

The Yes, "you are."

Gungaslow

Mine rusted and I used SS screws.. I'm going to try magnesium screws next

mikbar2

Just like anything else there are cheap and quality SS screws and bolts.

Gungaslow

I'm thinking to just use double sided tape instead of screws though

MASSC450

Or spend less than $10 for some quality S.S. fasteners on eBay...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/German-Luxur...-/231426700595

gfmohn

Dissimilar metals in contact will cause anything to corrode. Buy a good quality license plate holder and use the fasteners that come with it. I didn't like the cheap dealer logo model that came with my W203, even if it did say Mercedes. So I bought a solid stainless plate holder at my Mercedes dealer in 2007 (plain, with no logos). It cost $22 (much more than a standard auto parts store model). I replaced it with the same model 3 or 4 years ago, when a friend backed into it and bent it. Neither plate holder has corroded at all, in spite of New England sand and salt.