Front License Plate

[Rich_911]

After getting pulled over and stopped, the Officer told me the reason was because I didn't have a front license plate. (Yes I know this is required in Texas, but who wants to ruin the looks of the front end?) The Officer even admitted putting the front plate on would diminish the look of the car.

I opted for the Stonsho bracket - it works great and the license plate is removable if necessary. No drilling involved - a great idea.

[Since8]

Well, this is interesting, Rich. A friend of mine recommended this same product. They don't make one of these for my model, but I'm not sure why one couldn't be adapted on the underside of the bumper / splitter.

Do you have any more photos of how it mounted? Especially if no drilling?

[Rich_911]

Here are two pictures from under the front spoiler.

The second picture shows items 1 and 2 noted. Item 1 is a spring loaded pin which can be used to disconnect (pull-out) the license plate bracket. Item 2 is one of the two bolts that holds the base plate to the car. The two bolts replaced two screws that were already there. The red arrows point to the horizontal legs of the license plate frame.

The first picture shows almost the entire base plate. Item 3 is the second bolt (replacing a pre-existing screw). Again the red arrows point to the horizontal legs of the license plate frame.

I hope this helps.

[WillyDaP]

I will be looking into this as we will be moving to Iowa next year, but I found that there are brackets that hook up to a track tow hook using the area Porsche already tapped into the front bumper. I got my hook through Rennline and I will adapt it or check and see if they still sell a license plate adapter. This just seems like an easier solution.

[Steve_Saunders]

This concept looks interesting for my 2014 Cayman front. Is there any chance it's actually legal? Is it made of car-wrap stuff, maybe? Removable? Know of a supplier?

Thanks.
Steve

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[Steve_Saunders]

Hah! Found it ... maybe ...
From San Jose Mercury News --

Wrap plate

What it is: A flexible vinyl stick-on plate that doesn’t require mounting hardware. It’s available in eight of the plate designs offered by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Who sells them: A Huntington Beach company called License Plate Wrap. Each costs $94, including tax and shipping. [Update: $131.60, as of June 2023.] The company coordinates with the DMV, and there’s a surcharge for registration.

Notes: They are intended for use as the front plate, so owners of cars without front plate holders don’t have to put holes in their bumpers.

[RDMcG]

I use the towhook mounting which means no drilling..........

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