Hollywood7, your user title under your name is inappropriate. Please change it or we will for you.

 

So I bought my car in Georgia when I lived there, and it (legally) didn't come with a front plate bracket. My reg has since lapsed and I've renewed in Texas, but now I'm faced with the dilemma of not having a way to mount a front plate.

Good news is I'll only be around through August, but I'd hate to screw my nice front bumper up trying to hack something together for a law that might be repealed in Sept anyway.

Anyone have specific issues in Houston? How about a way to mount a front plate that does not require me to drill holes in my stock front bumper?

 

You dont have to drill into the bumper

 

Stay away from U-turns under the major freeways and any "low income" neighborhoods after dark!

 

Lofl!

 

So is there a trick to this? I inspected the bumper and found no holes where I've seen front plates on other Texas cars. There appear to be dimples in the plastic between the diamond ribbing in places, and they appear to be about where US and Euro-style plate holders might mount.

I looked at one of the brackets and it had these horrible looking pointy screws included, not flat-ended bolts that would indicate the real mounts are hidden under removable caps.

Am I missing something here?

 

Oh! I didnt know they werent pre-cut. I guess you would have to cut then. My bad

 

There will still be the hole in the grill, if not drilling holes in the grille will not be noticeable, then get some correct length bolts and some nuts and there you go. I think you will be fine with out it for that long though....

 

Look at the TSB's. There is instructions on how to drill and mount front plate holder. My dealer did not mount mine so no front plate untill I remember to tell the dealer to mount it. I am older than dirt and my memory is very bad.

 

why not bolt a couple of strong magnets onto the grill and have it so you can pull the plate on and off?

 

double sided tape?

 

I don't think strong magnets will hold when driving 80+ mph. And what if it slips and flies up into the windshield? Or into another car? I think this issue would apply to with double sided tape.

 

lol@ double sided tape! :p

What's next? Velcro? .... hmmm..... (thinking)

 

If duct tape and crazy glue can't hold it on, nothing can.

 

the dealers use them all the time, it's trapped up inside the bumper opening, the magnets I'm referring too aren't like those things you stick on your refrigerator, it would take a lot of force to remove a steel plate from a good set of magnets, I'd be more concerned that the plastic grill might break or give way

 

FFLP's! Don't have one on either of my cars. Never saw the use.

 

The law passed by 70 votes I heard.

 

Do you people make up these numbers or what???

Do some research or even check the news for god's sake.

Currently the vote is:

Ayes=19 Nays=1 Present Not Voting=3 Absent=6

 

As I stated a couple pages back, it did get through the house by a 70-vote (about) margin. 109-31.

I see where you're getting your information, but I believe those are the last recorded votes to get it out of Committee, which happened some time ago.

 

Killjoy will kill you!

 

Not exactly, but I will clear up misinformation.

Yes, "House Bill 3540" passed the house, this happened on the 5th of May. It has not however, been signed into law.

 

Note also in the post I made 2 pages ago, I said quote:

"It still has to pass the Senate and then be Signed. It's got a ways to go yet."

 

sub-note: I was reffering to RX-Hawk's post.

 

You guys don't seem to be too concerned and may have a legislation that is enlighted, but here in CA the law is as wacky as everyone else so there is no hope that I won't have to put than ugly white tooth on my grill. I saw a side mount Eclipse solution. I was wondering if anyone had been succesful with trimming down a plate so that it is smaller and at least somewhat less offensive.

 

Never mind - I found the thread and it looks to be illegal to 'mutiliate' a plate. Where's the law against mutilating my front end with your stupid plate?