Offset Front License Plate Bracket (No Drill)

[blueroadster]

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Nice fab work, I like the bushing to dampen vibration and hold it in place. How well does it work? Is the unbolted end resting against the the black trim pocket?

Two things I would be concerned about long term is contact wear on the brake duct trim and the trim pocket (dust, dirt), and the all-thread fasteners vibrating loose. It looks like nyloc nuts, maybe you put some thread locker on it too.

If it works out, I can imagine the bracket can be made CF to mitigate cyclical loads.

 

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Maybe different design, but I wonder if anybody that has done the EVS front tow hook has considered removing the hook for daily and adding this kind of plate bracket. That mount would be plenty stuff enough to float - though still long term I can see it still rotating off.

 

[Cueyo]

Looks super well done! I was about to post that you should check out the kollektiv werks drill-less side mount plate holder, but I guess they don't make one yet for the CTR.

 

[blueroadster]

Nice fab work, I like the bushing to dampen vibration and hold it in place. How well does it work? Is the unbolted end resting against the the black trim pocket?

Thanks...It is working out very well. I covered the unbolted end of the bar with electrical tape and it held in place under tension after the bracket was installed. To give it better support from slipping down while driving and bouncing around, I used black Lego pieces wrapped with electrical tape around the sides and then secured the bottom and half of the back side with body side molding tape to function as a stop (MacGyver it up).

I also put a small piece of body side molding tape on the end of the bracket:

Two things I would be concerned about long term is contact wear on the brake duct trim and the trim pocket (dust, dirt), and the all-thread fasteners vibrating loose. It looks like nyloc nuts, maybe you put some thread locker on it too.

I think contact wear over time on the brake duct trim should be minimal. There is a rubber washer on the back side where the front uses a modified 1" screw-on rubber foot that sticks out a little from the hole in the black mesh. A metal washer was then installed, tightened snugly in place with a nut and then double nutted to prevent spinout. Once secured, only rubber components come into contact with the black mesh.

For the threaded rod, I also double nutted the other side where it functions as a stop for the bracket when attached. A nylon lock nut secures the bracket to the threaded rod. When installed, the front license plate bracket is firmly attached and did not shift even after several hours of driving at various speeds and road conditions today.

Now that it works, the next step will be to paint it all black and clean up the bolt connection area so it does not look like threaded rod sticking out. Here are some other PICs:

 

[blueroadster]

Maybe different design, but I wonder if anybody that has done the EVS front tow hook has considered removing the hook for daily and adding this kind of plate bracket. That mount would be plenty stuff enough to float - though still long term I can see it still rotating off.

I have the EVS front tow hook on order and was planning to make a bracket after words. Unfortunately, that excuse was not acceptable to the Po-Po.

Two no front plate tickets from different officers in one day. The second also stated that if he sees me diving the car again with no front plate, he will happily pull me over every day until I get it fixed. It is fixed now even though the plate will have to move to the other side once I get the EVS tow hook installed.

 

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I have the EVS front tow hook on order and was planning to make a bracket after words. Unfortunately, that excuse was not acceptable to the Po-Po.

Two no front plate tickets from different officers in one day. The second also stated that if he sees me diving the car again with no front plate, he will happily pull me over every day until I get it fixed. It is fixed now even though the plate will have to move to the other side once I get the EVS tow hook installed.

What crap luck, and terrible that's what they're picking on. Can they even ticket you twice for the same fix-it ticket in the same day?

Looks like it does the job and looks decent. Better when its black

 

[blueroadster]

What crap luck, and terrible that's what they're picking on. Can they even ticket you twice for the same fix-it ticket in the same day?

Looks like it does the job and looks decent. Better when its black

It is what it is...Yes (at least in my state), you can be ticketed for every single instance where you are found to be in violation. It is not a fix-it-ticket and no points for the violation. Just ~$75.00 a pop for each instance.

I respect law enforcement personnel but felt that I was simply a victim of them wanting to meet monthly quotas. I grew up in FL and at that time, if you got pulled over by an officer not wearing Oakley sunglasses, you are pretty much guaranteed to be issued every ticket under the sun. Wearing Oakley sunglasses, you might get a warning...It is what it is...

 

[blueroadster]

I removed the front bumper this weekend. Here is a PIC from the other side:

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