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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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Front License plate

hey was up everybody. i had wanted to know what all do i need to put my license plate in the front of my car like on the bumper like this.




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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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in the first pic looks like oem placement and an oem front plate bracket. Are you asking where to make the holes on your front bumper?
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 07:02 PM
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Second pic is an Evo X.

First pic is standard front plate mount from Mitsu.
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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yes im asking where i should drill the holes at and what parts do i need
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Evojj25
yes im asking where i should drill the holes at and what parts do i need
where ever you want to put it, that its visible???

a drill to put the holes in the bumper and the hardware that should come with the bracket,
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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ok then. is there another option that i can do instead of drilling holes?
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Old Sep 24, 2011 | 11:42 AM
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Ziptie it?
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Evojj25
ok then. is there another option that i can do instead of drilling holes?
None are nearly as safe when considering all possible scenarios. Some guys have just used double-sided tape (so they don't have to drill holes), but sometimes it looks odd as if it's floating, and while it seems to be a decent solution that is pretty sturdy, it could still come off pretty easily. A ten year-old kid can probably rip it off without much struggle.

My opinion is that if you're going to put the plate on, just put it on right.
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 12:36 AM
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I remember putting my plate on and pausing for a few seconds and saying I can't believe I'm about to drill two holes in my brand new car. But it has to be done there really is no other option except getting tickets.
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by njboy
I remember putting my plate on and pausing for a few seconds and saying I can't believe I'm about to drill two holes in my brand new car. But it has to be done there really is no other option except getting tickets.
I remember the same feeling
I was gonna do it and then said f it I'll let the dealer do it if they screw up it's on them to fix it
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 07:23 AM
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I use earth magnets to hold my front plate on. That way I can remove it when I want and there is no holes drilled. I epoxy'd three earth magents to the backside of the bumper, then used 3m doubles sided tape to attach the magnets to the plate. It holds pretty damn strong. I have driven the car maybe 400 miles or so with the plate on and it never fell off.

Something weird happened yesterday on the way home from MOD though. I was on the interstate doing 70, as I came into a small town there was a stoplight. I slowed down for the red light and as I stopped, the plate just fell off lol. WTF??

So I am gonna add a few more magnets to it so its solid.
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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You can get aftermarket kits which allow you to mount the plate on the front bumper without drilling into the front face. You drill into it on the bottom side and the bracket comes out and up.

Check this out:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...relocator.html

I was looking into doing this myself, but I already have the stock holes drilled into my bumper.
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Sub-MOA
You can get aftermarket kits which allow you to mount the plate on the front bumper without drilling into the front face. You drill into it on the bottom side and the bracket comes out and up.

Check this out:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...relocator.html

I was looking into doing this myself, but I already have the stock holes drilled into my bumper.
I did this and it only cost me about $10 and one trip to the hardware store.
I'm sure it blocks airflow to something but I don't care.


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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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At that point, you should just install the regular bracket, especially if you don't swap the plate on and off all the time.
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 02:57 PM
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any one else have anyides on mounting a plate with out drillng holes in the bumper?
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