Front license plate bracket mod
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If you look, Toyota places bolt holes too far apart for a standard plate -- there is a bracket that is to be included for that purpose, but it's included only in states where the front license plate is required. Everyone else is SOL. (I couldn't even get a part number to order from an out-of-state dealer.)
Arkansas is one of the states that has only has a rear plate, and it's not possible to get a bracket to put a license plate on the front. We have American flag plates on the front of the vehicles.
So I built a suitable bracket from aluminum.
If you look, Toyota places bolt holes too far apart for a standard plate -- there is a bracket that is to be included for that purpose, but it's included only in states where the front license plate is required. Everyone else is SOL. (I couldn't even get a part number to order from an out-of-state dealer.)
Arkansas is one of the states that has only has a rear plate, and it's not possible to get a bracket to put a license plate on the front. We have American flag plates on the front of the vehicles.
So I built a suitable bracket from aluminum.
testrider said:
That doesn't make any sense at all ... let's think through this again.
The license plate mounting holes on my front bumper are 8 1/4" apart, and there is only one set of holes on the front bumper. Yet the holes in your bumper are at 7", and you don't have a bracket between the holes. Both of us have 2003 SR5's. That means the front bumper should be the same.
That still doesn't make any sense!
Do you by chance have the SR5 Appearance Package?
John,
No I don't have the appearance package. Mine is just a standard SR5, 2WD.
Yes, the holes are exactly 7" apart on my front bumper and it doesn' t seem that they can be anywhere else on mine. I can take a digital picture and post it here if you like (can i post picture here in the message)?
-Mike-
No I don't have the appearance package. Mine is just a standard SR5, 2WD.
Yes, the holes are exactly 7" apart on my front bumper and it doesn' t seem that they can be anywhere else on mine. I can take a digital picture and post it here if you like (can i post picture here in the message)?
-Mike-
I don't doubt you, but the prospect of having different bumpers with holes at different widths just doesn't make any sense.
A picture might be helpful just to see what might be different. Unfortunately, I don't have a digital camera to post a picture of my front bumper.
A picture might be helpful just to see what might be different. Unfortunately, I don't have a digital camera to post a picture of my front bumper.
Thanks for splitting up the thread.
John, here is the picture I took of my 2003 4Runner front bumper. Where the 2 red arrows pointing to are the 2 holes that the license place frame was mounted to by the dealer. They are 7" apart. I don't know what the other 2 big holes are for.
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John, here is the picture I took of my 2003 4Runner front bumper. Where the 2 red arrows pointing to are the 2 holes that the license place frame was mounted to by the dealer. They are 7" apart. I don't know what the other 2 big holes are for.
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Thanks for the photo -- it helps clear the confusion.
Mine only has the large holes, not the smaller ones you have the arrows pointing to. The dealer gave me some machine screws to put in there, so that's where I mounted the bracket.
I'd be curious to know from other members, too, if their 4Runner has these two smaller holes in them.
Maybe they are drilled by the dealer/port only where front plates are required? Doesn't make sense from a manufacturing perspective that they would have 2 setups because Toyota doesn't always know where the vehicle will wind up.
Mine only has the large holes, not the smaller ones you have the arrows pointing to. The dealer gave me some machine screws to put in there, so that's where I mounted the bracket.
I'd be curious to know from other members, too, if their 4Runner has these two smaller holes in them.
Maybe they are drilled by the dealer/port only where front plates are required? Doesn't make sense from a manufacturing perspective that they would have 2 setups because Toyota doesn't always know where the vehicle will wind up.
Good Times
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umm i'm with testrider on this one...
but it's only cuz the darn stealers drilled the hole in there...
fyi those won't hold well so u might look into the front brackets though... My plate is still in place but i know it gets loose after trail riding...
i'm not getting the front plate brackets only cuz i'm waiting for the real steel front bumper!
hopefully they'll have some soon and then I can mash the darn front plates on there.... (CA has some retarded laws....)
Lance
but it's only cuz the darn stealers drilled the hole in there...
fyi those won't hold well so u might look into the front brackets though... My plate is still in place but i know it gets loose after trail riding...
i'm not getting the front plate brackets only cuz i'm waiting for the real steel front bumper!
hopefully they'll have some soon and then I can mash the darn front plates on there.... (CA has some retarded laws....)Lance
Sounds like the 97 Camry we have. At least I know mine will stay there on the 4Runner!Good Times said:
So Toyota really makes a bracket? Any idea on the part number?i'm not getting the front plate brackets only cuz i'm waiting for the real steel front bumper!
Let's not even go there -- especially since our state legislature is in its biennial session right now.
