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Old May 23, 2016 | 03:36 PM
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I am now residing in a state that requires two plates.....ugh! Anyone have recommendations on a front bracket without drilling holes in my CL65?


Can zip ties do the trick?
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Old May 23, 2016 | 08:30 PM
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In the same boat in Texas. Ugh. What a dumb law. I'm NOT drilling into my bumper lol
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Old May 23, 2016 | 08:40 PM
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My mom's c class came with an undrilled bumper and I did not want to touch it so I used a strip of 3m exterior mounting tape and stuck the plate on. It holds well and the plate will be mangled before you could pull it off.
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Old May 24, 2016 | 07:10 PM
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Rho plate V2 works perfectly - it's a tow hook plate mount. I just run front plate-less because I hate the look but it's the least invasive option.
http://www.rhoplate.com/v2.html
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Old May 24, 2016 | 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by cliffsmarsh
I am now residing in a state that requires two plates.....ugh! Anyone have recommendations on a front bracket without drilling holes in my CL65?


Can zip ties do the trick?
Skene Design have a sleek bracket system for front license plates w/o any visible holes
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Old May 25, 2016 | 04:42 PM
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Skene does not have a solution for CL Class.
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Old May 26, 2016 | 10:12 AM
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Here in D.C. I only get tickets from parking enforcement. I glued two black earth magnets to the inside of the lower grille and two to the back of the plate. Now when I park, I slap the plate on and remove it when I leave.

Depending on what you're willing to spend the top two may be an potion:http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_6xubem2dhz_b

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Old May 28, 2016 | 02:12 PM
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just get a retractable and mount it to the under panel
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Those show-n-go plate mounting options suck......they don't last under speed (I had one on my AUDI Avant, blew right off from the turbulence).......is there a tow hook option for the W216?
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I used the factory bracket, with double stick tape and a couple dabs of silicone.
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