Ask your dealers not to drill bumper for front license plate

[JCAntimatter]

Guys and Gals-
Please stress to your dealer to not drill through your grill to install the front license plate bracket if you live in a front plate state. I can't imagine someone thinking that drilling through the grill on a brand new Bronco with out asking the customer first is acceptable, but hey here we are...

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[Mustang Mike]

Shackle Mounted License Plate Bracket (fishboneoffroad.com)

 

[MN_OuterBanks]

Guys and Gals-
Please stress to your dealer to not drill through your grill to install the front license plate bracket if you live in a front plate state. I can't imagine someone thinking that drilling through the grill on a brand new Bronco with out asking the customer first is acceptable, but hey here we are...

Don’t have much of a choice if you have to have a plate. I have a standard bumper, not modular. So what’s the solution?

 

[Mustang Mike]

Amazon.com: Kentrol Shackle Mounted License Plate Bracket 80706 , black: Automotive

 

[HBTFD]

A solution

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...cense-plate-solution.22111/page-5#post-790433

 

[HotLap]

Live in a front plate state and haven’t had a front plate in 30 years, never had an issue with LEOs…

 

[jacknifetoaswan]

Live in a front plate state and haven’t had a front plate in 30 years, never had an issue with LEOs…

That's great, but for a lot of people (youth, POC), no front plate is just a reason to be pulled over to initiate vehicle searches by overzealous LEOs.

JR

 

[JohnnyBronco]

My dealer did not even toss in the bracket that should have come with the vehicle.......in case I wanted to add a front plate of some type so I have no first hand knowledge of how it is supposed to attach ....but I cannot imagine that with the millions of engineering design dollars that went into this vehicle that the oem bracket would not utilize existing holes.

 

[cbrenthus]

My dealer did not even toss in the bracket that should have come with the vehicle.......in case I wanted to add a front plate of some type so I have no first hand knowledge of how it is supposed to attach ....but I cannot imagine that with the millions of engineering design dollars that went into this vehicle that the oem bracket would not utilize existing holes.

And I would imagine that the wipers would work, but here we are

And I've never lived in a front plate state, and don't plan to, and the worst offense I've seen is some dealers that still drill and install the front plate for their dealership logo plate

 

[thenotoriousrob]

I can't figure out why the engineers for every version of front bumper would not think to add a space for the front plate, given that California alone requires it. The heavy duty bumper has holes for additions, nothing works for the plate. And the plastic this included fits no where.
So it's up to us to rig something up that will get bashed off road, or will drill into the grill.
Awful. I ordered something on amazon, so need to see how that looks. Otherwise screw it, driving without.

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