Front license plate: Why you don't want the dealer to drill your bumper

[Vonsamhain]

Originally Posted by CircuitJerk

Well, the dealer is having a car show. I'm inclined to take it off during the show and call over all the managers, staff, and sales to see the beautiful handiwork.
I'm going to make things a little uncomfortable for them. That's for sure...

Thats actually a classier move then I would do.

/golfclap

[GrimmSpeed]

We tried to help!


Justin

[dori.]

AIrony here: I'm here to pick me up the car, and they drilled the bumper. God dammit.

[baldolera]

Originally Posted by CircuitJerk

My opening sentence pretty much indicates I didn't get that option.
This post wouldn't exist otherwise. I simply wouldn't have left with the car if it was on my priorities list. Had I known what was waiting underneath, I might have had that at the top of my list, and would have waited.
I wanted this car under my ass NOW! LOL

Ah yes, going back and looking over, I'm sorry but I didn't quite catch that before I posted.

Anyways, 8 holes is crazy! Some owners have reported only 2 or 4 holes. There are only 4 holes in your license plate... so there should only be a maximum of 4 holes in your bumper.

[OldSkool86]

Damn that's just fucked up. I swear some of the fools that work at the dealerships are fucking tards. Better off picking up cans and recycling em than working at a dealership.

[CircuitJerk]

Originally Posted by baldolera

Ah yes, going back and looking over, I'm sorry but I didn't quite catch that before I posted.

Anyways, 8 holes is crazy! Some owners have reported only 2 or 4 holes. There are only 4 holes in your license plate... so there should only be a maximum of 4 holes in your bumper.

No worries. the extra holes are to mount the big ass plastic bracket. If I get a chance over the weekend, I'll take some more pics of the whole assembly to provide a better overall picture.
While I'm at the dealership Sunday for that car show, I'll see if I can find out if there were instructions to cut the bumper like that.

If that's the case, I think this should be escalated to Toyota/Scion. That's way too invasive to mount a plate. Whomever designed that shouldn't be doing anything with cars, period...

[MVJ1975]

Wow. That's epically messed up. My dealer mounted the plate bracket down in the black grille area, using only two holes.

[pinoyplaya]

I still have the license plate holder thing in my trunk. I think Ima get one of those where it requires no drilling.

[Rawhyde]

When I ordered my Camaro and MINI, I told them not to drill any holes in the car for front tag mounts or any other reason. I had it written into the contract and I politely and firmly told them that I would decline delivery if the car deviated at all from what I ordered or if there was any damage/holes in the car.

I'm either the easiest sell a dealership will ever get or the most difficult depending on the circumstances. I know what I want. I order it. I wait on it to arrive. I pay for it. I take it home. Very simple and easy. Try to strongarm me into an automatic transmission, accepting some car off the lot, or compromising my spec list; I'll go to another dealership. I keep my cars for a long time and I work hard for my money, so I prefer to make my own choices about what I want.

[20valvewynn83]

At this point i would just keep the plate mounted on the car

[Rawhyde]

Originally Posted by 20valvewynn83

At this point i would just keep the plate mounted on the car

I would ask them to swap bumper covers on the next car of the same color that comes in. If they refused, I'd buy a new bumper cover from a different parts department and install it.

Somebody would be willing to buy the old bumper cover with the tag mount still attached to recoup some of the cost.

[Kinzo]

yo, circuitjerk. .I feel your pain.. I have JDM style front-mount license plate brackets that might look cool on your front bumper. I have about 10 more..I did the design and did a small production run..I have some for sale if your interested..check out my facebook page: Kinzo Metal Art.. Made in So. Cal..

[CircuitJerk]

Originally Posted by Rawhyde

When I ordered my Camaro and MINI, I told them not to drill any holes in the car for front tag mounts or any other reason. I had it written into the contract and I politely and firmly told them that I would decline delivery if the car deviated at all from what I ordered or if there was any damage/holes in the car.

I'm either the easiest sell a dealership will ever get or the most difficult depending on the circumstances. I know what I want. I order it. I wait on it to arrive. I pay for it. I take it home. Very simple and easy. Try to strongarm me into an automatic transmission, accepting some car off the lot, or compromising my spec list; I'll go to another dealership. I keep my cars for a long time and I work hard for my money, so I prefer to make my own choices about what I want.

I'm on the fence about whether I should even respond; Im equally as conflicted about which response. Ohh hell, I give both.

1. Are you insinuating that I did everything you wouldn't do because I'm some schmuck whom doesn't know any better? I could give a rats ass what you want or how you would do things. I chose this car after months long consideration, the license plate was of no concern to me.
That is, until I saw what was underneath. Two simple holes is usually what I would expect.
You sir, come off as a self absorbed jackass....

2. Cool story bro...

I'm feeling pretty good about the first one, the more I think about it.

[CircuitJerk]

Originally Posted by Kinzo

yo, circuitjerk. .I feel your pain.. I have JDM style front-mount license plate brackets that might look cool on your front bumper. I have about 10 more..I did the design and did a small production run..I have some for sale if your interested..check out my facebook page: Kinzo Metal Art.. Made in So. Cal..

Good god man, are you new to the internets? Holy sidescroll mess! [facepalm]

Thanks for reading. And thanks for the consolation...