Ok. I have a question. First off all we know everyone hates how they decided to drill two holes in the front of the car but i have a question. For all european cars they have them usually to the left and it looks very nice. Well. is their any kind of license plate holder i can buy that will hold it there. i rather have it to the side. so when i decide to get a front mount intercooler. . the damn plate doesn't get in the way you know?.. .. any kind of help would be of great thanks.,

 

for license plate to hold on the left or right side of the bumper...u need to drill another pair of holes....

 

Drill some new holes, but then you gotta find something to do with the old holes, you could find something to fit the holes and paint it to match the bumper, or look to one of the body kit companies and get a new front bumper cover, then put the plate wherever you feel it.

 

Possible some bond-o or something similar could work in a minor situation like that...

 

the windshield is a good option for the front plate. if its illegal, u might get the shop thats doing your turbo work to custom make u a plate holder for an offset mounting, shouldn't take more than 10 minutes

 

Or you could move to a state that doesnt issue a front plate like Indiana

 

Well i have a japanese liscense plate and what i did was drill the wholes on the plate to make them fit the holes that are already on my bumper.

 

and that is why the Misubishi is a good car...ingenuity...and smarts...never would of thought of that...knowing me I would of drilled 2 more holes in the bumper for the plate...lol

 

I got a ticket for no front plate on my trans am last year in Northridge (so we're dealing with pretty much the same cops here) and after I drilled two holes in my lovely bumper, the inspecting officer glanced at it from 10 feet away and signed it off. Anyway, if you don't want to drill any holes, I have two suggestions:

1) cut the mounting bolts with a hacksaw and double sided tape it on, so it looks legal.

2) get two "L" type brackets from Home Depot and screw them into the bottom of your bumber spaced so that the plate mounts to them. This way, any new holes will be under your car and out of sight. And this way is perfectly legal in Ca.

Hope that helped. I was thinking of mounting mine to the side too. I'm lucky, they never drilled any holes in mine, so I get to choose

 

just don't put the front license plate on and see what happens, just make an excuse to the cop if you do get asked...but so far here in cali, i haven't been stopped for no front license plate

 

You're right. They usually only write you up for no plate if they pulled you over for something else and feel like being a jerk. Mine came with a speeding ticket. Two of my friends recently joined the CHP, so you know where I'll be going to get any fix-it tickets signed off!

 

Funny, I've been driving around with no front plate for quite a while now (front end went into someone's back end when I got rear ended, minimal damage, some scraping) and nothing has come of it.

 

haha i live near by .. maybe you can hook me up haha.

 

Damn, I wish I thought about on the left side of my bumper. When I got my car the holes were not drilled yet.

 

me neither but i never drilled mine.. i still dont have my front plate on. I got a warning for it but i dont care, if i get a ticket i'll just pay the $25 fine and leave it off