I recently had my bumper holes filled and bumper repainted and instead of destroying a gorgeous bumper or dealing with no front plate tickets, this is the best solution for under $10!!!

Materials needed:

20 inch metal piece from home depot with pre-made holes

2x 5/16x3/4 bolts and nuts

5/16x2 clevil pin universal

1/2 hitch pin






Tools needed:

some sort of cutter, i used a dremel cutter. to cut the metal to length

a drill to drill into the underside of your lip

i then made a 90 degree bend into the metal



then drilled a single hole into the lower lip to hold the 1/2 pin to. You could technically buy two of them to stabilize, but if you continue reading i used somthing else that is safer for the bumper.



once everything is measured to the length that you wanted with proper cuts, i primered the piece then painted it.





i then took the stock mounting license plate and flipped it upside down so that its holding the plate from not falling on the ground (not necessary) and then drilled an extra hole and used the two screws to mount the plate on.



im using the pin as a safety device to hold the plate from actually falling on the ground, i am using double sided stickys (the same that easy pass uses) to actually hold the plate in place.



picture of it mounted underneath



picture of it actually on the car



and picture of the plate on.



if you are at a car show, just remove the safety pin and pull off the plate, put the plate back on when you are ready to leave for the road! all for ten bucks!

 

good idea subd

 

That looks nice!

 

That is super smart. Definitely going to do this! A+

 

nice

 

The only thing i would do is cut that pin down some.. It would probably rip out of my bumper the first time i pulled out of my driveway. Lol Looks good though!

 

Nice Job!

 

you could probably find even a smaller pin, its still shorter then that plastic do dad that forewarns you that your scrapping.


thanks for all the positive feedback!

 

doesnt get in the way of the fogs?

 

nope

 

thumbs up!! good cheap idea

 

Nice

 

I'll be doin this soon...

 

awesome let me know how it turns out

 

That piece doesn't warn you that you're scraping, that's an air damn. It directs cool air over your radiator in order to keep your temps down.

 

Looks Good!

Might do this tomorrow...how did you fill in the holes?

 

Looks Sick!
only thing id do is move the plate down lower so you don't see the metal

 

Damn, that looks pretty good! I'm glad I don't need that in NC though.

 

i dont really agree with the velcro since the whole assembly can be removed just as easily but looks good

 

the velcro saves you from having to drill another hole. IMO its actually a really smart idea.

 

or just wait till you get a ticket....... then put 3m doubble side tape on your plate, stick it to bumper, get signed off and remove!!!

 

Any Side shots?
How far off the bumper do you have it?

 

great how to! I'll definitely do this if I ever get pulled over for no plate lol. (knock on wood)

 

love this sub for later

 

this is one of those how to's that just give you a general idea. you can do whatever youz likes

i have it about an inch off the front bumper, and i bent it a little foreward 2 1/2nches so that wind doesnt keep knocking the plate into the bumper