Rear License Plate Frame - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ashtray · 07-13-2012, 04:38 PM

So I'm currently rockin the chrome plastic dealer plate frame I got with the car. Went to Pep Boys, and tried to pick out a better frame - left empty handed. Oh they had about 50 to choose from, but aside from a plain chromed one, the rest screamed d-bag!

Flames, tribal, skulls, carbon fiber (not), diamond plating, etc. One looked like a rear diff cover. Others were too horrible to recall.

I might try searching Amazon - I want something "cool design" but understated. Nothing super heavy, or cheap plastic that will break.

Ideas? Ive got tuner frames and college frames on my other cars, and one engraved metal frame. Shoot, maybe I'll do another Cobb frame, but it would be nice to have a Cobb part on my car at least...

Any cool Subaru type frames?

mezdup · 07-13-2012, 04:47 PM

Subaruonlineparts.com has some nice BRZ frames

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86_ZN6 · 07-13-2012, 04:51 PM

How about a "86 piston" frame?

See my signature below for direct link

BMWDavid · 07-13-2012, 07:30 PM

I bought the plain black item from the BRZ parts catalog (P/N SOA342L105) I got with the car. It's not mounted yet as I'm waiting for my plate.

It appears to be a well made item. Powder coated in a matte finish black. Solid feeling with hidden hardware. It even has two spacer washers that have adhesive to stick on the factory inserts and space the whole assembly away from the car so it does not touch and rub on the paint.

The two mounting screws go through a plastic washer with a flex-tab cap that snaps over the head of the screw to cover and provide a nice clean look.

Sorry no pics.

Draco-REX · 07-13-2012, 09:57 PM

This is the setup I use for the plates on my cars.

Simple and black:

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...7CGRP2043_____
Just make sure to give it a good coat of wax because it will haze up over time.

Use the rattle stops on the bottom two holes:

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...7CGRP2043_____

And cap all the bolts with these for a clean look:

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...7CGRP2043_____

Juanito08 · 07-15-2012, 10:50 PM

Got this at walmart for about $3, nice and simple in my opinion

notFRS · 07-16-2012, 01:53 AM

Why even use one?
I Haven't on my last 4 cars.

If you wanna hang with the cool kids, illest/hellaflush/fatlace frames on a stock car always looks fantastic....

Bonburner · 07-16-2012, 02:03 AM

I plan on using my 'chrome' frame of my school - doesn't look too bad seeing as my car is Argento (silver)

but I do like the clean walmart $4. frame haha

Trojan_SC · 07-17-2012, 02:02 AM

Gonna get a USC frame. Easy enough.

spyke · 07-17-2012, 04:09 PM

I've got a plain-jane black metal frame like the one pictured, however to make it look "prettier" I gorilla-glued the screw caps over top of the bottom two screw holes, since we don't have any. Makes it look cleaner than the empty missing screw areas. Oh, and little sticky rubber feet from radio shack stuck to the bottom of my license plate to avoid any "smackage." The factory foam didn't do the trick for me.

Phaedrus29 · 07-17-2012, 04:49 PM

I picked up this stainless steel one recently: http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...ries_6360032-p

Pretty happy with the look...I think the chrome matches the badges nicely. At first I picked one up that only had the screws on top, and the plate would rattle loudly against the frame when you closed the trunk. This one works much better and I got this rattle stop thing for the bottom screws: http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...ies_10025815-p

imravenit · 07-17-2012, 10:57 PM

i bought a trd frame on amazon

RandomHero · 07-18-2012, 04:21 PM

Walmart $4 "Smoke Bubble" frame. Or NAPA "UNbreakable Smoke Bubble" frame $10. Looks excellent IMO

RandomHero · 07-18-2012, 04:23 PM

Heres a pic. Looks awesome on any colour... i mean color

07-13-2012, 04:38 PM	#1
ashtray As Seen On The Internet Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: 2003 WRX, 2013 BRZ, 442 Location: SoCal Posts: 852 Thanks: 23 Thanked 251 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Rear License Plate Frame So I'm currently rockin the chrome plastic dealer plate frame I got with the car. Went to Pep Boys, and tried to pick out a better frame - left empty handed. Oh they had about 50 to choose from, but aside from a plain chromed one, the rest screamed d-bag! Flames, tribal, skulls, carbon fiber (not), diamond plating, etc. One looked like a rear diff cover. Others were too horrible to recall. I might try searching Amazon - I want something "cool design" but understated. Nothing super heavy, or cheap plastic that will break. Ideas? Ive got tuner frames and college frames on my other cars, and one engraved metal frame. Shoot, maybe I'll do another Cobb frame, but it would be nice to have a Cobb part on my car at least... Any cool Subaru type frames?

07-13-2012, 04:47 PM	#2
mezdup #1362 Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2014 Ice Silver WRX Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 480 Thanked 404 Times in 228 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Subaruonlineparts.com has some nice BRZ frames Sent from HTC Rezound using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Car Journal (06/17/12-03/08/14) \| FR-S/BRZ Photoshop Template 3.2

07-13-2012, 07:30 PM	#4
BMWDavid Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: '89 911, '06 GTI, '13 BRZ Location: USA Posts: 313 Thanks: 40 Thanked 62 Times in 40 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I bought the plain black item from the BRZ parts catalog (P/N SOA342L105) I got with the car. It's not mounted yet as I'm waiting for my plate. It appears to be a well made item. Powder coated in a matte finish black. Solid feeling with hidden hardware. It even has two spacer washers that have adhesive to stick on the factory inserts and space the whole assembly away from the car so it does not touch and rub on the paint. The two mounting screws go through a plastic washer with a flex-tab cap that snaps over the head of the screw to cover and provide a nice clean look. Sorry no pics. __________________ 2005 Honda XR650L 1989 Porsche Carrera 3.2 Coupe 2006 VW GTI/DSG 2013 Subaru BRZ WRB Limited 6MT-gone but not forgotten 2014 Nissan Murano SV

07-17-2012, 10:57 PM	#12
imravenit give us this day Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: AE86 - FRS Location: Three Stars & A Sun Posts: 404 Thanks: 138 Thanked 161 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i bought a trd frame on amazon __________________

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Phaedrus29 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: PA Posts: 683 Thanks: 106 Thanked 248 Times in 133 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I picked up this stainless steel one recently: http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...ries_6360032-p Pretty happy with the look...I think the chrome matches the badges nicely. At first I picked one up that only had the screws on top, and the plate would rattle loudly against the frame when you closed the trunk. This one works much better and I got this rattle stop thing for the bottom screws: http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...ies_10025815-p

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