Front license plate grill

[SBFV10]

If you have the plateless front grill, just add a couple of small spacers (probably 3-4mm tall) between the plate and the bumper, to keep the plate straight, put a small piece of double sided sticky foam tape between the middle of the top of the plate (between the mounting holes) to keep the plate from moving around or rattling against the front bumper strip and use self tapping screws to hold the plate on.

I'd look into stainless steel self tappers - or go to the local car audio shop and tell them that you need some 6mm self tappers for plastic - they'll have a larger, more course thread with a more aggressive helix - will bite into the plastic and not tend to work their way out or wallow around after a while.

If you run the plate flat against the bumper it's going to give it a "just stuck on" look and the plate's not going to want to follow the bend w/o trying to warp a tad (usually in a diagonal manner). Keeping the plate flat and spacing it a tad will look much more professional. You could top that off with some sort of plate frame to clean up the look even more.

Thanks.

Steve

[willyjp]

just a couple of thoughts from a lot of years experience in a state that DOES require a front plate:

you may well choose to run without a front plate ( I have with certain cars) and you may well get away with it for a long time, BUT if you do get pulled over for something questionable (eg: they saw you running much faster than traffic, but didn't clock you---because you evaded the radar or jammed the laser with the help of your equipt., for instance), they can always write you for no front plate (and those fines are ratcheted up nowadays because the laser clockers USE your front plate to clock you)!

if you DO run without your front plate in a state that requires it, be sure to CARRY your front plate with you in the car; if it becomes an issue at a traffic stop, you can always produce it, show that you don't have the correct mounting hardware (if it's a no plate R8 bumper) and say you are definitely planning on mounting it as soon as you get the right parts...which might be true if they're hard a** enough about it in your jurisdiction!! If your officer isn't a total a**hole (and most I've met are not); you may skate on it!

just a thought!

[R84ME]

(and those fines are ratcheted up nowadays because the laser clockers USE your front plate to clock you)!

Just to clarify.. you certainly don't NEED a front plate to be clocked with laser. Laser radar is used throughout AZ and we are all without a front plate.

[harrison]

Why ia a front plate NOT required in Az.?? Why are license plate frames NOT allowable?? How come veh.s can tow trailers in fast lanes at same speeds as the rest of traffic?? also NO helmet law, Cell fones O.K., and you can pack a weapon(not concealed) for most citizens.I get confused when I come back to Cali from Az

[KfabR8]

Ohio requires a front plate.

I've not run one on my vehicles for years (and will now get nailed for saying this - Karma...)

I did get pulled over one night (no ticket, just doing DUI checks) and the cop asked me about the front plate. I informed him that the car came from out of state and didn't come w/the front plate adapter. He was cool about it and informed me that I should go get one. Off I went on my merry way.

Whew!

[R84ME]

Why ia a front plate NOT required in Az.?? Why are license plate frames NOT allowable?? How come veh.s can tow trailers in fast lanes at same speeds as the rest of traffic?? also NO helmet law, Cell fones O.K., and you can pack a weapon(not concealed) for most citizens.I get confused when I come back to Cali from Az

The simple answer is... because AZ is a charter member of the WILD WEST. Things will change eventually, but VERY slowly. Enjoy the freedom while it lasts!

[willyjp]

Just to clarify.. you certainly don't NEED a front plate to be clocked with laser. Laser radar is used throughout AZ and we are all without a front plate.

I'm well aware of that, but they LIKE it because it's a flat, (usually reflective) target in the center of a lot of convex reflecting surface; a police officer told me that (in a conversation about my missing front plate!) was why they were tending to be tougher on missing front plates...I didn't just jump to that conclusion....but laser has been little used in this state so far, so I drew the conclusion that maybe they were going to start using it more

[harrison]

Arizonas' photo enforcement zones pick up speeders without front Lic. plates just fine.Got tagged once already and expecting another to come in the mail real soon. (possible new ticket). I am keeping my fingers crossed that I didn't get tagged again.