Dc5r Front Number Plate Mount

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Originally Posted by Tofu

you can just mount it on an angle where the black plastic bracket is mounted, but you need the slim style plates.

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This is what i have done, and been running with for the past month. No issues so far :D Only pissed off to find that massive hole! :mad:

As for relocator kits, just go to a hardware store and purchase a L-bracket

Where did you get that small plate holder from :O

When I bought my Integra it had the big, ugly front number plate holder. I tried a few different ways to improve the situation, none of which mounted to much (they were either uglier or deemed the car unroadworthy).

In the end I just left well enough alone, and after a while pretty much forgot about it. That was until on 2 occasions when having the oversized mount saved my front bumper from damage, when a couple of careless drivers got too close when parking their cars and collided with the number plate mount.
Luckily all that happened on both occasions was a small dent on the number plate.

When I was at my local Honda dealer lately I noticed that many of the cars on the lot had smaller, less conspicuous number plate holders designed for slimline plates.

i cant seem to find a hole on my front bar :S

some dc5 come with the number plate mounting plastic screwed in the middle into the bumper, some don't...

hey kids

Finnally got around to get a few snaps of my nuber plate mount. All of you should thank jas_kidd32, for sending me friendly reminders ever few weeks :p

here are the pics

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...a/IMG_3120.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...a/IMG_3121.jpg

If anyone else wants some more "detailed" pics, just ask. I have a shot from under the bar, but its a bit hard to get a good shot, due to the ride hieght of the car.

Enjoy :)

cool brackets, very neat job. Anyone tried to steal the plates yet?

Thanks Robi. Would mounting the plate right in front of the radiator affect its cooling? Also, is it legal to mount the plates on the holes right in front of the radiator (eg. plate would be facing down on an angle).

no one has tried to steal my plates.... they arn't that cool :p

mounting the plate there isn't going to affect cooling what so ever. Is fully legal also.

It only becomes illigal if you:
- Bend the plate to mount it
- Mount the plate so it isn't visable from a 45' angle

Someone has mounted the plate on the two existing mounts... but then the plate is on a large angle. If you want to moun the plate there, i would try and put something behind the plate so its still flat.

That hole that remains once the plates are removed,

What options do we have of covering it up? Without respraying the whole bumper.

you wouldnt need to respray the whole bump, i'm sure you could fill it up and paint over it

put the plates on the side FTW!

mdidle seems ugly, having it on stock bends it down.