[Poochie]

Originally Posted by akkando

What does one do with an Alfa Romeo Gulia? I don't think a plate can be mounted in the center.

To answer your question; Alfa makes a hitch that goes into the tow hook, which they provide to their customers, to attach the front plate - or they screw it on, above the hitch mounting point.

[akkando]

Originally Posted by Poochie

To answer your question; Alfa makes a hitch that goes into the tow hook, which they provide to their customers, to attach the front plate - or they screw it on, above the hitch mounting point.

That's not dead center though. Won't they ticket that?

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by akkando

That's not dead center though. Won't they ticket that?

You possible can, NYC has a army of unforgiving meter maids that are out everyday but my friend with the Alfa was confused by what I was asking her and doesn't seem too concern (party girl) about the requirements.

I know when I was in high school, friends with vehicles with dropped suspension and tow-hook attached plates where issued a summons because it was not in the correct location, so that's a proven fact.

Even the registration sticker on the windshield cannon be above the inspection sticker, they need to be lined-up, side by side, left to right or a possible ticket.

No joke, I was just lazy to clean off the glue from the old, expired sticker and was issued a $65 summons because I placed one sticker above the another.

Here's a thread with some folks bitching about the rule, there are tons more in the regional Honda forums.

https://www.expertlaw.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=156622

[Tazer999]

I have the carbino and love it. Bracket stays on all the time, license plate only goes on when I cross the border. Bracket is sleek enough you barely even notice it when the plate isn't on it.

Edit: After reading most peoples posts on here about carbinos I feel mine is mounted much lower than everyone elses. Hmm

[oln08]

Does anyone know if STO N SHO will fit the M2C? Everywhere i read only says 2018. Dont really want to put it on the very bottom of bumper.
M2C bumper is really thin just right under the kidney grills, not sure if OG M2 is the same. Thanks!

[No_curebimmer]

Originally Posted by cptobvious

Okay! Finally figured out how to do it! It's no longer tripping any sensors.

So, the product that willy9123 originally pointed us to is the one that works.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Bumper-Tow-H...72.m2749.l2649

See attached photos.

1. You have to put the pieces in the right order for them to work. Which I did not do the first time. If you attached them in the order shown in the pictures, then you can adjust the angle, the height, etc., etc., in almost 360-degrees

2. Mount as far to the right as possible, so the license mount will be between the 2 sensors

3. Angle the frame such that the frame runs as "flush" up against (parallel to) the bumper as possible

I'm sure there are lots of folks reading this thinking, "How in the world did you not know how to do this the first time?" Well, my excuse is that I'm Asian. I can do math. I'm sure I can beat you at ping pong. But, mechanical aptitude... not exactly what we Asians are known for.

By the way, turns out the Platypus is designed for OG M2 and won't really work with the M2C. If anybody wants a Platypus tow hook mount, let me know and it's yours. If I don't hear from anybody on this forum, I'll post in the OG M2 forums.

If you have any issues, let me know!

Thanks @Cptobvious...just ordered this front license plate holder from eBay. I'm in TX w/ dual plate requirements, thus I don't need extra incentives to be pulled over... no unnecessary driving awards for this guy!

Seems like a great option at a reasonable price, solidly built, and most importantly doesn't require bumper drilling.

Cheers y'all!!

[mcvaughan]

No plate.

[Shahaf2911]

I've changed my bumper from the OG to the Comp and when I looked for a solution for the plate I stumbled across this thread and went ahead and tried the double sided tape, I've also seen and read that some cars and EU come from the dealer with double sided tape which made me more comfortable with it.
It looks and fits amazing as it's as flush as it can get, plus from my testing (5 months + track + 230 km/h) it's not going anywhere lol.
So I do believe the glue that someone advised here is a bit of an overkill and the tape does the job amazingly!

[No_curebimmer]

Originally Posted by Shahaf2911

I've changed my bumper from the OG to the Comp and when I looked for a solution for the plate I stumbled across this thread and went ahead and tried the double sided tape, I've also seen and read that some cars and EU come from the dealer with double sided tape which made me more comfortable with it.
It looks and fits amazing as it's as flush as it can get, plus from my testing (5 months + track + 230 km/h) it's not going anywhere lol.
So I do believe the glue that someone advised here is a bit of an overkill and the tape does the job amazingly!

Looks great - for a sleek look, you want to keep it as flushed as you can to the bumper, and that's the simplest and best solution! When I did ED in 2007 with my 335i coupe, I believe that the temp plates where held in place with 3M double-sided tape. I maxed it out on the Autobahn on several occasions (even got a speeding ticket months later in the regular US mail whilst passing through some towns, but that's another story). The 3M tape held up just fine for the ED entirety, just unsure how it would have held in the long term.

P.S. every time I see LBB, I kinda/sorta wished I've gotten it instead of HS. But I love it nonetheless...hmm, conundrums of the 1st kind eh?

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by Shahaf2911

I've changed my bumper from the OG to the Comp and when I looked for a solution for the plate I stumbled across this thread and went ahead and tried the double sided tape, I've also seen and read that some cars and EU come from the dealer with double sided tape which made me more comfortable with it.
It looks and fits amazing as it's as flush as it can get, plus from my testing (5 months + track + 230 km/h) it's not going anywhere lol.
So I do believe the glue that someone advised here is a bit of an overkill and the tape does the job amazingly!

Be careful if you ever take it off! Some people who did ED removed the plates when they got back home. For the unfortunate few the 3M tape also removed the paint. This also happened to a friend when he de-badged his X3....FYI

[F87source]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Be careful if you ever take it off! Some people who did ED removed the plates when they got back home. For the unfortunate few the 3M tape also removed the paint. This also happened to a friend when he de-badged his X3....FYI

Fishing wire in front of the 3m tape, then blow dryer and fingers to peel off the residue + goo gone at the end. Do no yank it off or else it will have a really good chance to remove paint.

[19x]

Originally Posted by Shahaf2911

I've changed my bumper from the OG to the Comp and when I looked for a solution for the plate I stumbled across this thread and went ahead and tried the double sided tape, I've also seen and read that some cars and EU come from the dealer with double sided tape which made me more comfortable with it.
It looks and fits amazing as it's as flush as it can get, plus from my testing (5 months + track + 230 km/h) it's not going anywhere lol.
So I do believe the glue that someone advised here is a bit of an overkill and the tape does the job amazingly!

Which double sided tape exactly do people recommend using?

There's an overwhelming amount of double-sided tape out there, even from 3M. If I want to do this to a US plate, which one should I use?

[Shahaf2911]

Originally Posted by F87source

Fishing wire in front of the 3m tape, then blow dryer and fingers to peel off the residue + goo gone at the end. Do no yank it off or else it will have a really good chance to remove paint.

Correct, it's the same thing as removing badges, ducktail spoilers etc, you don't just rip them off you need to remove them properly as you described

Originally Posted by 19x

Which double sided tape exactly do people recommend using?

There's an overwhelming amount of double-sided tape out there, even from 3M. If I want to do this to a US plate, which one should I use?

I can't really say which one I've used as I've done it 3 4 months ago, but as long as it's a genuine 3M tape or a know product you shouldn't worry, just make sure you're not using something cheap that's easy to peel off, try finding maybe the 3M tape which people use for the spoilers (mine is just using 3M and it has a lot more air forces on it, that's also the way spoilers are installed from the dealer for our cars).

FYI, I can't give a really long term indication for it so just saying my experience and from what I've read (which is that it's a common thing in EU).

[MThree_Forty]

CravenSpeed tow-hook mount. Wasn't sure I would like the off-center mount, but I actually do like it. Beats screw holes.

[FLYIN']

Has anyone tried one of these?

https://mrkustom.com/shop/electric-r...-plate-holder/

[Henry428]

Originally Posted by FLYIN'

Has anyone tried one of these?

https://mrkustom.com/shop/electric-r...-plate-holder/

That's f'ing hilarious

[zkeeper]

Yes but it was from the company in Minnesota, Sto & Go?? Still have the same set up on my 2008 Z4 3.0si, and it works, but reluctantly. You have to replace a very tiny battery often. I also had one mounted on my 16 OG M2, and it lasted only 4.5 years. The little black module in picture is very sensitive to heat in the engine bay. It must be mounted as far back as possible, but heat is heat under there.
Getting retract unit mounted solidly is fiddly, and you will fettle about with it. I had to have special bracket made behind clip on both cars to simply support it all.
Why did I do it? It wasn't the Bond effect...I simply did not wish the hole in bumper. I also had fun with it. BUT as the M2 burned out this year, I simply replaced with the manual retractable kind...works a treat.

The Z4?? It's still working, but then a lot of things worked better 13 years ago than they do now. It IS a lot of trouble to go to...believe me. Better options are out there for sure.

[M2_MEDUSA]

I have never ran a front plate on any vehicle I have ever owned. Never had an issue and if it ever becomes one its a $25 fine or just fix it put one on then take it back off via tow hook (:

[MooMooM2]

I would have gone for one of the removal plates (even though they look flimsy as hell) but I got car used and already had the front plate mount which does not look terrible (but drilled bumper and obviously not going to ever remove it). I had the tow hook in last car and loved it at first but then stop liking the look.

And as far as rocking nothing and just getting a fix it ticket, that to me is a waste of my time, getting stopped and having to talk to a LEO and then having to go stress about buying one of the solutions that I could have bought to begin with.

[VisualEcho]

My car had some janky mount when I got it, but at least there were no holes in the bumper. Unfortunately, she tapped something with it, and it ended up causing an issue in the bumper anyway (good thing I got it fixed).

I never run a front plate, but will install this one just in case I get stopped and can put it on in 5 seconds to avoid a ticket.

https://stonsho.com/2015-2018-bmw-m4...LnQw5CWZ65D-O8

[blkonblk]

All my bimmers have been "commando", they're sexier that way