New front plate bracket?

[broncocoy]

Went to a local dealership today to puts around the broncos they had on their lot…. I have never seen a picture of this license plate bracket before. It was super cheap and they were all bowed/deformed. Curious how this mounts etc. I noticed that even these still had holes in their front fascia where the original front plate bracket for provided goes. Are those holes just pre tapped in all broncos?

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[iwantabasebronco]

They installed those upside down! Haha. I have the same on mine but it sits in flush and is very sturdy. Theirs are upside down

 

[iwantabasebronco]

They installed those upside down! Haha. I have the same on mine but it sits in flush and is very sturdy. Theirs are upside down

If you see that bracket has the same profile as the body around the lower part of grille. Mounts into those original screw holes

 

[iwantabasebronco]

So basically those unlucky customers will have two extra holes drilled thanks to the dealership…

 

[Scott R Nelson]

Yeah, upside down and possibly cut a bit to get it to work.

I don't know if the Base model has a different bracket than others, but it was totally obvious where mine was supposed to go. The two bolts go at the top and the black tabs at the bottom. You should be able to see it in this photo:

 

[Seagull]

So did you manage to use what does supplied and modified it to sit further down on your standard bumper?

 

[Scott R Nelson]

So did you manage to use what does supplied and modified it to sit further down on your standard bumper?

I didn't modify anything at all, that's where it was designed to go. I put some tape on the bumper where the holes needed to be drilled, set it in place and centered it, then marked the two holes. Drilled them, put in the screws, done.

 

[Seagull]

I didn't modify anything at all, that's where it was designed to go. I put some tape on the bumper where the holes needed to be drilled, set it in place and centered it, then marked the two holes. Drilled them, put in the screws, done.

I’m just confused because I thought it was supposed to be installed here- see the little where to drill nubs when you zoom in (or in the first photo in this:

And see this: https://www.thedrive.com/news/41474/yes-this-is-really-the-ford-broncos-front-license-plate-mount

That being said, I like what you, and this other guy did, much more than drilling into the painted part: https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/front-license-plate-holder-relocation.22874/

 

[Scott R Nelson]

Here's a photo from the side of how the license plate bracket fits that my dealer gave me. The holes that you drill go into the lower part of the plastic bumper, so that if it were removed, you wouldn't really notice the holes. It is clearly designed to go on this part of the bumper.

 

[Seagull]

Here's a photo from the side of how the license plate bracket fits that my dealer gave me. The holes that you drill go into the lower part of the plastic bumper, so that if it were removed, you wouldn't really notice the holes. It is clearly designed to go on this part of the bumper.

Thanks for posting that photo for context.

A simple Google search shows that you’re just not correct. The lower part of the bracket isn’t even making contact with your bumper because it’s not designed to sit there. And those painted bumper dimples I showed in my last post are very obviously for drilling a plate bracket, as they’ve used those as drill indicators on cars for years. But in case you still don’t believe me, here a numerous examples from my local Facebook group (some mount it high on bumper which looks better):

But like I said before, your solution is a pretty good relocation using the OEM holder. Just a shame it still requires drilling.

 

[Scott R Nelson]

But in case you still don’t believe me...

Okay, I still don't believe you.

It might be that the license plate bracket is designed such that it can be used in two different places. I have mine where I want it and absolutely wouldn't want it up by the grill like all of your examples.

It was "nice" of Ford to not include any instructions indicating where to put it.

 

[Mike E]

Thanks but no thanks….hard pass! Just say NO!

 

[Kos]

It appears that the capable bumper comes with a front license plate bracket that sits lower than the rest. Looks better than the front license plate bracket that blocks the lower half of the grill. Still didn’t mount it on mine

 

[Seagull]

Okay, I still don't believe you.

It might be that the license plate bracket is designed such that it can be used in two different places. I have mine where I want it and absolutely wouldn't want it up by the grill like all of your examples.

It was "nice" of Ford to not include any instructions indicating where to put it.

totally agree; it’s looks awful on the grille. I’m think I’m going to put it on a tow hook.

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