[michael heinitz]

I'm trying to find a front plate mount for my NA, preferably side mount. I see that Metro has a couple, but I don't want driving lights and I don't have towhooks. Any suggestions or DIY?


-Mike

 

[ExHondaMan]

I have a DIY kit that I bought from Super Autobacs. I just been too lazy to put them on. Its basicly an L-shaped poliched metal strip and another strip of metal, a few large washers and bolts. Bolt the L-Shape to the OEM tow "hook" with the washers to adjust for straightness. Voila! I'll post pics when I do mine, but I've seen it done and its cake.

 

[BAM!]

i saw a garage vary one tonight and am jealous. i have one made locally for the local roadsters but its kinda flimsy. the plate wobbles a little bit but i cant see it when im driving! mine was $35 fyi....

http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/magma511/?action=view&current=100_0982.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch4

 

[freedomgli]

DIY front license plate mount

http://bluelaguna94.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album33



http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/RoadsterJDM/message/174

My first (free) JDM mod


This weekend I had some spare time and I decided to do my first JDM mod!
That was regarding the license plate holder.
You see since I put the nice Wing West front spoiler I didn't want to destroy
the look of my car with the license plate, so for the last 1,5 year I didn't
have the front license plate...
Anyway I always had in mind to buy a JDM style license plate bracket, but they
were very expensive...well, expensive for what you are getting ($60-70 for just
a bracket is expensive for me)...
I heard that the front Mazda bracket can be easily modified, so on Saturday, I
did that, I transformed it to JDM.
The procedure is easy and if somebody is interested I can post some pics of
how it looks (the bracket w/o the license plate).
Here is the end result:
http://bluelaguna94.myphotoalbum.com/
Regards
Chris
Laguna'94

 

[giryan]

I have a KG Works plate holder.
It shouldn't be hard to make your own like it though
You can see most of it in the second pic, there's just a smal bit that's bent round to meet the tie-down hook.

 

[michael heinitz]

Good ideas and lots of nice pics, but I don't have/want/need tow hooks and I'm not putting them back in.

I'll try to fab something. :?

 

[Phatmiata]

Toe hooks can be had for free from most members of you local Miata Club members (if you in a local club) :mrgreen:

I got mine for free that way as i tossed mine years ago, DOH! #-o

Im also using the KG Works Offset License Plate Braket, its a very clean looking install.

 

[grinder]

I used an L-bracket from home depot...$1 something a pair.

 

[boogie van]

hmm Ill have to look but I think I threw out my baby teeth too. so no front plate for me ATM.

 

[roadsternut]

See http://www.mx5ocforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=14930&highlight=bracket

One owner fabbed up a aluminium bracket to fit onto the tow hook mounting point, and bolted onto a run of the mill Cusco offset bracket.

 

[ultimateforce]

We don't have front plates in Florida.

 

[vicious-s]

We don't have front plates in Florida.

the only us state that doesn't require a front plate! even though a few select cars will come with a "florida option" which means no front plate. like my miata...

 

[27akademiks]

hmm Ill have to look but I think I threw out my baby teeth too. so no front plate for me ATM.

same with me. #-o guess i should have kept them around somewhere but who wouldve thought i'd actually need them. :?
so...anybody have any baby teeth they don't need? :wink:

 

[roadsternut]

See the above linked forum post. You don't need the baby teeth.

 

[27akademiks]

See the above linked forum post. You don't need the baby teeth.

thanks man..guess i missed that post. I was probably half asleep when I looked through this.

 

[roadstar_soul]

How much did you guys get the KG Works bracket for and where did you get them from?

 

[giryan]

Free

I was given it by a friend who got it when they bought their Roadster. I think that the guy that imported the car had bought it, but never fitted it, and my friends decided that they'd rather have a sticky plate.

 

[roadstar_soul]

Anyone know of a place that has the KG Works one in stock?

 

[Mr.Woolery]

Going to make a custom bracket to mount the plate to the Okuyama front tow hook. Might as well use what's there anyway.

 

[vote4pedro]

"Anyone know of a place that has the KG Works one in stock?"

Try:

Leni at MetroMotorsports

http://www.metromotorsports.com/

or

R-Speed

http://www.rspeed.net/