Installing Front License Plate Holder

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Installing a front license plate bracket I was just wondering what everyone else does to put their front license plate on? I hate to have to drill holes in the bumper, isn't there some kind of bracket that can be used, I know it would still have to be drilled and bolted on, but the bracket would be permanant then and the holes wouldn't get. FRONT LICENSE PLATE BRACKET INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS – Introduction – Helpful General Information to Read Before Installing All of our license plate brackets are designed and manufactured so they screw into the existing license plate mounting locations in the Toyota bumpers. Installing a front license plate holder with pop rivets instead of the usual screws may not be such a difficult task but it can actually be a tricky job. If you are not able to install it properly, the license plate could come loose while you are driving on the road and become a hazard which can be.

Some states require license plates on both the front and the back of a vehicle. Not all vehicles are equipped with a front license plate bracket. Brackets are made with the contours of a bumper in mind. When the bracket is installed properly, spacers are first attached to the bumper and then the bracket is attached to the spacers.

Step 1

Measure the front bumper from side to side using a tape measure to find the center.

Step 2

Measure the front bumper from the top of the bumper to its bottom.

Step 3

Place the license plate bracket on the center mark so that its four corners are centered from side to side and from top to bottom on the bumper.

Step 4

Step 5

Push a pen through each of the four corner holes of the bracket and place guide marks on the bumper.

Step 6

Step 7

Pre-drill 1/8-inch deep guide holes at each of the four corner marks using an electric drill with an 1/8-inch bit.

Step 8

Place the bracket back on the bumper so that it lines up with the four holes.

Step 9

Insert the four mounting screws that came with the bracket into the four holes.

Step 10

Screw the screws down until the bracket is secured to the bumper.

Step 11

Step 12

Insert the four corner screws through the four holes in the plate that hold the plate to the bracket.

Items you will need

Universal front license plate bracket
Electric drill
1/8-inch drill bit
4 license plate bracket mount to bumper screws
4 license plate mount to bracket screws
Screwdriver

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