I'd like to put a Euro plate on my '07 and was wondering who here has put one on theirs, and how was it installed. Thanks in advance!

 

front or rear?
I have my euro plate on the front and used this holder to mount it.
very easy to do.

http://www.autogeek.net/europlates.html

 

I ordered one from germany and it came with a mounting bracket.

http://www.germanplates.com/

 

that looks great.
anyone know if having those in the front for the state of california is legal?
(knowing california has the most random laws) i just wanna make sure.

 

I forgot the mention my '07 is an MC. There are two indented spots on the front where a regular tag goes. Do you punch out/drill those spots to make holes for mounting a tag and attach with a frame?

 

Front plates in California are mandatory. Since they send you 2 plates you are supposed to display both plates (and not one on your dash either).

That being said I do not run a front plate (even though i have holes in my bumper from the plate bracket at the dealer ). It depends on where you are and what you drive and what you look like that will get you pulled over. Some places in LA county will randomly have traffic go through foot cops to check for seat belt use (lame excuse) and get you for no front plate if they don't see one on the car. I got that going to Venice Beach and had to do the fix it ticket.

It totally depends on the person if they want to go without a front plate at all but if you have a euro plate that could draw more attention to it.

 

thanks for the reminder of random traffic stops. i completely forgot they do that. by the way, i have two holes in my front bumper too from the plate bracket i understand your pain.

 

Bimmian.com sells small pre painted plugs to fill the license plate holes and such. Not too much for them pre-painted. Mine may be harder since Astro Black is "hard to match right". I believe they can do MINI colors as well if one were to ask.