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Old 11-23-2005, 04:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Front License Plate Mounting

The design is easy to unscrew from your car when you decide to take a chance.

(1) I used the "front mounting bracket" and "tow hook ring" both come from dealer with the car and made a " L " adapter.
(2) I knocked off the four mounting bolts on the "front mounting bracket" and drilled two holes for mounting on " L " adapter.
(3) I bent a 1 1/4" width ss plate as a " L " shape, short lenght 1 3/4" and long lenght 3 1/2".
(4) Drilled one hole on short and two holes on long ( short side will be attached to "tow hook ring", and long side to dealer's "mounting bracket")
( don't made short length < 1 3/4", you need space b/t the plate and your front lower cam, so if you hit some thing at parking, you will have a buffle space for your "$7000++" front clamshell)
(5) I mounted the " L " on to the "front mounting bracket", then mounted the License Plate on the "mounting bracket".
(6) I used one big washer as an adapter to mount the " L " on the "tow hook ring".

Note: Don't mount the plate too low, because it is extended out few inches, it will hit the ground when you get in or out fron the drive way. I learned this from my mistake. I forgot about the extended few inches caused a lot of problem.

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Old 11-28-2005, 09:04 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by blondie

One question- is it difficult to remove? I put the tow hook in for track events (which are pretty often), so I would have to remove it for that.

Sandy
All you need is, just turn the plate counter clockwise, the tow hook will come out with the plate as a whole unit.
Install and uninstall just in few seconds.

But you might need to unbolt from the tow hook, so you can tow the car. Or get another long bolt in place of the tow hook to attach the plate.
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