Best options for mounting a front license plate?

[Ape]

I run the Maximus Stealth... does not hang down and the police don't seem to mind (have not been pulled over).

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[ChrispyJL]

My front plate has been in my windshield on passenger side since I got it in July, I pass police every day and haven't been bothered about it not being on the bumper.
I drove my Tj for 10 years with the front plate in the windshield, and again, never bothered about it

 

[MSteeves]

I got a piece of T6 aluminum, 1/8", from the local welding fabrication shop. Same dimensions as the license plate. Butted it up under the fairlead and drilled a couple of holes to mount. The bottom half of this has no support from the bumper which is why the 1/8" backing plate. License plate is fastened to the backing plate at the bottom with a couple of 1/4" screws. You can either tap the top holes in the bumper or through-bolt. Cost $5.

 

[JIMBOX]

Interesting, a $50,000 jeep---with the license plate in the windshield !

Ma and Pa KETTLE had their license plate in the windshield of their MODEL T !

Ain't technology great ?

W.E.

JIMBO

 

[AMG]

Ah sorry I have both of them here is the link for the jl one.

https://maximus-3.com/home/jl-low-mount-license-plate-bracket

I ordered this one. I like the fact that it's held on by three existing bolts (vs. the Sto-N-Sho's one), and it can be mounted upside-down in wanted.

 

[Cascadia4x4]

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[lagunajim]

I guess they require it here, but it is totally totally not enforced. I think I remember a cop telling me once that they don't enforce it because they can always use it as an excuse to make a traffic stop of you if they're in the mood.. instant probable cause.

25 years here in SoCal, and never once a front plate - or a stop or a ticket for it. If you do ever get the ticket, it's a "fix-it ticket" meaning you remedy the violation and pay a $25 "dismissal fee" or not fix it and pay $114 fine.

There are lots of people who bag on California - it's actually pretty cool here!

 

[AMG]

I think I remember a cop telling me once that they don't enforce it because they can always use it as an excuse to make a traffic stop of you if they're in the mood.. instant probable cause.

This is true. I never ran one on my sports cars, but I don't mind it on my Jeep. That said, I don't want to drill holes in case I have a change of heart.

 

[amnesiac]

they changed the law here in Ohio, but it doesn’t take effect until July 2020.

I’m not drilling holes in my bumper, and I’m also lazy. I like the plate in the window solution!

at least til I can figure something else out.

 

[Eitel]

$24 on Amazon. Has seen it's share of water, mud and rocks. Still going strong.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4AKOEB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[amnesiac]

bought this today on amazon after doing some more research and was advised putting the plate in the window will still attract unwanted attention:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CQBDJQC/ref=pe_2640190_232748420_TE_item

the instructions are on this page from the manufacturer under the faq tab:

https://store.ijdmtoy.com/products/aa2160?_pos=1&_sid=48f96019b&_ss=r

if I end up breaking one of the bumper clips, does anyone know where to find them?

Also I will report back how the install goes.

 

[Sheepjeep]

$24 on Amazon. Has seen it's share of water, mud and rocks. Still going strong.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4AKOEB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

x2 on the tuffy plate, have had it on since april 2028 and not a spot of rust on it and i live in new england

 

[Mike630]

I'm not crazy about drilling through the steel front bumper to mount a license plate. Are there any good alternative options?

Don’t. Looks better without.

 

[RubenZ]

There’s a much cheaper solution https://amzn.to/2OhPmoE

ZIP TIES!

 

[amnesiac]

There’s a much cheaper solution https://amzn.to/2OhPmoE

ZIP TIES!

I seriously considered zip ties.

the bracket I got seems to be working well.

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