DIY No hole License Plate mount
11-14-2012, 09:32 AM
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DIY No hole License Plate mount
This what i did to mount my license plate without any holes drilled. This mount is very nice and alloys for a lot of adjustability, only downfall is all the screws rust out very fast, i am gonna swap them for stainless steel as soon as I get some free time. I would recommend swapping the screws out before you put the plate on. Most important keep reminding your dealer not to make holes in the front bumper. If you dont remind them they will forget and drill holes! Also bring zip ties when you take delivery, because the dealer wont be able to give you an inspection sticker without front plate. Either zip tie the plate to the front grill so you can get a sticker right away or come back for the inspection sticker after you put on your mount. The mount took me about 5 minutes to install, and other 10 minutes to play around and see which position i like.
This is the mount I used, they sell it in Autozone for 10$, its made by Bell:
http://www.bellautomotive.com/Licens...-1-46230-8.htm
The license plate mount is held by a wall anchor on the back side of the lower grill, actually this picture is pretty much what i did:
I also put some protective padding where the bracket is flush with the chrome bumper strip
You can kinda see the anchor in this picture:
And the end result looks like this:
You can adjust it up/down/in/out in many ways.
This is the mount I used, they sell it in Autozone for 10$, its made by Bell:
http://www.bellautomotive.com/Licens...-1-46230-8.htm
The license plate mount is held by a wall anchor on the back side of the lower grill, actually this picture is pretty much what i did:
I also put some protective padding where the bracket is flush with the chrome bumper strip
You can kinda see the anchor in this picture:
And the end result looks like this:
You can adjust it up/down/in/out in many ways.
Last edited by stas2007; 11-14-2012 at 09:44 AM.
11-14-2012, 12:35 PM
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Do not use stainless bolts!
If you do, you will start getting rust marks on the "chrome" bracket.
Best bolts would be galvanised, but zinc plated will do, provided they are a silver colour, not the gold coloured passivated finish.
Why? Because the zinc plating will be the sacrificial material with any corrosion, leaving no staining or harm to other components.
If you do, you will start getting rust marks on the "chrome" bracket.
Best bolts would be galvanised, but zinc plated will do, provided they are a silver colour, not the gold coloured passivated finish.
Why? Because the zinc plating will be the sacrificial material with any corrosion, leaving no staining or harm to other components.
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Thats happened to me before..rust inside the allen screws. What I did was buy some silver metallic spray paint and spray it inside the cap until you have a little puddle. Then u dip a q-tip inThe paint and paint inside the allen screw using the q-tip..looks like new.
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Bell Automotive License mount bracket - Amazon
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