jdm rear license plate mounting

[ProjNightshade]

I did a search trying to find how people mount license plates into the JDM s14 kouki rear bumper but i havent found anything adressing it. will you always see the gaping holes or is there some oem bracket? or did you all come up with some trick solution? post pics and details of your method. my car is going in for paint next week, so any help is really appreciated. thanks so much.

[yokotas13]

there is an OEM hinge bracket that is bolted to the body

Find that adn your fine, otherwise, drill some holes, and use some bolts

[ProjNightshade]

any idea where i could get my hands on a bracket? id rather it look as oem as possible. any leads would be great. thanks man!

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

just make a bracket. it's not gonna look un-oem as long as you center the plate in the opening.

[axiomatik]

if it is about to be painted, drill some new holes and fill in the old.

[!Zar!]

Metal zipties or drill new holes in the license plate.


Did this really need it's own thread?...

[LigouriRd]

You are going to have to make some kind of bracket or at least that is what I did. The opening in the back of the bumper is larger than the usdm licence plate itself. I have no idea how the jdm plate is even mounted since there are no holes in the thing to start with.

I cut am 1/8 aluminum plate just a bit smaller than the whole plate recess, covering up the unsightly jdm cutout. I screwed the plate the the bumper and then drilled the aluminum plate for the usdm licence plate.

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

You are going to have to make some kind of bracket or at least that is what I did. The opening in the back of the bumper is larger than the usdm licence plate itself. I have no idea how the jdm plate is even mounted since there are no holes in the thing to start with.

I cut am 1/8 aluminum plate just a bit smaller than the whole plate recess, covering up the unsightly jdm cutout. I screwed the plate the the bumper and then drilled the aluminum plate for the usdm licence plate.


you got a fake ebay plate didn't you.

[LigouriRd]

Mental note to me: Kill you l8er.

[ProjNightshade]

thanks for the help guys. I got some black lexan to mount into the bumper from the back and I'm going to mount my plate to that. again, I appreciate the response

[Shaminii]

Double sided automotive tape works good for me.

[nrg]

i found a plastic front license plate tray and used it as a bracket to mount my rear plate on my kouki bumper. Revet the tray to the backside of the bumper, Looks oem :)

[motonagam]

I ziptied mine through the hole in the bumper behind the license plate. The tension of the ziptie pulling the license plate down into the clip will hold the bottom portion of the plate in place, as the ziptie holds the top portion.

[ProjNightshade]

i found a plastic front license plate tray and used it as a bracket to mount my rear plate on my kouki bumper. Revet the tray to the backside of the bumper, Looks oem :)

got any pics showing your setup? thanks

[nrg]

got my hand on a camera.
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4056/dsc00441dr8.jpg
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6552/dsc00444ci5.jpg

[sideview_180sx]

does anyone else realize those JDM tye plates aren't the standard bolt hole spacing. get a drill and make it fit, and why is it so important to fit a fake j-land plate.

[nrg]

^ what are you talking about? this isn't about japanese license plate. it's about mounting USDM plates on a japanese bumper.

[ProjNightshade]

thanks so much for the negative rep...i really love people who cant read...

on a positive note, thanks for the pics nrg

once i get back to tampa from school i'll be putting on some black lexan as a backing in a similar fashion to yours...only my piece should cover the entire empty space

[S14DB]

Bell makes a universal mounting kit that you can get at walmart that also works.