License Plate On Front of GT? HELP!

tksuther · 11-20-2004

My state of residence requires tags on the front and rear bumper. I just took delivery of my new '05 GT (yesterday) and was fortunate enough to have a good salesman. Before he did it without asking, he said he would need to drill the 2 mounting holes to install the front plate. Sorry but in my opinion, this will destroy the beauty of the front of this car. But I'm sure it needs to be in place when I take it to be inspected. Any suggestions? By the way, I also told my salesman to make sure they did not apply any dealership name tags when they prep'd the car.

Tominator · 11-20-2004

Electric License Plate Retractor :thumbsup

mustangtk · 11-20-2004

tksuther I feel your pain. I live in Illinois that also has the stupid front license law. I think I'll leave mine off until I get pulled over. If you don't want to drill holes in the bumper and just need a temporary securing use velcro. Put on strip on the bumper the other on the plate and wallah! You could also cut the heads off a couple of screws then glue them to the plate, making it look like the plate is screwed into the bumper. :thumbsup congrats on the 'stang, I should be getting mine close to Christmas.

tksuther · 11-23-2004

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Originally Posted by mustangtk

tksuther I feel your pain. I live in Illinois that also has the stupid front license law. I think I'll leave mine off until I get pulled over. If you don't want to drill holes in the bumper and just need a temporary securing use velcro. Put on strip on the bumper the other on the plate and wallah! You could also cut the heads off a couple of screws then glue them to the plate, making it look like the plate is screwed into the bumper. :thumbsup congrats on the 'stang, I should be getting mine close to Christmas.

Yeah - I thought about the velcro method too. I think I'll try it. I'll report back! Thanks.

GTRaptor · 11-23-2004

I use push pins (http://secure.50resto.com/images/10176bhdw.jpg) in my 95 GT

Although i had to drill a couple of holes, with the push pins in place you barely notice.
You could clearcoat them to match your car color (my GT is black).

The nice thing is you can take the plate off whenever you want without the need of tools.

tksuther · 11-23-2004

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Originally Posted by GTRaptor

I use push pins (http://secure.50resto.com/images/10176bhdw.jpg) in my 95 GT

Although i had to drill a couple of holes, with the push pins in place you barely notice.
You could clearcoat them to match your car color (my GT is black).

The nice thing is you can take the plate off whenever you want without the need of tools.

Thanks - another good tip but I cringe at the thought of firing-up the drill!

thunder05 · 11-23-2004

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Originally Posted by GTRaptor

I use push pins (http://secure.50resto.com/images/10176bhdw.jpg) in my 95 GT

Although i had to drill a couple of holes, with the push pins in place you barely notice.
You could clearcoat them to match your car color (my GT is black).

The nice thing is you can take the plate off whenever you want without the need of tools.

you see...........thats why he gets the big money.

thank you Raptor

05BLACKGT01 · 11-24-2004

Mine was already drilled with a dealer plate on the front...

dollarbill · 11-24-2004

I don't like the front plate either and I don't have one on my car but it is the law here. Some citys are more strict than others in IL. If it were my new car and it didn't already have holes in the bumper then I would wait until i got pulled over then tell the cop the dealership didn't drill holes. Who knows you may get away with it for a while. I wouldn't even notice, I'd be to busy checking out the car.

tksuther · 11-24-2004

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Originally Posted by dollarbill

I don't like the front plate either and I don't have one on my car but it is the law here. Some citys are more strict than others in IL. If it were my new car and it didn't already have holes in the bumper then I would wait until i got pulled over then tell the cop the dealership didn't drill holes. Who knows you may get away with it for a while. I wouldn't even notice, I'd be to busy checking out the car.

I plan to leave it off too - the problem is the requirement to have in place to get an inspection sticker. I'm going to try velcro (small piece) so I can remove after I get the sticker. Hopefully this will work.

tksuther · 11-26-2004

No problem with the velcro - it worked fine. The guys in the shop that did the inspection seemed too busy checking out the car to pay much attention anyway!

thunder05 · 11-26-2004

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Originally Posted by tksuther

No problem with the velcro - it worked fine. The guys in the shop that did the inspection seemed too busy checking out the car to pay much attention anyway!

good ....just make sure your always running legal....cuz now they will already have a reason to stop you.......Just another thought

dave 02 gt · 11-26-2004

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Originally Posted by thunder05

good ....just make sure your always running legal....cuz now they will already have a reason to stop you.......Just another thought

dont forget the braging rights on who gave out the first ticket to the first 05.

tksuther · 11-26-2004

I hear you guys.............

4511.21 · 11-26-2004

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Originally Posted by 05BLACKGT01

Mine was already drilled with a dealer plate on the front...

Ouch! Eventhough my state (Ohio) is a state which requires the front plate...It is actually a minor misdemeanor in Ohio for a dealership to drill into trim/bumpers without getting the OK from you in writing! Read the fine print though...you may have already consented somewhere else. For all the Ohio people, the details are at the link below and put in 4517.45.

If they would have drilled holes in my front bumper...they would have had to fix it...but you need to know your rights as well.

http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing...-h.htm&cp=PORC