The plate was originally attached with clips that are tacked to the back of the plate. Usually, these are broken off. The usual fix is to drill holes in the cover and attach with screws. I've seen it done two ways; They drill holes in the metal cover of the shifter assembly for the screws to thread into. Another way is to drill the holes in the location of the original clips. You can then put the type of threaded plastic clips that you see on a license plate bracket in the original clip holes. The screws that hold the plate will thread into these. So, the question to your answer(LOL), is that it fastens to the shifter assembly, not the console.