BRZ License Plate location
 

I'm not sure if there is a thread like this yet but I was wondering what people would prefer. Do you put your license plate in the middle or use the tow hook to put your license plate? I know most people probably don't even use their license plate in the front lol but this is for those who do or where you would put it.

Examples in case ^^

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Feel free to post what you think or maybe stories of you and your front license plate lol Hope this thread is interesting lol :respekt:

I will never run with front plate, I have my plate attached to passenger sun visor. But center would be my choice if I HAD to make a choice.

perfect answer ^^ but is it legal where you live?

Kinda!!! LOL. CT law says you need to run front plate but doesn't say where you have to put it. To be honest I don't even flip visor down 99% of the time. I figure if they pull me over I will put it down then and say sorry you didn't see it!!! :lol:

I created a custom license plate mount with L brackets to mount the plate at a slight rake on the bottom the BRZ mustache. The license plate is centered and sits in the space between the bottom of the mustache and the top of the front lip. This does however block more of the airflow to the radiator since it sits lower covering the vent slats. I did the same on my NSX and have never had any problems.

I just could not bear the thought of drilling 2 huge holes into the front of the mustache. At least with this method, if I remove the front plate, you will not see the drill holes unless you crouch down to look. I took the mount off for now as I'm still waiting for my plates, so I'll try and take a photo when I get them.

Why do people mount the front plate on the side? Either center it or no front plate at all.

:laughabove: LOL have you ever actually run to trouble where you did that? lol its too bad CA law makes it so much more strict :/


i would love to see that! :) please do let us know when you do! :thumbsup:

idk lol some people like the unique styling i guess lol to each his own you know?

[QUOTE=Wilsonk227;872364]:laughabove: LOL have you ever actually run to trouble where you did that? lol its too bad CA law makes it so much more strict :/

Not yet!!! LOL.
Yeah I hear CA is VERY strict about that and Tint. :sigh:

LOL knock on wood then xD hope you never get into trouble with them

and yeah :/ it's kind of stupid. I get the license plate thing because they have cameras that scan it, but the tins :/ It's more like NO TINTS if you want no trouble

I put mines in the front center, I didn't drill holes on mine though, I just used properly prepped 3M double sided tape to hold it together.

can we get some pictures? :) much better than drills

Would prefer not to have one at all, but I think it looks weird when it's offset to one side or the other. I will either mount it in the stock location or buy one of those motorized hide-away license plate brackets:

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attach...1&d=1266882571

@Wilsonk227 Thanks!!!! :happy0180:

I started out with the tow hook mount but didn't like the off-center look. I went to a center mounted solution that doesn't require big drill holes on the front of the bumper. It still requires two tiny ones beneath it though, but you'll never see it.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21382

I just mounted mine in the center. Eff it, if I want to remove it I'll just plastidip or vinyl the front.

This is the best picture I could find, but basically you must clean off the surface area and make sure that it is completely clean with zero dirt or debris or bugs etc. Then you prefit and use a washable marker to mark where you want your license plate holder to be.

Then you heat up one side of the double sided 3M tape and then you stick it on the two area that is circled in red in the picture below. Then you just take off the other sticky side of the 3M tape and then you heat it up and then bond it to the bumper. Once it bonds to the bumper do not attempt to take it off and put it back on because it will not stick, if you do that then you will have to do it all over again.

Note: This photo is for illustration purposes only, you DO NOT have to drill your bumper
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3456/75416368.jpg

Hmm dont motorized ones take alot out of your battery?


ohhh i see how you did it, that's actually pretty cool. No need to dmg mustache

lol thats true, we could do that huh. Plastidip is so useful lol

that sounds so much better than drilling :) thanks:happy0180:

Front license plate is not required in Arizona, which is nice.

Back when I lived in Oregon I wasn't running a front plate. I was pulled over once for a different reason and the cop didn't even mention the missing front plate...

NEED ARIZONA LAWS IN CALI LOL

i'd rather not run any front plate in any car period.

With my vote, the count is now 6-6-6 for this poll. So I guess the devil made me do it? :evil:

I voted for side plate though. That's how I have it now because I don't want to drill holes or give the cops any more reasons to pull me over. Plus you can tell someone who mods their car and will wave back based on side mounted plate usually.

i dont think anyone would lol

All hell breaks loose now D: lol im actually really interested on which one is gona win lol

but yeah i think thats what most side mounted license plate associate with. Mods, but in a sense, they can look nice too, on certain cars. I think on Evo x the side profile is SUPER nice lol

Yeah, wasn't a side mounted front plate standard on certain Evo's? Or all Evo's to prevent the intercooler getting blocked?

I looked at CT DMV website and it doesn't say where front plate has to be. So my "ghetto" set-up is technically legal!!!!!!!!

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Ditto that. I would rather have a front plate mounted, but since I need to, I'd have it centered. I just don't like the look of an off-centered plate.

Thanks for the image and directions. I was going to use double-sided 3M tape, too, but I didn't think to heat it up. I will definitely do that when I tape mine on this weekend.

oh im not sure lol never really looked into the Evos. But that does make sense

that actually looks really nice lol, kinda weird if you were sitting on the passenger seat but it's really nice compared to being on the outside xD

i feel the same, it just makes everything look unequal and not right imo lol :iono:

Wish this was legal in CA...

ME TOO!!! Just something we should fight for :fighting0040:

Check CA dmv website. Some states have new/exotic car exemptions for front plates.

i don't think they have anything like that here. If there was i think everyone here would know about it XD CA is pretty strict in a lot of stuff, vehicle emissions, Sound DB on your exhaust, license plate, tints, no G parking on slanted parking spots, so much more lol

the twins are definitely new and exotic.

Damn that sucks.:mad0260:

:( not so new anymore, i cant wait to see the 2014, hopefully some hype dies down because mark ups around CA are pretty ridiculous

it does! i can't get a header back exhaust if i wanted one because of sound and emission laws. lol does CT have any laws like that?

Thankfully, my home state of Pennsylvania doesn't require a front plate. If that wasn't the case, I would likely leave it off until law enforcement intervened.

lucky :(

I don't think that CA has any exemptions for front plates.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d05/vc11713_17.htm

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it does! i can't get a header back exhaust if i wanted one because of sound and emission laws. lol does CT have any laws like that?[/QUOTE]

I'm sure there is a written rule but they don't bother you here. Unless just running headers with no exhaust!!! Lol