Low Profile License Plate Mount

Welp here’s mine. Decide to go with 1/4” aluminum. Happy with it, gonna paint it black. just save 50$ instead of buying the aluminum mount that one guy is selling win/win

 

Looks good! Can’t tell from the pics, did you just grind off the machine screw nubs? Did you thread lock those in, or what?

Lol, I can see you ditched the ugly stock grille!

 

yes, i was too lazy to get the right length so i just cut it off real quick to make em flush. and yes tread lock em!

il install in the morning and take a picture so you can see.

 

Cool!

 

Wow, holy pillar hug, Batman!

Does look better than the oem brick!

 

I wish I had tools to work with metal.

 

If anybody has a Toyota San Diego/Kearny Mesa/Carlsbad Lic plate frame they don’t want, send it to me and I’ll send back awesome things.

 

What you got against Toyota escondido ? Lol

 

I’ll take that one as well. I lived in esco for a minute.

Over by rincon elm

 

Looks good!!!

 

Two years ago I removed the “not a step” bracket and redrilled the plate to fit the holes in the bumper. Last month I noticed my plate was missing, and there were just two ragged holes in the bumper. I’m thinking someone stole it ... and I got a new plat and attached it with toggle bolts. Remind me ... what’s the stock mounting feature in the plastic bumper? Threaded inserts, thread forming screws, ?? Also, size, if anyone has that handy. Frankly I’ve forgotten what was there, and there’s no visible evidence of the previous mounting details.

 

The plastic mount was held on by threaded screws just put through the bumper. I don't remember the size off the top of my head sorry.

 

So screws just threaded into molded bosses in the bumper plastic? No inserts? In that case, it doesn’t last long (2-1/2 years 45K miles) or someone just yanked it off. I’ll put nuts and fender washers in there ... it’s just reachable. Thanks.

 

Yep. Just screws in the bumper plastic. They were coarse threaded, so I would be someone stole it.

 

Think I still have my Esco bracket in the garage somewhere if you want it..so much in my garage that needs to go.

 

I love it when people block their plate numbers

 

I do

 

I’ll dig it up tomorrow.

 

I do. What is the awesome thing you do?