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We will have to agree to disagree. I can't see how the license plate has anything to do with how beautiful a car looks, whether it be a Porsche or an EQS. Otherwise, you wouldn't put one on the rear either! The worst is the crookedly mounted substitute mounting systems folks use to keep from centering and drilling as the manufacturer has designed. I mean...come on , man... you know you're only keeping the car 2-3 years anyway. And all my systems work flawlessly with the plate mounted as the manufacturer designed.....imagine that. But, to each his own. You gotta do what you gotta do.
The rear is designed for a license plate, thats the thing, the front isn't.
Where I do agree (other than with the Genesis) if you're going to mount the front plate, just mount it where its supposed to go from the factory, otherwise it just looks weird.
In California (which, unfortunately, requires a front license plate), there's a new option to have your front license plate as part of a 'wrap': https://licenseplatewrap.com/
(I don't know whether this service is available for other states yet.)
We're in Texas and decided to just have the dealer install the front plate and live with it. We plan to keep for 3 years and don't want to get pulled over. Previously we had silver plate frames but we just ordered black honor plates for our military branch of service.
This photo was posted on another thread as an alternative to a transponder placement issue. I'm reposting this here as it pertains to a front plate with ventilation. The plate was laser cut with openings. The Mandelorian design was my son's idea as he's a big Star Wars fan and it's his laser cutter as well! The Sly Bracket mounting works just as advertised with no holes being drilled in the bumper.