Front License Plate Bracket

[TomcatDriver]

You can move it up but won't be OEM. It will definitely be placed a little under OEM. If the oem look is what you are going for, have you considered putting 3M tape on it? That's how I've had it for my previous vehicle and never had an issue with the plate falling off.

From the picture it looks like the bracket is oriented with the long arms down and the short arms up. Could you mount it the other way around, with the long arms up? That would still be lower than OEM, but wouldn't be right in the middle of the lower grill. It's either that or I'm going to manufacture my own.

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[99superduty]

Here was my solution to a front license plate bracket that I made myself.

I decided that it was time to figure out something for a front license plate bracket since here in Texas where it is required by law. I didn't see any need to draw more attention to the car from the local "men in blue" so I set out looking for a solution. After a quick internet search, I didn't find any options that I was thrilled about, so I took it upon myself to make my own bracket.

After reviewing the front end, I decided that the best solution was to fabricate a bracket that would install in the lower "egg crate" grill opening which is located below the front bumper. I came up with a design that would let me install the bracket without removing the grill which appeared to be too time consuming for this project.

I ended up with two 12" bracket bars - one bracket with T-nuts that was placed behind the egg crate grill and another bracket that goes on the outside of the grill which bolts to the inner bracket. This outer bracket also holds the two arms that bolt to the license plate. I also placed rubber weatherstrip on both brackets along the side that goes against the grill.

The inner bracket is wide enough that when turned sideways, it fits through the opening in the grill holes. I used tie straps through the grill like a "lasso" to direct it into alignment inside the grill so it could be properly located. (The tie straps also keep you from dropping the bracket inside the grill which would not be good.) During installation, I had to be careful that it didn't fall in behind the grill. I also tied a strap to the last hole just in case the inner bracket got away from me and fell out of reach. Once installed, and secured by the three bolts, the tie straps were cut and removed. (Note - the long bolt in the second photo was only used to align the inner bracket and was eventually replaced with a shorter bolt.) The two, shorter "z shaped" arms were bolted to the outer holes of the inner bracket, one on each side, and then secured to the holes at the bottom of the license plate.

One advantage of this install method is there is virtually no restriction of air flow through the grill opening where the bracket mounts.

Any chance you could point me to those bracket bars? What I bought won't fit into the grill openings so I'm wondering which ones you got.

 

[chedder]

I talked to our State Police office in state capitol re front plate. They had several questions. Did a front bracket come with the car. Answer, no. Similar to Ferrari or Lamborghini cars. Then they wanted to know what the car was. I told them and they asked what was different from a regular Mustang. I told them lighter, thinner fascia and way faster. They said the law has exceptions for cars that aren't designed to have front plates. So I got a Ford letterhead letter that reiterates the lack of provision for a front plate. I keep it in my glove box in case there are any questions.

 

[TomcatDriver]

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