License Plate
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2015 S550
License Plate
For those of you that live in States that require a Front License plate. Do you know if the plate-holder needs to be screwed onto the front bumper by the dealer?
I was thinking to tie the plate-holder to the bumper using zip-ties (i saw a youtube video that someone did that on their VW jetta). I would then attach the license plate to the zip-tied plate holder.
my question is....how do i screw the plate to the plate-holder? Is it via nuts and bolts? Was my dealer (really lousy and dishonest dealer whom I do not want to go back to) supposed to provide me with nuts & bolts along with the plate-holder which i found in the trunk? Can I just bring it to any other MB dealer even if i did not purchase my car there?
I was thinking to tie the plate-holder to the bumper using zip-ties (i saw a youtube video that someone did that on their VW jetta). I would then attach the license plate to the zip-tied plate holder.
my question is....how do i screw the plate to the plate-holder? Is it via nuts and bolts? Was my dealer (really lousy and dishonest dealer whom I do not want to go back to) supposed to provide me with nuts & bolts along with the plate-holder which i found in the trunk? Can I just bring it to any other MB dealer even if i did not purchase my car there?
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For those of you that live in States that require a Front License plate. Do you know if the plate-holder needs to be screwed onto the front bumper by the dealer?
I was thinking to tie the plate-holder to the bumper using zip-ties (i saw a youtube video that someone did that on their VW jetta). I would then attach the license plate to the zip-tied plate holder.
my question is....how do i screw the plate to the plate-holder? Is it via nuts and bolts? Was my dealer (really lousy and dishonest dealer whom I do not want to go back to) supposed to provide me with nuts & bolts along with the plate-holder which i found in the trunk? Can I just bring it to any other MB dealer even if i did not purchase my car there?
I was thinking to tie the plate-holder to the bumper using zip-ties (i saw a youtube video that someone did that on their VW jetta). I would then attach the license plate to the zip-tied plate holder.
my question is....how do i screw the plate to the plate-holder? Is it via nuts and bolts? Was my dealer (really lousy and dishonest dealer whom I do not want to go back to) supposed to provide me with nuts & bolts along with the plate-holder which i found in the trunk? Can I just bring it to any other MB dealer even if i did not purchase my car there?
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2014 S550 4Matic, 2016 GLC300 4Matic , 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid
They look for any excuse to raise revenue in my area of NYS. Didn't want them drilling through the bumper so I zip tied mine. You'll get some movement regardless of how tight you get it so I installed some foam weatherstripping around the back edges so as not to scuff the paint. I used the screws provided by the dealer to attach the plate to the bracket.
