Need to install front license plate...any options?

[summit]

use magnet strips!

 

[AUMM]

Originally posted by: Summit
use magnet strips!

will that work? is it pretty secure?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: Summit
use magnet strips!

will that work? is it pretty secure?

Your bumper is made of plastic with a foam/plastic core beneath which is mounted to a metal bracket. No, it will not work.

 

[AUMM]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AUMM
I just got a fix-it ticket for not having my front license plate installed. If I want to get it installed the right way I would have to spend $103 to purchase the front plate bracket and then take it to the dealership to get holes drilled in my bumper....

Has anyone used some sort of double sided mounting tape for their front license plate? would it hold? If I try to take it off would it mess up my paint? Any suggestions???

:thumbsup:

What kind of car? Most cars have indentations in the front fascia where the screws for the front plate bracket go and it's pretty easy to do it yourself.

If your state requires a front license plate the dealer should have provided a bracket when you bought the car.

It's an Infiniti G35 Coupe.... I checked for indentations there are none. I bought the car 2 years ago, i don't remember if i got an extra bracket or not. Are all brackets the same? is there a reason why I need to buy a $103 bracket??

Thanks for everyones help!

 

[WHAMPOM]

Two self drilling screws and a drill?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Chewing gum. It may not hold, but for a brief moment, you'll feel like Macguyver.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: AUMM
It's an Infiniti G35 Coupe.... I checked for indentations there are none. I bought the car 2 years ago, i don't remember if i got an extra bracket or not. Are all brackets the same? is there a reason why I need to buy a $103 bracket??

Thanks for everyones help!

Are all bumpers the same?

$103 is a huge rip off for a simple piece of plastic. They didn't even charge us for the one for my wife's car (which was used and originally came from a state with no front plate).

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AUMM
I just got a fix-it ticket for not having my front license plate installed. If I want to get it installed the right way I would have to spend $103 to purchase the front plate bracket and then take it to the dealership to get holes drilled in my bumper....

Has anyone used some sort of double sided mounting tape for their front license plate? would it hold? If I try to take it off would it mess up my paint? Any suggestions???

:thumbsup:

What kind of car? Most cars have indentations in the front fascia where the screws for the front plate bracket go and it's pretty easy to do it yourself.

If your state requires a front license plate the dealer should have provided a bracket when you bought the car.

It's an Infiniti G35 Coupe.... I checked for indentations there are none. I bought the car 2 years ago, i don't remember if i got an extra bracket or not. Are all brackets the same? is there a reason why I need to buy a $103 bracket??

Thanks for everyones help!

It will look cleaner than a generic bracket. Jeez, you drive a $40k car and you can't pony up $100 for a license plate bracket?

I'd call the dealership where you bought it and see if they'll give you one. Grind them a bit, complain about poor service and how the car should have had one when you bought it etc. etc. etc. They'll probably give you one just to shut you up.

 

[AUMM]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AUMM
I just got a fix-it ticket for not having my front license plate installed. If I want to get it installed the right way I would have to spend $103 to purchase the front plate bracket and then take it to the dealership to get holes drilled in my bumper....

Has anyone used some sort of double sided mounting tape for their front license plate? would it hold? If I try to take it off would it mess up my paint? Any suggestions???

:thumbsup:

What kind of car? Most cars have indentations in the front fascia where the screws for the front plate bracket go and it's pretty easy to do it yourself.

If your state requires a front license plate the dealer should have provided a bracket when you bought the car.

It's an Infiniti G35 Coupe.... I checked for indentations there are none. I bought the car 2 years ago, i don't remember if i got an extra bracket or not. Are all brackets the same? is there a reason why I need to buy a $103 bracket??

Thanks for everyones help!

It will look cleaner than a generic bracket. Jeez, you drive a $40k car and you can't pony up $100 for a license plate bracket?

I'd call the dealership where you bought it and see if they'll give you one. Grind them a bit, complain about poor service and how the car should have had one when you bought it etc. etc. etc. They'll probably give you one just to shut you up.

It's not that I can't afford $103... it just seems like such a ripoff to spend that much for a piece of plastic that I don't even want on my car....

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AUMM
I just got a fix-it ticket for not having my front license plate installed. If I want to get it installed the right way I would have to spend $103 to purchase the front plate bracket and then take it to the dealership to get holes drilled in my bumper....

Has anyone used some sort of double sided mounting tape for their front license plate? would it hold? If I try to take it off would it mess up my paint? Any suggestions???

:thumbsup:

What kind of car? Most cars have indentations in the front fascia where the screws for the front plate bracket go and it's pretty easy to do it yourself.

If your state requires a front license plate the dealer should have provided a bracket when you bought the car.

It's an Infiniti G35 Coupe.... I checked for indentations there are none. I bought the car 2 years ago, i don't remember if i got an extra bracket or not. Are all brackets the same? is there a reason why I need to buy a $103 bracket??

Thanks for everyones help!

It will look cleaner than a generic bracket. Jeez, you drive a $40k car and you can't pony up $100 for a license plate bracket?

I'd call the dealership where you bought it and see if they'll give you one. Grind them a bit, complain about poor service and how the car should have had one when you bought it etc. etc. etc. They'll probably give you one just to shut you up.

It's not that I can't afford $103... it just seems like such a ripoff to spend that much for a piece of plastic that I don't even want on my car....

Well, of course it's a ripoff. Which is why if you bitch to the dealership they'll probably just give you one.

I never said you couldn't afford it. I was really just implying that you're cheap. :laugh::beer:

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: AUMM

It's an Infiniti G35 Coupe.... I checked for indentations there are none. I bought the car 2 years ago, i don't remember if i got an extra bracket or not. Are all brackets the same? is there a reason why I need to buy a $103 bracket??

Thanks for everyones help!

Why are you making this so difficult? Go to your local AutoZone, NAPA, PepBoys or even Wal-mart and buy a license plate frame. It'll come with screws. Center the frame and screw it into the bumper.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff

Originally posted by: AUMM

It's an Infiniti G35 Coupe.... I checked for indentations there are none. I bought the car 2 years ago, i don't remember if i got an extra bracket or not. Are all brackets the same? is there a reason why I need to buy a $103 bracket??

Thanks for everyones help!

Why are you making this so difficult? Go to your local AutoZone, NAPA, PepBoys or even Wal-mart and buy a license plate frame. It'll come with screws. Center the frame and screw it into the bumper.

And it will look like shit.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: Aharami
I put mine on with velcro. "Velcro Extreme for rough surfaces" to be exact. Got it from Home Depot. Has sticky back - one side is regular fabric velcro, other side is made of plastic. Been holding my license plate on for 2+ yrs now. Hasnt fallen off once

I did this mainly because I didnt want to drill into my bumper

no worries about someone ripping it off?

no one has yet. i dunno why someone would steal license plates. If it's a custom plate, then I guess yea, there's something to worry about there. But if someone really wanted to steal your license plate, there is nothing you do really to stop them

 

[AUMM]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AUMM
I just got a fix-it ticket for not having my front license plate installed. If I want to get it installed the right way I would have to spend $103 to purchase the front plate bracket and then take it to the dealership to get holes drilled in my bumper....

Has anyone used some sort of double sided mounting tape for their front license plate? would it hold? If I try to take it off would it mess up my paint? Any suggestions???

:thumbsup:

What kind of car? Most cars have indentations in the front fascia where the screws for the front plate bracket go and it's pretty easy to do it yourself.

If your state requires a front license plate the dealer should have provided a bracket when you bought the car.

It's an Infiniti G35 Coupe.... I checked for indentations there are none. I bought the car 2 years ago, i don't remember if i got an extra bracket or not. Are all brackets the same? is there a reason why I need to buy a $103 bracket??

Thanks for everyones help!

It will look cleaner than a generic bracket. Jeez, you drive a $40k car and you can't pony up $100 for a license plate bracket?

I'd call the dealership where you bought it and see if they'll give you one. Grind them a bit, complain about poor service and how the car should have had one when you bought it etc. etc. etc. They'll probably give you one just to shut you up.

It's not that I can't afford $103... it just seems like such a ripoff to spend that much for a piece of plastic that I don't even want on my car....

Well, of course it's a ripoff. Which is why if you bitch to the dealership they'll probably just give you one.

I never said you couldn't afford it. I was really just implying that you're cheap. :laugh::beer:

Agreed, I definitely am cheap!
would double sided mounting tape work? or would that just be stupid/ look horrible

 

[GundamW]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: Aharami
I put mine on with velcro. "Velcro Extreme for rough surfaces" to be exact. Got it from Home Depot. Has sticky back - one side is regular fabric velcro, other side is made of plastic. Been holding my license plate on for 2+ yrs now. Hasnt fallen off once

I did this mainly because I didnt want to drill into my bumper

no worries about someone ripping it off?

no one has yet. i dunno why someone would steal license plates. If it's a custom plate, then I guess yea, there's something to worry about there. But if someone really wanted to steal your license plate, there is nothing you do really to stop them

Well, I had a back plate stolen while I was in class (college)
And I had my yearly sticker on the back plate stolen while I was in my apartment.
Nothing I could do. People just like to steal. :|