Hi All,
As you know the first crappy thing we are forced to do with a new car in Texas is to drill holes in our brand new front bumper and ruin the car with a stupid front license plate.
I've seen a few solutions in the past, so I went out and designed my own that I hope to sell later on EBay. Here is the first rendition of my 05-07 Mustang front license plate bracket....
What I did was to take a peice of 1/8" steel and bend it into a "C" so that it could fit around the upper part of the lower air intake. I then drilled a 3/8th hole for a thumbscrew which will secure the clamp to the bumper. I also drilled two 1/4" holes so that I could mount a Bell license plate bracket to the clamp..
As you can see, I put a rubber tip onto the end of the thumbscrew so that it won't even scratch the interior of the bumper. On the next version I plan to make the lower lip of the "C" clamp longer so that the Bell bracket won't get tied up with the automotive fastener that the thumbscrew goes through. I'll also incorporate a nut between the thumbscrew grip and the fastener and use it as a lock nut so the thumbscrew won't back off.
Here is the assembly attached to my front bumper.... I am also planning to rubberize the C clamp. This will give it more grip with the bumber and reduce the possibility of scratching...
And here is the finished product. Notice the license plate is a little crooked. The nice thing about the Bell bracket is that it is very adjustable. I have since straightened the plate out. I think I'll put a couple rubber bumpers behind the plate so it won't rub against the bumper if it begins to oscillate.
So if I start selling these, do any of you think you'd be interested. Obviously it isn't that hard to make, so those of you with shop tools, have at it. I'll let you know when I start posting these on Ebay.....
As you know the first crappy thing we are forced to do with a new car in Texas is to drill holes in our brand new front bumper and ruin the car with a stupid front license plate.
I've seen a few solutions in the past, so I went out and designed my own that I hope to sell later on EBay. Here is the first rendition of my 05-07 Mustang front license plate bracket....
What I did was to take a peice of 1/8" steel and bend it into a "C" so that it could fit around the upper part of the lower air intake. I then drilled a 3/8th hole for a thumbscrew which will secure the clamp to the bumper. I also drilled two 1/4" holes so that I could mount a Bell license plate bracket to the clamp..
As you can see, I put a rubber tip onto the end of the thumbscrew so that it won't even scratch the interior of the bumper. On the next version I plan to make the lower lip of the "C" clamp longer so that the Bell bracket won't get tied up with the automotive fastener that the thumbscrew goes through. I'll also incorporate a nut between the thumbscrew grip and the fastener and use it as a lock nut so the thumbscrew won't back off.
Here is the assembly attached to my front bumper.... I am also planning to rubberize the C clamp. This will give it more grip with the bumber and reduce the possibility of scratching...
And here is the finished product. Notice the license plate is a little crooked. The nice thing about the Bell bracket is that it is very adjustable. I have since straightened the plate out. I think I'll put a couple rubber bumpers behind the plate so it won't rub against the bumper if it begins to oscillate.
So if I start selling these, do any of you think you'd be interested. Obviously it isn't that hard to make, so those of you with shop tools, have at it. I'll let you know when I start posting these on Ebay.....
