Front license plate holder.

thanghoang · Feb 20, 2006

I've had my car a week and am still waiting for my NJ plates to arrive in the mail. In NJ, we require front and rear plates. However, I bought my Ody in PA where front plates are not required.

I just noticed that there is no place to mount the front plate. How is the front plate mounted to the car?

On my Civic and Accord, there were screw holes where the plate was mounted. I don't see that on the front Ody bumper. Is there a special mounting plate or bracket I need to get?

Ody1Canobe · Feb 20, 2006

There is a license plate bracket for the front. You'll have to get one unless you want to put screws in thru your front bumper.

peter122 · Feb 20, 2006

See your dealer. My '05 came with a front license plate bracket. No need to drill into the bumper.

TreyJ · Feb 20, 2006

I removed mine and was very impressed how discrete the holes were. They are sort of underneath and behind (as I recall the screws go in at an angle). Once I removed it, I couldn't tell there had ever been one there. It's not on the front of the bumper and is not visible unless you are almost on the floor.

mklemovitch · Feb 20, 2006

I had a similar situation - bought in PA and licensed in VA.

My PA dealer pre-installed a front license plate holder - bracket goes around and mounts under/behind the bumper cover. No holes in the finished bumper cover.

JyRO · Feb 20, 2006

Have one ...

I have one on the Ody I bought this past Saturday (2/18), and don't need it. It will be removed. Would you like to buy it at dealer cost times 2? Kidding...

I'm going to take it off and see if I like it better off. I'm 99% sure I will. I wouldn't want to trash it or leave it sitting around though.

- Jason Oliver (a.k.a. JyRO)

sega626 · Feb 20, 2006

So, I guess the dealers have realized now, there is no need to drill the center hole in the front bracket anymore? My '05 came that way, so if I removed the bracket, there was an unsightly hole in the very center of the bumper.

chan_man · Feb 20, 2006

I guess it depended on the dealer for the 05s, I removed the front license plate holder to install the McGrill and yes, there was a hole in my bumper right in the middle.

JyRO · Feb 20, 2006

I glanced down at mine a few times and it looked to me like there was no screws attaching it to the bumper from the vertical area (visible area). Nothing was touching from my glance. And I could see that the bracket made an L-shape to attach underneath.

I'll have to check it more in detail when I remove it. Yikes, hoping there is no holes visible.

- Jason

Jerry O · Feb 23, 2006

Our Missouri delivered '06 has a screw in the center of the bracket into the bumper cover. Since we have a front plate in California, it is not a problem and keeps the plate from vibrating.

Jerry O.

thanghoang · Feb 23, 2006

Are you guys saying that the dealer drilled a hole into the bumper? Or there was a factory designed hole in the bumper?

I'm going to dealer this Saturday to get some fogging in the headlights looked at. I'm also having that droning noise at 2000 rpm's looked at.

I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GIVE ME THE LICENSE PLATE BRACKET TO INSTALL MYSELF!!!

That is insane to think that someone drilled a hole into the bumper to mount the plate bracket. If Honda techs are that stupid, then I'm never going to take my car back to a dealer.

motaylor · Feb 23, 2006

Bracket

Mine has one! no holes in bumper you may have mine come get it Mo.

William Wiles · Feb 23, 2006

Have you checked all the pockets in the van? Bracket may be stuffed in one, Rear armrest, spare tire well. I don't have an 06 so don't know where it has hiding pockets.

thanghoang · Feb 23, 2006

Doh! Ya know...I'll search the van today. It was a certified pre-owned 2005. It didn't occur to me that it might be in one of the gazillion storage compartments. For that matter, I don't think I've even looked in the lazy susan storage bin.

thanghoang · Feb 23, 2006

Doh! Ya know...I'll search the van today. It was a certified pre-owned 2005. It didn't occur to me that it might be in one of the gazillion storage compartments. For that matter, I don't think I've even looked in the lazy susan storage bin.

chan_man · Feb 23, 2006

thanghoang said:
Are you guys saying that the dealer drilled a hole into the bumper? Or there was a factory designed hole in the bumper?

yes they drilled a hole into the bumper.... the screw is just biting into plastic and nothing else...

Jerry O · Feb 24, 2006

That's the way ours is. There is just a sheet metal screw which affixes the plate holder to the bumper cover. I do not imagine there was any drilling done. Our '01 did not have that screw, so I installed one myself and had a nice stable mount.

Jerry O.

thanghoang · Feb 24, 2006

My Civic had a manufactured bump in the bumper with threaded holes. There were screw covers for states where a plate is not required.

I'll have to check my Accord now and see what it has. I'm sure that it was factory drilled holes.

I'm going to have to request the bracket but install it myself. I'll take a chance that the plate falls off rather than drilling a hole in the bumper.

egads · Feb 24, 2006

It should be fine, there is no third screw on our 02 and 03 Odys and we run them through carwashes (although amost always a touchless)

Front license plate holder.

thanghoang

Ody1Canobe

peter122

TreyJ

mklemovitch

JyRO

sega626

chan_man

JyRO

Jerry O

thanghoang

motaylor

William Wiles

thanghoang

thanghoang

chan_man

Jerry O

thanghoang

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