DIY - BRZ OEM Front license plate mount/bracket no-drill installation

[DIM]

Has anyone with a FR-S tried this yet?

[mezdup]

[Xdragonxb0i]

Its a great post. Thank you for sharing
I have a OEM license plate mount for sale if anyone interest pm me.

[CamryDS]

I threw mine in the trash and am going to use the grimmspeed license plate relocation kit once my vanity plates come in. 9th week now =/

[Perihelion]

I just did this. Turned out great! Thanks!

[shirker]

Just ordered the magnets, thanks for the writeup @shiumai! Was looking for a relatively inexpensive, non-offset, and non-drill to mount my required front plates. This fits the bill perfectly.

[smellslikecurry]

Magnets ordered! Thanks for the innovative write-up. We're going to try this on our shop car and let you know how it holds up against the horrid New York streets.

[shiumai]

hope it works out for you guys as well. as mentioned in my edited writeup above, the front bumper plastic mars at the slightest touch it seems. even it's just felt (which can eventually get dust or dirt caught in it). as you can see, i've taken the extra step to protect the bumper with vinyl and swapped out the felt pads to rubber/foam.

do post updates, pic and tips/improvements if you have any to add!

[soulstice]

I intend to try this out as well with a few modifications. Thanks for the great write up. Will post my results to this thread when I'm done.

[Grymm86]

Magnets Finally came in last night. I plan on having the BRZ stach' painted to match the body so hopefully I can get some body shop time in the next week or two ( along with some silver bits in the interior). I'll post some pics up when I have the time to get to it. BTW I did the through the hand test then went even further. They held through my wrist. These magnets are no joke.

[soulstice]

Originally Posted by shiumai

2. Two DX04 1" x 1/4" magnets http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DX04 Cost $5.83 each. These fit behind the bumper and are larger for more magnetic force.

3. Two DEH@ 7/8" x .2" magnets http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DEH2 Cost $3.78 each. These fit into the OEM bracket mounting holes.

Is there any real need to use the DX04? The DEH still has over 20lbs of pull force and are cheaper. I think i'll just order 4x DEH since they are cheaper unless there is a reason I'm missing to get the larger more expensive one. If the magnets are as strong as you say they are I don't think looking a few pounds of pull force will make much difference.

[shiumai]

Originally Posted by soulstice

Is there any real need to use the DX04? The DEH still has over 20lbs of pull force and are cheaper. I think i'll just order 4x DEH since they are cheaper unless there is a reason I'm missing to get the larger more expensive one. If the magnets are as strong as you say they are I don't think looking a few pounds of pull force will make much difference.

if you look at the pull force, the 20 lbs is 'case 1', which is the pull force between the magnet and a steel plate. pull force is inversely proportional to distance, and it rapidly drops off the further the magnets are away from each other, so you're not getting the same pull force that you would if the magnets were touching each other. i estimated that the 20 lbs becomes about 8 lbs after compensating for the thickness of the bumper, the bracket, and the foam in between, based on the magnetic force charts. from what i understand, having the larger magnet does increase the pull force on the smaller magnet, vs. having both smaller, so that's why i went with a larger one behind the bumper and felt it was worth the extra $4.

[soulstice]

Originally Posted by shiumai

if you look at the pull force, the 20 lbs is 'case 1', which is the pull force between the magnet and a steel plate. pull force is inversely proportional to distance, and it rapidly drops off the further the magnets are away from each other, so you're not getting the same pull force that you would if the magnets were touching each other. i estimated that the 20 lbs becomes about 8 lbs after compensating for the thickness of the bumper, the bracket, and the foam in between, based on the magnetic force charts. from what i understand, having the larger magnet does increase the pull force on the smaller magnet, vs. having both smaller, so that's why i went with a larger one behind the bumper and felt it was worth the extra $4.

Awesome, thanks for the physics lesson, that was helpful information. I'm ordering what you ordered right now.

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by mezdup

I just saw that episode last weekend.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOEaBpBRtcY"]Breaking Bad season 5 premiere: Jesse Pinkman explaining magnet - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDQOvzFetxs"]Beaking Bad - YEAH BITCH! MAGNETS! OH! - YouTube[/ame]