• Bracket For Front License Plate

If you buy your new car off the lot, or you purchase a used car in a state that requires front license plate tags, and your home state doesn't, you'll often find that the dealer or previous owner required that a front license plate bracket be installed.
While the need for these is perfectly understood, (state or local laws), they can be annoying if your state doesn't require them, or you don't care to root for a football/baseball team, driving around with the dealers 'complimentary vanity plate' advertising their dealership all over the place, or just have a blank license bracket.
The problem that many people have to deal with is that is when they go to remove the front bracket they find that the dealer/previous owner drilled two to four holes into the front bumper to get that license plate bracket on.
You could take the car to a body shop and spend $200+ on bodywork to have the holes covered up, or you can spend $20 and do what I did.
In this Instructable I'll show you how to cheaply, easily and tastefully get rid of the front license plate bracket and fill in the holes that our friends at the dealership have made. It's not a complete smooth cover up, but you will barely notice it.
NOTE: I take no responsibility for damage to your car. If you are uncomfortable doing this Instructable, have a friend who is well versed in tools do it for you, or don't do it at all&
Supplies:
(2-4) 5/16001d Nylon Plugs (black or white, your choice) available at Ace Hardware, HD or Lowes.
(1) Dupli-Color Touch-Up paint, which matches your vehicles' color (see http://www.duplicolor.com/duplicolor/step1.php.)
(1) Scrap Piece of wood
Liquid Nails (optional)
Tools
Electric Drill
1/8' Drill Bit (optional)
5/16' Drill Bit
Razor Blade or Knife

Jun 19, 2014  Howard in parts shows customer how to install license plate bracket he purchased for his brand new car. 2013 Mustang NO bumper drilling front licence plate bracket. How to Mount Front.

• 1/8' Drill Bit
• 11/32' Drill Bit
• Cordless Drill
• Painter's Tape
• Digital Caliper
• Sharpie

• 7P6 807 285 G
• N0385494× 4
• #10 x 1/2' Stainless Steel Screws× 4

• Gather your tools. Drill, Sharpie, Drill Bits, Painters Tape.

• Get the parts, too. The front license plate bracket and the 4 plastic spreader rivets.

• Don't forget the Touareg :)

• Use Painters Tape to mark your drill bits at 1/2' of depth - so you don't drill into the bumper too far.

• Position the license plate frame and center it on the VW emblem and parking camera (below, if installed). You can use the vertical supports in the lower grill (hard to see in this pic) to assist in alignment.

• Hold the license plate frame in place using some painters tape.

• Using the Sharpie, mark the four holes that you'll be drilling.

• Remove the frame for easier drilling.

• Using the 1/8' drill bit, drill four pilot holes in the center of each position.

• Finish the holes by enlarging them with the 11/32' drill bit.

• Place the frame back into position.

• Install the four plastic spreader rivets.

• Ensure they are seated by using a socket (as shown) to ensure rivets are fully seated before pushing in the center pin.

• Tap the center pins of the rivets so they are flush with the rivet body.

• Use #10 x 1/2' Stainless Steel Screws to affix the plate to the mounting bracket. You can see slight indentations where the screws are to go. I drilled pilot holes first.

• Don't use the 'standard' license plate hardware that is 3/4' long. Those screws appear to be long enough to hit the bumper when inserted.

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