I know this has been discussed quite often, but I did search on this forum and didn't find much. My mom will be insuring her car when we get back from our vacation but it doesn't have mount holes for a front license plate. She would rather not have to drill holes in the bumper to install it but if thats the last resort so be it. I was just wondering though, what are some solutions that avoid having to drill holes in the bumper? I heard about sticking magnets behind your bumper and just having the plate stick on. There are some pretty strong magnets on ebay, like 75lb pull magnets for $15.00. I was wondering what some other options were that you guys use without the need to drill holes in the bumper.

Brendan

 

Check stillen.com, they have a mount that screws into the tow hook threads behind the front grill. Looks a bit odd, but they do the job.

Or, run without a license plate? Lot of folks around here do...

 

It's illegal to have no front license plate, I think my moms just going to end up getting holes drilled into the bumper

 

It's illegal to run without a front plate here too...

Seriously, about half the Gs I see around here don't have the required Texas front plate, and in an informal poll, doesn't seem to cause problems.

 

I think xfactor78 already realizes that you would really be pushing your luck trying to run with no front plate anywhere in Canada (if the car is from Canada of course). In Ontario that luck would run out pretty fast and you would be handed a fine. BTW, if it's magnetic someone could easily steal your plate. The one from Stillen mentioned above is probably best. http://www.stillen.com/product.asp?i...r=&make=&model

 

Well in new york you are required to have one in the front, but its okay if u put it in the front windsheild u can try that.

 

My solution on my Z4M

 

Is that completely true? I have seen a few people in my area without the front plates on but in the front windshield. I was thinking about doing that.

Hail from staten island btw.

 

Do you guys fasten these plates to the dash? I'd hate to think you have a semi-sharp metal 'Guillotine' just floating around on there. Not safe!

 

yeah thats just as bad as no plate cause if you get into an accident the plates are pretty sharp, thats the other problem with a magnet to, if it goes flying thats dangerous to others. And for the price of the stillen plate bracket I don't think my moms gunna do that.

 

I recently brought my G into Ontario (Canada) and everyone here has a front mounted plate.

Currently, it is sitting on the dash. Doesn't slide around or anything, but to be honest, it makes me nervous. Plus, I am in the process of getting it set up properly.

To speak to the initial point, I am under the impression that there is a "front license plate bracket" to which you can mount the plates. You order it directly from Infiniti (and/or Nissan). It probably runs in the $50 - $100 zone, and they will mount your plate using a bracket. There is a small removable cover on the front of the G where the bracket goes. So there is no drilling or anything unsightly happening to the body of your car.

Hope that helps.

'06

 

I mounted mine to the middle lower grill. I used the license plate bracket and secured that to the grill with electric wire plastic ties that you can get at walmart or home depot and then secured the plate to the bracket with the screws that came with the bracket. Took me about 15 minutes each to do my daughters '07 G35 Sport and my '07 G35 Sport My daughter has over 23000 miles on hers and I have over 16000 miles on mine and the plates are as secure as ever with no holes. I tried to post pics once but they are too large to download to this site. I used three to four ties per bracket and just cut off the excess. They work great and its easy to do. Oh yeah, I did the same thing on my wife's '06 Mini Cooper. The bracket I used was in the trunk of my car when I bought it and the ties are a couple of dollars if you buy a bundle.

 

That's the smartest front license alternative i've seen ever.. Good thinking. haha I like it!...

 

inTgr8r - can you clarify for me? Just wondering ... from the looks of it, you made a sticker/adhesive copy of your plates and actually stuck it to the body of the car?

It looks really convenient. Just wondering how you pulled that off, cuz I am DEFINITELY down for that as an alternative to mounting the plate.

Cheers,

'06

 

zip ties, lol i was said when i had mine drilled