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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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Don't want to drill bumper for plates... options?

So I just picked up my RR GSR over the weekend, and the dealership didn't install the front license plate bracket because I bought it from a state that didn't require it. My state does (MD).

I'd rather not drill the bumper and install it. My roommate has a IX and he has little suction cups that hold his plates to his front windshield... kind of inconspicuous but maybe someone had a better idea?

BTW- Anyone know a good source for small suction cups? My roommate forgot where he got them..
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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Zip tie it to the side of the front grille mesh.
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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I would just leave it off. Or, if you really want to put it on, maybe some double sided tape?
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 07:52 AM
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I made the dealer magnetic set up... that project is somewhere in boxes in storage.

I bought a few car/auto magnets and the magnet license frame off ebay.

And had a safety wire attached, so no one can run off with it or loose it completely from a pothole.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 08:26 AM
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Why are you making things so difficult, simply order a new license plate bracket from another dealership if that one doesn't have any in stock.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Rguy
Zip tie it to the side of the front grille mesh.
That's what I did.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 09:48 AM
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http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...d.php?t=512395

your fellow car enthusiasts have found a solution
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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I think the hideaway bracket that folds underneath the front bumper is the best solution. It was in one of the other hundreds of threads on this topic.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 10:33 AM
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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every should order this from this company..its pretty sick
its from swift motorsports,its a hideaway lic plate bracket.


http://www.swiftmotorsports.com/inde...f5daea5b033163
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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is there anyone here with this bracket yet?
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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Legally, does it have to be the actual plate?

In Europe, I remember seeing a vinyl sticker replica of the plate on the front bumper of certain sports cars.

You could have a vinyl color copy made and see if the cops care.

South Carolina is a one plate state. In fact, I could saw off my exhaust system and still be legal.
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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in hungary , EU country for those who dont know it, not an island.
The Sticker license plate is illegal. The plate is a state property. Or something like that. So it is not yours. You cant modify it or replace it.
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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Pic of the plate on the other side of the mesh. MD cops haven't bothered me about it... yet.

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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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i seriously doubt that'll work. sure they might not say anything (or notice), but soonr or later they gonna give you crap.
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