I picked up my BRZ in July, and got pulled over in November for no front plate (CT). To me it wasn't worth the hassle of getting pulled over again for that, so I put the stock bracket on. I also added a Weathertech clear cover, so the plate doesn't get dented up down the road. To me the BRZ looks fine with the front plate bracket, since we have the black "mustache" anyway. I hate the side-mount brackets. I think in the future, someone will make a repop adhesive cover for the bumper mustache anyway, so you can hide the holes if you want to.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...t+installation