Al Futtaim Motors' licence plate bumper holes - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Yamajee · 09-19-2013, 09:05 AM

Hey guys,

Been thinking about relocating my licence plate and buying the grimmspeed relocation kit. Well, before buying that, I decided to take off the factory's licence plate bracket (Al Futtaim Motors in United Arab Emirates) for the sake of knowing how un-noticeable the holes will be when looked from a far distance and guess what I found!

Not quite sure I'd call them holes, maybe holes on steroids

. What's the point of that! I don't think the word "Aluminum" or "light-weight" licence plates were in their minds when they were drilling holes on the bumpers, more like the word "steel" and "heavy-weight" were.

To all Al Futtaim motors cars, beware about thinking to relocate your licence plate, guess we have to replace the bumper or fab the crap out of the bumper to make it work.

5hairpins · 09-19-2013, 11:49 AM

Big bummer.

Jertronic · 09-19-2013, 11:52 AM

Sorry to see that. Sucks bro.

bdanisi · 09-19-2013, 02:55 PM

holy SHIT! Whoever's job it is to drill those holes should be shot!

Skurge · 09-19-2013, 03:21 PM

and i thought i was being dumb because the plate frame made two little "dents" in my bumper and scratched the paint off......damn man that sucks

Yamajee · 09-19-2013, 04:24 PM

Might just replace the bumper with a new undrilled one and get the kit, got used to their crap from all of the yota's I had.

lazyluka · 09-19-2013, 04:50 PM

Have you guys got slimline plates in Dubai?

Basically like a normal plate, just a bit slimmer. Maybe you guys even have "sticker" plates that are legal over there? That could work as well :P

Hardrock4445 · 09-19-2013, 05:00 PM

Is it just me or do those holes look to "factory" to be a tech a dealerships job. I haven't seen many euro spec 86's maybe factory made on those?

mush · 09-19-2013, 05:02 PM

Wow that suks. I would just mount the plates back on

ZionsWrath · 09-19-2013, 05:13 PM

Yes I am about 100% sure the holes in your picture are factory. Look at some other GT 86 and you will see eerily similar holes.

philstar · 09-19-2013, 05:21 PM

They are factory

Ryuu0u · 09-19-2013, 05:24 PM

I would hate to see what the bumper of something like a ferrari or lambo looks like.

mav1178 · 09-19-2013, 05:25 PM

http://www.gt86ownersclub.co.uk/foru...topic4313.html

Factory.

-alex

Yamajee · 09-19-2013, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazyluka

Have you guys got slimline plates in Dubai?

Basically like a normal plate, just a bit slimmer. Maybe you guys even have "sticker" plates that are legal over there? That could work as well :P

Yeah we do, they're not given away easily since some have abused them as in you'd see a car with a really huge place for a number plate and in the end you'd see just a small sticker lmao.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mav1178

http://www.gt86ownersclub.co.uk/foru...topic4313.html

Factory.

-alex

That's weird, my friend has an 86 but from another dealership and he doesn't have these holes! surprised to see they come from the factory like this.

09-19-2013, 09:05 AM	#1
Yamajee Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Rocket Bunny'd GT86 Location: Dubai Posts: 556 Thanks: 68 Thanked 144 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Al Futtaim Motors' licence plate bumper holes Hey guys, Been thinking about relocating my licence plate and buying the grimmspeed relocation kit. Well, before buying that, I decided to take off the factory's licence plate bracket (Al Futtaim Motors in United Arab Emirates) for the sake of knowing how un-noticeable the holes will be when looked from a far distance and guess what I found! Not quite sure I'd call them holes, maybe holes on steroids . What's the point of that! I don't think the word "Aluminum" or "light-weight" licence plates were in their minds when they were drilling holes on the bumpers, more like the word "steel" and "heavy-weight" were. To all Al Futtaim motors cars, beware about thinking to relocate your licence plate, guess we have to replace the bumper or fab the crap out of the bumper to make it work.

09-19-2013, 02:55 PM	#4
bdanisi You Made Bro? Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Raven 86 Location: Laguna Niguel Posts: 520 Thanks: 134 Thanked 241 Times in 112 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	holy SHIT! Whoever's job it is to drill those holes should be shot! __________________ "Careful though, I've seen many of my friends turn from ironic bros to full on bros by accident." - cfusionpm

09-19-2013, 05:00 PM	#8
Hardrock4445 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Syracuse Posts: 719 Thanks: 274 Thanked 277 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it just me or do those holes look to "factory" to be a tech a dealerships job. I haven't seen many euro spec 86's maybe factory made on those? __________________ Mods: Perrin CAI, JDL EL header, DC sports Catless front pipe, top speed auto pro-1 cat-back, H&R sport line springs, Headlight blackout, "Demon eyes"

09-19-2013, 05:21 PM	#11
philstar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Argento FR-S Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 436 Thanks: 59 Thanked 349 Times in 144 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	They are factory __________________

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Skurge Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 84 RX-7/13' FR-S Location: NY Posts: 142 Thanks: 15 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	and i thought i was being dumb because the plate frame made two little "dents" in my bumper and scratched the paint off......damn man that sucks

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Yamajee Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Rocket Bunny'd GT86 Location: Dubai Posts: 556 Thanks: 68 Thanked 144 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Might just replace the bumper with a new undrilled one and get the kit, got used to their crap from all of the yota's I had.

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lazyluka Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: GT86 Location: New Zealand Posts: 347 Thanks: 576 Thanked 379 Times in 103 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Have you guys got slimline plates in Dubai? Basically like a normal plate, just a bit slimmer. Maybe you guys even have "sticker" plates that are legal over there? That could work as well :P

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ZionsWrath Thanks Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 4,163 Thanks: 5,989 Thanked 3,100 Times in 1,498 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Yes I am about 100% sure the holes in your picture are factory. Look at some other GT 86 and you will see eerily similar holes.

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Ryuu0u (=^･ｪ･^=) Join Date: Apr 2010 Drives: 2013 FRS, '08 GSXR 600 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 692 Thanks: 28 Thanked 254 Times in 108 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I would hate to see what the bumper of something like a ferrari or lambo looks like.

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mav1178 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2005 Toyota Camry Location: 91745 Posts: 6,562 Thanks: 493 Thanked 6,099 Times in 3,030 Posts Mentioned: 95 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	http://www.gt86ownersclub.co.uk/foru...topic4313.html Factory. -alex

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