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Hey guys, I've having my front bumper repainted after the idiot at the inspection place somehow scraped the front of it during the "brake test"...I currently have my front plate on using the stock bracket, however, over the last couple years, parking on the street and such, people have bumped the plate and messed up the paint underneath the bracket as well, so I was going to have them fix that and fill the hole from the bracket while they are at it...so I was wondering what other mounting options are out there (pictures would be awesome too!) that don't mount directly to the front of the bumper. It just looks so much cleaner without it there

And yes, the front plate is required in TX

I've seen people mount them off to one side but, its still mounted to the bumper.

Be a gangsta and put it on your dash.

Or be even more gangsta and ziptie it to your passenger visor. Cop comes up and flip that bitch down while doing your gangsta lean.

depending on your state, you can get a ticket for not having it permanentaly affixed to your front bumper, i.e. NJ

I have the grill craft grill and have my license plate ziptied off to the side on the grill.

http://elitecm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=2371&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=150 if you scroll down to the pics of the 2 silver accords, mine is the one with the inspires.

just paint your tag on your bumper so you can tell the cops that the plate number is there and they never said it had to be an actual plate

I have mine ziptied to my bumper where the lower grille would be, it looks like my car is eating the license plate is like on an angle now. You can always buy a license plate relocate kit.

or just buy a couple L brackets from the hardware store for a fraction of the cost

ya putting it on the dash is not legal here in TX either. Ya maybe I'll just fab something up out of L brackets, reusing the stock bolt locations....I remember seeing a thread years ago, where someone took the stock bracket, and flipped it upside down and cut it up a little and made it mount where the lower grill would be

I know.  I think it's illegal everywhere.  I was just messin' with ya Sam.  You can buy relocation brackets also.

That's what I did..

thats were i got the idea!

L brackets ftw.

strut kings license plate re-locator kit, i had one and it worked great

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/catalo ... ts_id=3097 (http://www.corsportusa.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=143=Strut%20King&products_id=3097" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

$20

$20 for that?! LOL. That gives me a couple ideas though. I'll fabricate something at work out of aluminum. Maybe I can come up with my own design and begin selling it for $19/ea!

everyone who has fabbed up their own brackets, could you please post pictures?

I have an idea of what I want to do, but want to see what you all have before I go at it.

^just click on my profile page.. you can see the two L brackets kind of in the "mugshots" section.  it's literally just two "L" brackets from home depot... $5 maybe? then bolted onto the underside of that opening on the bumper.  you can put a little bit of foam tape on the bottom edge of your license plate, as it will probably hit the bottom part of the opening, so that it doesn't scratch the paint.  you can even paint the L brackets prior to installation so they aren't seen as easily. if you want more detailed pictures of the whole thing let me know, I'll try to get some for you.

ahh okay, so you just have them bolted to the bumper itself?


I think i'm going to try to fab up something to mount to the stock bolt locations...basically look the same as a stock bracket, but it will be sitting in the opening gap rather than on the bumper itself

Just don't block too much air from getting in though that opening and to your radiator.

I don't get the purpose of relocation from center...it makes it look out of square

if you are referring to my idea, i'm still going to have it center, just in that gap

Chris: Ya I was thinking about that too lol...maybe make some vent holes in the license plate...i'm sure that is perfectly legal lol

It's based on preferance. Some cars even come with them off to the side from the factory

There are 2 reasons.  The more common reason is because of how it looks.  The less common reason is because the plate is blocking the radiator or intercooler reducing air flow.


That's not a good idea Sam.  You're basically blocking your radiator and reducing it's efficiency and effectiveness by doing that.  I'd recommend another alternative that will not affect your engine cooling.

I found this today.

http://forums.yuppieracing.net/showthread.php?t=4204 (http://forums.yuppieracing.net/showthread.php?t=4204" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Good one, Tim. I found this link through yours: http://gominigo.com/NHLPB-main.html

This makes me wish our cars had the tow hook point in the bumper!

hmm i like this one and at only $10 at autozone, it's worth a try

Just make sure you paint or clear coat it, Sam. Like someone posted on that site, it's made of steel and will rust if you don't take preventative measure.