front license plate and frame

[sunsetjim]

Hi again to all and thanks for the warm welcome. What is everyone using to mount the front license plate? I see the little dimples; do they use the same size screws as the rear? Do you guys prefer the 4x12 or 6x12? Ideas? Thanks...
sunsetjim

[MetroMPG]

Might want to find out how this was resolved:

Front-Mounted License Plate (how to mount?)

[grsupercity]

sunsetjim, we would love to see pics of your car!

[kerc]

I simply reversed the dealer-provided black plastic frame. I've done this before. Turns out most of those plates have little notches where the plate fits. So you simply reverse the frame, and you get a nice, thin black frame for your plate. Plus, you're not providing free advertising for the dealership...

[MysticMirage]

The dealer used rivets to attach mine....

Yeah, you read that right.

I'll have to drill them out to pop it off to put a plate I want on....

[kerc]

Da heck!

[Ares]

Da heck!

Wrd. That's plain stupid - unless you're at a state that does not change plates... I know here in TX, we change plates every 3-6 years or something like that.

[MysticMirage]

Oklahoma doesn't require front plates. I'm guessing they just hope no one wants to ever take them off so they get free advertising... I'll probably get a couple small black plugs to cover the holes.

[aydu]

Guess with rivets there is no worry about plates getting stolen!

Never heard or seen this method of attachment for license plates before.

Where I live the dealers love to plaster their name on the back of cars with decals or stickers. I always write into the deal that there is to be no dealer sticker on the car at delivery.

I once tried to build in a $250 penalty if a sticker was present as my "advertising fee" but the dealer wouldn't go for it. They did not have a sticker on the vehicle when I picked it up, however.

[Minihaha]

Dude, that's f'ed up, OK dealers are douches. My car came from an OK dealer and it had its front bumper violated with a tag mount... WTH are they thinking, leave the damn bumper unblemished, already. I added my own plate anyways, but wouldn't have if it was left the hell alone to begin with...

And rivets, WTF - double douche bag award.
TRUE STORY - a buddy bought his wife a surprise b-day car (years back) and when he went to pick it up they'd drilled and mounted a 'tag' on the front (KS doesn't require), he told them. Nope! "You'll be refunding me the $ or getting another, stat." He ended up with a different color but slightly higher optioned vehicle w/o the holes in the bumper.