Today, the whole rear license plate assembly (bracket with attached plate and frame) fell off when my wife opened the rear trunk. Nothing left except the bare car with two square holes for the bracket. Apparently, Tesla has made changes over the years to the mounting, and I don't see anything in my searches that addresses the method of attachment. It came with the car, so all I ever did was install the plate when it came.
The mounting method is two screws that each screw into a square nylon anchor that pops into the square holes. I wasn't sure if simply pressing them back into the holes would be secure, so here's what I did. I'm only working on assumptions, since I can't find anyone who knows how to mount it.
I removed the nylon anchors from the screws (I actually just partially inserted them into the square holes to hole them, and unscrewed the screws most of the way, using an Allen wrench). I then pressed the anchors into the holes, and they snapped in. I then screwed the bracket back into the anchors, tightening them as much as I could with the small Allen wrench. My assumption here, which I wish I could confirm, is that the anchors expand a little upon tightening, like a hollow wall anchor. It seems pretty tight using moderate pressure to pull on the bracket.
So, if anyone knows anything about this, I'd be interested in your thoughts about whether my assumptions are valid. And if nobody knows, then maybe this post will help someone less mechanically inclined to fix their own mount.
The mounting method is two screws that each screw into a square nylon anchor that pops into the square holes. I wasn't sure if simply pressing them back into the holes would be secure, so here's what I did. I'm only working on assumptions, since I can't find anyone who knows how to mount it.
I removed the nylon anchors from the screws (I actually just partially inserted them into the square holes to hole them, and unscrewed the screws most of the way, using an Allen wrench). I then pressed the anchors into the holes, and they snapped in. I then screwed the bracket back into the anchors, tightening them as much as I could with the small Allen wrench. My assumption here, which I wish I could confirm, is that the anchors expand a little upon tightening, like a hollow wall anchor. It seems pretty tight using moderate pressure to pull on the bracket.
So, if anyone knows anything about this, I'd be interested in your thoughts about whether my assumptions are valid. And if nobody knows, then maybe this post will help someone less mechanically inclined to fix their own mount.