00 License Plate Bolt Size

[sze2k]

Just got a 2000 GS300 used but the bolts for license plates are missing (front and rear) and I would like to see if any of you might know what bolt size/thread I should use. Please advice.

Appreciated

[1990LS400]

Just drop by any Toyota or Lexus dealer - they all use the same size bolt. Maybe even all Japanese cars use the same size - fine thread metric of course. Dealers usually just throw these things at you - have bags of em just laying around. Or stick a sharped pencil into the hole hard enough to made an impression in the pencil tip and then take the pencil to a hardware store. I bought chrome plated bolts at the hardware store that require an "allen" wretch to remove. Maybe not a good idea in the front if your state requires a front plate. A woman barely "tapped" my rear bumper at a stop light two years ago - one of her pertruding license plate screws did almost $1,000 damage to the bumper cover.