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carloverx · 11-09-2013, 11:27 AM

So SOA8433000 (BRZ license plate installation kit) comes with the actual plate mounting bracket?

tbertran · 12-12-2013, 11:56 PM

Going on one year with no front license plate in Northern Cali... Even the CHiPpy who awarded me my speeding ticket a few months ago didn't notice it.
I probably just jinxed myself right now...

8987846 · 04-08-2014, 05:46 AM

Is it possible to do this without taking out the bumper?

shiumai · 04-08-2014, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8987846

Is it possible to do this without taking out the bumper?

i don't think there is - i tried to figure out a way around it, but access to put the magnets inside is difficult.

Panda Mao · 04-16-2014, 12:07 AM

ugh front plates are a necessary evil >_<

8987846 · 04-16-2014, 08:48 PM

i just did this today...Thanks for the write up, shiumai. I will buy you some shiumai of course!
man... i got to say this was not easy. those pop rivets were painful to deal with.
I also reversed the direction of the two metal plates, what's the diameter of screw that will fit?

I'm having two concerns though.....
1. How long does a permanent magnet remain a magnet? are these magnets going to decay and lose attraction force?

2. Since we have 4 strong magnets in front of the car, will any induced electric field occur and we will get more static shocks?

PNA · 05-07-2014, 06:34 PM

Thanks. Did this. Seems to work well. Side markers were a pain. The rest seemed not too bad.

shiumai · 05-07-2014, 08:00 PM

see answers in bold

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8987846

i just did this today...Thanks for the write up, shiumai. I will buy you some shiumai of course!
man... i got to say this was not easy. those pop rivets were painful to deal with.
I also reversed the direction of the two metal plates, what's the diameter of screw that will fit?

i used the same screw.

I'm having two concerns though.....
1. How long does a permanent magnet remain a magnet? are these magnets going to decay and lose attraction force?

indefinitely under normal conditions

2. Since we have 4 strong magnets in front of the car, will any induced electric field occur and we will get more static shocks?

the magnets are stationary relative to the car, and aren't moving through wires, so no, i don't think so.

mush · 05-11-2014, 01:53 AM

did this mod about 4 months ago on the FRS, i was able to stick the magnets behind the grill w/o having to remove the bumper
the first time i used super glue LOL, i was running no plates on a hot day after a car meet (i forgot to put the plates back on) and one of the magnets got loose... was lucky and found it stuck to a metal part on the car
after that i used gorilla glue. so far so good, im confident with this glue, i drive with no plates for weeks sometimes and its holding up to this houston heat

vividracing · 11-10-2014, 06:52 PM

This should be come a factory option! Stop ruining bumpers.

MoarGeesPlease · 02-26-2015, 04:20 PM

Bought some similar magnets at Home Depot to save a buck and they definitely did not have the gusto to hold each other together through the bumper. Ordering the same ones from the first post (geez shipping is pricey) to do the job right.

Also, the bumper is a little bit of a biotch to remove. Worth jacking the car up IMO. I understand the side markers now, but they sure aren't easy. I found it easiest first to press down on the upside down plastic pop rivet that' holds the sidemarker inside the bumper/fender (on the top of the sidemarker assembly) and get that loose before using the flathead screwdriver to pry the sidemarker away from the bumper. And, of course, all those little plastic pop rivets never survive being pulled out.

Will post the success when I get this all done!

jfg5067 · 03-19-2015, 06:31 PM

Any negative long term effects on the paint? Paint + magnets usually isn't good....

s2d4 · 03-19-2015, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfg5067

Any negative long term effects on the paint? Paint + magnets usually isn't good....

Ummm, what paint?

jfg5067 · 03-19-2015, 08:32 PM

yeah sorry. I am half brain dead after 3 finals in the past 2 days. my bad. it's all plastic there.

11-09-2013, 11:27 AM	#43
carloverx Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Evo IX Location: Earth Posts: 29 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So SOA8433000 (BRZ license plate installation kit) comes with the actual plate mounting bracket? Last edited by carloverx; 11-09-2013 at 11:38 AM.

02-26-2015, 04:20 PM	#53
MoarGeesPlease Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited SWP Location: Central NJ Posts: 95 Thanks: 72 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Bought some similar magnets at Home Depot to save a buck and they definitely did not have the gusto to hold each other together through the bumper. Ordering the same ones from the first post (geez shipping is pricey) to do the job right. Also, the bumper is a little bit of a biotch to remove. Worth jacking the car up IMO. I understand the side markers now, but they sure aren't easy. I found it easiest first to press down on the upside down plastic pop rivet that' holds the sidemarker inside the bumper/fender (on the top of the sidemarker assembly) and get that loose before using the flathead screwdriver to pry the sidemarker away from the bumper. And, of course, all those little plastic pop rivets never survive being pulled out. Will post the success when I get this all done! __________________ Howdy, name's Jeff! 13 BRZ - 03.5 Mazda Protege5 - Sold 97 Acura Integra LS - R.I.P.

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12-12-2013, 11:56 PM	#44
tbertran Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ (6027xx) Premium Manual Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 280 Thanks: 83 Thanked 171 Times in 85 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Going on one year with no front license plate in Northern Cali... Even the CHiPpy who awarded me my speeding ticket a few months ago didn't notice it. I probably just jinxed myself right now...

04-08-2014, 05:46 AM	#45
8987846 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: BRZ MT SWP Location: Toronto Posts: 155 Thanks: 52 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it possible to do this without taking out the bumper?

04-16-2014, 08:48 PM	#48
8987846 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: BRZ MT SWP Location: Toronto Posts: 155 Thanks: 52 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i just did this today...Thanks for the write up, shiumai. I will buy you some shiumai of course! man... i got to say this was not easy. those pop rivets were painful to deal with. I also reversed the direction of the two metal plates, what's the diameter of screw that will fit? I'm having two concerns though..... 1. How long does a permanent magnet remain a magnet? are these magnets going to decay and lose attraction force? 2. Since we have 4 strong magnets in front of the car, will any induced electric field occur and we will get more static shocks?

05-07-2014, 06:34 PM	#49
PNA Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ Sport-tech Location: Ottawa Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks. Did this. Seems to work well. Side markers were a pain. The rest seemed not too bad.

05-11-2014, 01:53 AM	#51
mush Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS 10 Series #81 of 2500 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 951 Thanks: 358 Thanked 395 Times in 240 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	did this mod about 4 months ago on the FRS, i was able to stick the magnets behind the grill w/o having to remove the bumper the first time i used super glue LOL, i was running no plates on a hot day after a car meet (i forgot to put the plates back on) and one of the magnets got loose... was lucky and found it stuck to a metal part on the car after that i used gorilla glue. so far so good, im confident with this glue, i drive with no plates for weeks sometimes and its holding up to this houston heat

11-10-2014, 06:52 PM	#52
vividracing Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,593 Thanks: 491 Thanked 1,065 Times in 617 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	This should be come a factory option! Stop ruining bumpers.

03-19-2015, 06:31 PM	#54
jfg5067 Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: United States Posts: 30 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Any negative long term effects on the paint? Paint + magnets usually isn't good....

03-19-2015, 08:32 PM	#56
jfg5067 Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: United States Posts: 30 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yeah sorry. I am half brain dead after 3 finals in the past 2 days. my bad. it's all plastic there.

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