Interior/Exterior New R53 Mods
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For the license plate bracket - its 2 pieces of 1" X 1/8" mild steel (available at most hardware stores, Home Depot, etc. and very cheap. One strap mounts to the underside of the black plastic spoiler reusing the two self tapping screws which held on the factory plastic plate mount.
Start with a straight piece of strap and attach to underside of spoiler in the approximate location you'd like the plate to be. Then mark where you'd like the first bend should begin and follow the curvature of the spoiler up. Leave enough to allow you to attach a cross piece which will support the bottom edge of the license plate. You can play around with the positioning, how close to the body work, angle etc. The nice thing is you just end up having a couple of holes on the underside of the spoiler so if you want to change things back - no problem..I went this route because I will be wanting to use the tow hook location eventually.
Paint the bracket and your good to go. Total cost for materials and fasteners is under $10.
Start with a straight piece of strap and attach to underside of spoiler in the approximate location you'd like the plate to be. Then mark where you'd like the first bend should begin and follow the curvature of the spoiler up. Leave enough to allow you to attach a cross piece which will support the bottom edge of the license plate. You can play around with the positioning, how close to the body work, angle etc. The nice thing is you just end up having a couple of holes on the underside of the spoiler so if you want to change things back - no problem..I went this route because I will be wanting to use the tow hook location eventually.
Paint the bracket and your good to go. Total cost for materials and fasteners is under $10.
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Sick color! Nice mods!
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