marmaduke
11-05-2006, 10:40 PM
Front Plate Simple Relocation MOD!
At a recent M&G I saw a 300C SRT8 with the front plate in a lower position than mine at it looked great! I spoke to the owner and he gave me the idea to do the following:
I reloacted the factory front plate holder as follows:
1- factory postion which blocks some of the front grille.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/marmadukeMSRT8/DSC03234.jpg
2- I removed the Lic. plate and then the two factory mounting screws. The plastic plate brakcet just clips of with a little pressure.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/marmadukeMSRT8/DSC03235.jpg
3- I then used a hack saw to trim off the rear plastic bracket standoffs (3 in total, you can see 2 in the picture) and then I cut the sides to match the contour of the front bumper (see next picture). (took about 5 minutes to cut) I then use an exacto knife to trim the rough edges off. Once done it looks better than the factory original.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/marmadukeMSRT8/DSC03242.jpg
4- I used a tape measure to determine where the two new bolt holes had to be located. This reduces the numbe of holes in your front bumper... I reused the factory original holes in the front bumper from the original mounting position. (Two holes to many, but what can you do...)
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/marmadukeMSRT8/DSC03245.jpg
5- I then reinstalled the bracket in the new lower position. The front grille is now fully exposed! You can see in the picture the new bolts (1/2" longer), and the braket is overall about 3" lower.
I think this simple mod cleans up the look of the front end a lot!
While I was at it, I added another SRT8 emblem... Additional photos to follow.
Edited and added the following photo, complete with new emblem!
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/marmadukeMSRT8/DSC03248-1.jpg
Cheers!
At a recent M&G I saw a 300C SRT8 with the front plate in a lower position than mine at it looked great! I spoke to the owner and he gave me the idea to do the following:
I reloacted the factory front plate holder as follows:
1- factory postion which blocks some of the front grille.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/marmadukeMSRT8/DSC03234.jpg
2- I removed the Lic. plate and then the two factory mounting screws. The plastic plate brakcet just clips of with a little pressure.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/marmadukeMSRT8/DSC03235.jpg
3- I then used a hack saw to trim off the rear plastic bracket standoffs (3 in total, you can see 2 in the picture) and then I cut the sides to match the contour of the front bumper (see next picture). (took about 5 minutes to cut) I then use an exacto knife to trim the rough edges off. Once done it looks better than the factory original.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/marmadukeMSRT8/DSC03242.jpg
4- I used a tape measure to determine where the two new bolt holes had to be located. This reduces the numbe of holes in your front bumper... I reused the factory original holes in the front bumper from the original mounting position. (Two holes to many, but what can you do...)
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/marmadukeMSRT8/DSC03245.jpg
5- I then reinstalled the bracket in the new lower position. The front grille is now fully exposed! You can see in the picture the new bolts (1/2" longer), and the braket is overall about 3" lower.
I think this simple mod cleans up the look of the front end a lot!
While I was at it, I added another SRT8 emblem... Additional photos to follow.
Edited and added the following photo, complete with new emblem!
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/marmadukeMSRT8/DSC03248-1.jpg
Cheers!