License plate

[DelGue]

Here in Texas we are required to have license plates front and aft. Our plates are a bit shorter than euro plates and the holes to mount the front plate do not line up. Presently , my plate ssf its on the dashboard, visible thru the windshield. Technically illegal one of the local police said, but not really an issue. I'm trying to come up with a way to make a mount that fits to which I can attach the plate. Any suggestions? I really don't want to drill new holes in the front...

 

[t-tony]

I’m guessing, like here it doesn’t need to be mounted centrally? You can buy mountings that locate the plate to the left hand side of the bumper like some continental European cars had back in the day.

Tony.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Mine are all held on with double-sided tape, not fallen off yet.

 

[Shelly]

Mine are all held on with double-sided tape, not fallen off yet.

Look on the internet @DelGue
You can buy double sided pads which you attach to your plate and then put the plate on your Z , Alan has them on his car
They don’t even mark the car when you take them off
We had the pads on our black Z for 9 years until we sold it 4 weeks ago , and they were quite hard to remove, which was a good thing

 

[DelGue]

Sounds good. Shelley and Nefyn. I'll try that. Thanks!!

 

[DelGue]

So, I did some research, and it appears 3M makes the strongest double side tape. The good news is the local Autozone store carries it in stock. Thanks again!

 

[t-tony]

And if they don't Walmart does. I regularly buy mine there Tom.

Tony.

 

[Nodzed]

So, I did some research, and it appears 3M makes the strongest double side tape. The good news is the local Autozone store carries it in stock. Thanks again!

I use double sided gorilla tape, its stronger

 

[DelGue]

I use double sided gorilla tape, its stronger

Cool, I'll give it a try!! Thanks!

 

[DelGue]

Couldn't find 3M tape, but did get the double sided gorilla tape. That stuff is strong!! So far, so good.

 

[S J Fuqua]

Have you considered the factory mount:

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-base-51118400068

 

[DelGue]

Have you considered the factory mount:

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-base-51118400068

I'll probably do that pretty soon. So far the double sided tape is working well