Front Plate Simple Relocation MOD!

[marmaduke]

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.


2- I removed the Lic. plate and then the two factory mounting screws. The plastic plate brakcet just clips of with a little pressure.



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.



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...)



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!



Cheers!

[da BoMM]

SMART! -- Very nice!

Wish I could figure out a less obtrusive location on the Magnum.

[Jaak]

I don't know about the standard Magnum, but on the SRT8, it's a metal bracket and I flipped it upside down...

[da BoMM]

I don't know about the standard Magnum, but on the SRT8, it's a metal bracket and I flipped it upside down...

I like that -- will check it out. That's definitely an improvement!

[marmaduke]

If you get a chance to see HEMIWAGN's plate on the front of his magnum, it's very cool!!!

[SmoovC]

Here is one I did awhile back, to mine.

License Plate Modded, Moved (not much)

[StealthAuto]

VERY nice mod!! Inexpensive, easy, noticeable, and legal... Doesn't get much better than that.

[Displaced Hokie]

See sig......

[MAGFX]

Oops, my plate must have fallen off or has been stolen......thanks Arizona!

[CANDYAPPLE]

Ya Ya Ya Jonn.....we're all jealous of you.

Cheers CANDYAPPLE

[Cdn_Magnum]

Oops, my plate must have fallen off or has been stolen......thanks Arizona!

Jonn....

while you were up here, did you ever get pulled over because of the no plate?

[MAGFX]

Jonn....

while you were up here, did you ever get pulled over because of the no plate?

Not yet!

[CANDYAPPLE]

O.K. then, how about the expired plate????????????????

Cheers CANDYAPPLE

[MAGFX]

O.K. then, how about the expired plate????????????????

Cheers CANDYAPPLE

Just yesterday I received my new registration...good to go till 2008.

[Fred]

In new york the law requires a front plate... Well the first week I owned my car "the dang thing must have been ripped off at the car wash" oh well...

I got "questioned" once as a cover up when a cop somewhat "caught" me doing some AWD drifting in a parking lot, since he didn't feel he had a case he then asked me about the plate then he just said that I "better get it fixed" and that was it. I have never been pulled over for no plate yet. I am still PO'd that the dealer had the nerve to install it with screws even after I requested that they don't.