[Shockwave93]

I was told that the front plate of my car from European Delivery will be left on upon pickup. Was this the case for anyone else? If so, how did you remove it?

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by Shockwave93

I was told that the front plate of my car from European Delivery will be left on upon pickup. Was this the case for anyone else? If so, how did you remove it?

I left mine on...

[chmura]

I used dental floss to cut through the adhesive to remove the plate and then I used googone to remove the residue off the paint.

[Deso]

I asked to have mine removed. I recall a post that a user had paint come off with it, I'd rather that happen at the dealer if it does.

We'll see if it's off on Saturday, otherwise I'll be following along for tips too.

[tux2005]

I don't know if mine was removed at the dealer or at the port but both plates were in the trunk when I picked up my car.

There is still some adhesive on the front bumper from it though, I'll need to work on getting that off still. Hopefully claying will work.

[McGary911]

If you don't have to take off to mount a state plate, it's kind of cool to keep it. Not some lame fake one, but a real German tourist plate. Kind of like a badge of honor. My buddy still has his on his M235.

http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1406096

[infinitekidM2C]

Can you ask that no front plate be added? i did that for my USA delivered 135

[Deso]

I removed mine tonight, the best process was heating with a blow dryer and slowly pulling the plate off as the glue warmed. Any foam adhesive that didn't come clean was a real PITA. Go slow and get as much off clean as you can.

[Shockwave93]

I actually ended up just asking the dealer to remove mine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Kept the back euro plate though until I get my CA plate.

[Aloha Joe]

Originally Posted by tux2005

I don't know if mine was removed at the dealer or at the port but both plates were in the trunk when I picked up my car.

There is still some adhesive on the front bumper from it though, I'll need to work on getting that off still. Hopefully claying will work.

Same with my M2, however no adhesive, whoever took it off, did a great job on mine.

[cornercase]

Originally Posted by Deso

I asked to have mine removed. I recall a post that a user had paint come off with it, I'd rather that happen at the dealer if it does.

Is consensus that removing the European front plate will be better for the paint long term?

I’ll be receiving my ED M2 at PCD. Do they do solid work removing the front plate?

[Kimbo63]

Be very careful. Some paint came off with mine when the Xpel installer removed it.

[AlpsRider]

Wow, that's just wrong. I don't know how they did that. When I took mine off it left some goo behind, I can't imagine that removal would take off the paint.

[Lotus99]

Sorry to bump this thread, but I was wondering how the front plate is attached on a Euro delivery. The good news is it sounds like they don't actually drill your bumper and attach a plate holder to it.

So if you want to go without a front plate back in North America, you won't have drill holes already, right?

[cornercase]

Originally Posted by Lotus99

Sorry to bump this thread, but I was wondering how the front plate is attached on a Euro delivery. The good news is it sounds like they don't actually drill your bumper and attach a plate holder to it.

So if you want to go without a front plate back in North America, you won't have drill holes already, right?

They use double-sided foam tape. You’ll need to coordinate prior to redelivery that no holes be drilled; I took the front plate mount from the trunk when I left Europe and also left a note to please not drill holes.

[Lotus99]

Originally Posted by cornercase

They use double-sided foam tape. You’ll need to coordinate prior to redelivery that no holes be drilled; I took the front plate mount from the trunk when I left Europe and also left a note to please not drill holes.

Awesome, thanks for the tip. I figured it's the local dealer who installs the front plate during PDI, hopefully they won't screw up and see my note.

How did you mount your plate? I hate the offset look of the tow hook mounts... I'm going to look into a Sto and Sho or whatever it's called, but those drill into your bumper from what I understand, somewhere you can't see, which is still not great...

[bobert]

Originally Posted by Lotus99

Awesome, thanks for the tip. I figured it's the local dealer who installs the front plate during PDI, hopefully they won't screw up and see my note.

How did you mount your plate? I hate the offset look of the tow hook mounts... I'm going to look into a Sto and Sho or whatever it's called, but those drill into your bumper from what I understand, somewhere you can't see, which is still not great...

Most BMW dealers these days know better than to drill a front bumper on your new car without permission, but I understand folks would rather play it safe.

I asked the dealer to remove the German tourist front plate, and mine came off easily with no residue.

I also hate the offset look of tow-hook mounts, so I went with the Carbonio front plate mount based on a very timely recommendation from someone on here - it's mounted in the center, no drilling, comes off and goes back on very easily.

Scroll down and start at post #16 here: Carbonio front plate mount for M2

[Lotus99]

Originally Posted by bobert

Most BMW dealers these days know better than to drill a front bumper on your new car without permission, but I understand folks would rather play it safe.

I asked the dealer to remove the German tourist front plate, and mine came off easily with no residue.

I also hate the offset look of tow-hook mounts, so I went with the Carbonio front plate mount based on a very timely recommendation from someone on here - it's mounted in the center, no drilling, comes off and goes back on very easily.

Scroll down and start at post #16 here: Carbonio front plate mount for M2

Thanks for the heads up. Looks great. Do you remember when you were doing your research if the Sto N Sho mount requires you to drill into the bumper. In that thread, some said you do, but some said you don't need to.

[bobert]

Originally Posted by Lotus99

Thanks for the heads up. Looks great. Do you remember when you were doing your research if the Sto N Sho mount requires you to drill into the bumper. In that thread, some said you do, but some said you don't need to.

Not sure about the Sto-n-Sho mount - I never looked into that one; I'm sure someone else mentioned it in other threads but I don't recall the details of that one. There must have been something I didn't like about that one since I never looked into it.

[cornercase]

Originally Posted by cornercase

They use double-sided foam tape. You’ll need to coordinate prior to redelivery that no holes be drilled; I took the front plate mount from the trunk when I left Europe and also left a note to please not drill holes.

After ED, I had the car received at PDC, where they were aware of my desire for no front plate mount. They reconfirmed this when I arrived in-person, but asked if I wanted the front plate removed, which I did since I’ve read about some paint issues.

I use the Carbonio mount and am very pleased with it.

[AlpsRider]

My car was dropped off from ED at the dealership with the front plate still attached per my request. I left it on until my plates came.The removal was tedious. I pried it off very carefully. I used Goo Off to remove the residue. That sticky goop just laughed at Windex.

[cornercase]

Originally Posted by AlpsRider

My car was dropped off from ED at the dealership with the front plate still attached per my request. I left it on until my plates came.The removal was tedious. I pried it off very carefully. I used Goo Off to remove the residue. That sticky goop just laughed at Windex.

Yes, the double-sided foam tape is quite thick and is still on the plate itself.