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08-12-2006, 01:26 PM | #1 |
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Drives: Silver 07 HB - 5spd Join Date: Jul 2006
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LB: non-destructive Front License Plate mounting
Hey everybody, I've been planning on doing this since I got my car, but haven't had the time or a simple solution. Thanks to my friend Hulles I decided to do it today...
I went to home depot and bought a bunch of items I thought I might need (pic 1) in the end, I only needed 2 items: a 1/4" X 3.5" Bowl to Floor Toilet bolt set (that's right) $2.16 and a roll of non-adhesive plastic shelf and drawer liner $4.97 Then i cut the liner (only needed 1 cut, because the width was = to the size of the plate) and took the plastic washers out of the toilet bolt set and attached the plastic to the tags. (there is a ton of plastic liner left over) then I used the metal washers and brass nuts that came in the toilet bolt set to mount the plate through the lower grill. The hardest part was getting inside the grill from the bottom, had to loosen the plastic engine bay protector and slip my hand up in there. only takes a couple of minutes. perhaps I'm the only one that didn't want to punch holes in their bumper and no one else will find this useful, but i'm happy with the results. |
08-12-2006, 01:53 PM | #2 |
Drives: Yaris liftback Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: califirnia
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da da da dammit, wished i had speacial ordered my LB and told them not to drill friggin holes then i could have done that... oh well good idea
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08-12-2006, 01:56 PM | #3 |
Drives: Silver Hatchback Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Tennessee
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mine came off the showroom floor and din't have predrilled holes ;P
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08-12-2006, 03:07 PM | #4 | |
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and i had to fight to get out of the dealer without holes or a front plate... but it was worth the hassle! |
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08-12-2006, 09:07 PM | #5 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: May 2006
Location: Milwaukee WI
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they were going to not put holes in my bumper, but ended up getting the car from another dealership, and they had already put them in...
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08-13-2006, 06:02 AM | #6 |
Drives: 07 Meteorite Metallic Yaris LB Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: USA
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That sucks, here in KY, front plates aren't even used.
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08-13-2006, 07:30 AM | #7 |
Drives: Yaris 2007, Eclipse 2000 Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Tampa, FL
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not used in fl as well !!!LUCKY US...
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08-13-2006, 12:19 PM | #8 |
Drives: 2k3 Cavalier & 2k2 Echo Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Quebec
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I'm happy because we don't have front licence plate in Quebec!
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08-13-2006, 01:08 PM | #9 |
tu francais simmz? :p
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08-13-2006, 07:33 PM | #10 |
a go-go!
Drives: Silver 07 HB - 5spd Join Date: Jul 2006
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i already got told by a cop to put it on... it was less than a month of driving with no plate... I knew i'd have to do it eventually... so here's my solution.
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08-13-2006, 08:39 PM | #11 | |
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08-30-2006, 12:12 PM | #12 |
Drives: '07 HB Manual Yarrrrris Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Rising Sun, MD
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Thanks, Henshin, I just got my Yaris last night, and was wondering how to do this nicely. Maryland also requires front license plates. My other car came with me from Delaware ten years ago, where you didn't need a front tag. I figured that the expense and damage to put on a front tag was worth getting tickets over. Then I got pulled over a few years after I moved, and it just wasn't worth the hassle :/
Thanks again! --Rob Last edited by autophile; 08-30-2006 at 12:28 PM. |
09-03-2006, 05:30 AM | #13 | |
Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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This is what Nevada's DMV says about front plates:
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My LB Yaris doesn't seem to have any mounting spots for a license plate on the front. Do you guys think I fall under the front plate optional policy? |
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09-03-2006, 08:24 AM | #14 | |
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Drives: 07 Black Yaris LB, 05 Camry LE Join Date: Jul 2006
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Wife doesn't hang a front plate either! |
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09-03-2006, 01:09 PM | #15 |
Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006
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Thanks!
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