Front License Plate Bracket Holes?

MacLean

I know here in TX the dealerships drill holes in your front bumper to put the front license plate on. They did so on my Nismo & I was pissed & I had 3-4 dings from that front license plate. I told them to fix it & w/o the holes. They did fix it but left the effen holes there. I have the colored screws that came with it that match my car color, so it is not noticeable.

JARblue

I was very particular in letting my local TX dealer know that I did not want them to install my front license plate. Then they said they would have to charge me for the bracket if I wanted it - I said hell no and they threw it in the hatch for me anyway. Luckily they had it shipped down from Oklahoma, and it was only on their lot for about 30 min before I came and picked it up.

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gurneyeagle

Clear Lake Nissan delivered my car with the plate bracket in the trunk (hatch area), and no holes in the front.

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Mt Tam I am

I still have yet to attach one. Some day I'll get caught but until then I'll hold off. I had one on my 280Z back in the 1980's.

I did buy a Stillen mount just in case that day arrives.

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CorbinDallas

Thanks for all the insight! Since I'm in PA they don't require front plates but if I were to buy from NJ or NY I'm assuming the car will already be drilled for a front plate while in their inventory. That's more or less of what I was getting out.

40th370z

I told my dealer at the time of purchase,DO NOT drill holes in my car or the sale would not go through,nor put any dealership decals on the body,I let them put a plate bracket on with their name on it instead of decals.

You could wait until your pulled over for not having a licence plate then deal with a mounting system.

In Canada we have provinces like Alberta that dont require front plates... the only way a cop will know if im not from one of these provinces is to see the back end , an I have made sure not to actually follow directly behind a cop,I've found if I look around at other sports cars like Vetts alot of them dont have front plates either,just keep a low profile if you happen to see a cop.. tuckin behind someone so you arent the first guy thru a set of lights.

Dont forget alot of cops are car guys/girls , an they may not even notice the missing plate ,as they are drooling while checking out the entire car... of course if you bring unwanted attention to yourself,expect the worse,including not having a front plate

Just keep your plate handy,apolgise to the officer tell him you didnt want to restrict the flow of air because Z's have notorious cooling issues.

That or forget how your car looks an put the plate on , but let the dealership know what mounting system you want incase you dont want to drill holes.

MacLean

I agree....... You could always make up a story & say the bracket got cracked & you are going to put it on. Hopefully you do not get pulled over again by the same cop.