Front License Plate Bracket Install 2005 RL
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Front License Plate Bracket Install 2005 RL
The front license plate bracket was non-existent when I recently purchased the car. So I bought a bracket/plate holder and attached it through the two bottom holes...but it loose at the top. Are you supposed to drill holes into the bumper to attach the top part of the bracket?
Thanks,
Chris
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Chris
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The front license plate bracket was non-existent when I recently purchased the car. So I bought a bracket/plate holder and attached it through the two bottom holes...but it loose at the top. Are you supposed to drill holes into the bumper to attach the top part of the bracket?
Thanks,
Chris
Thanks,
Chris
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The RL was not designed to have the screws bolted to the bumper. If you look closely at the lower grill of 05-08 models there will be to slots for screws to go into. This is for the plate frame. (LOOK CLOSELY) 90% of RL owners do not know this. This helps keep the resale value high as well as another neat feature of Acura's smart thinking from the good era.
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projektvertx (04-03-2018)
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Yup, both my RL and RDX have special hidden screw slots for the license plate frame. Then the plate itself attaches to this frame. This way you don't permanently deface the car. I leave the front plates off however.
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Whats the part number of the plate holder you bought? I bought what I thought was the factory front plate holder only to find upon delivery it was to be bolted to the actual bumper and the holes on it didn't reach or align those discrete bottom holes on the lower grille.
Whats the part number of the plate holder you bought? I bought what I thought was the factory front plate holder only to find upon delivery it was to be bolted to the actual bumper and the holes on it didn't reach or align those discrete bottom holes on the lower grille.
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I have had the hide away plate on my front since I bought my RL in 2013. I always keep it hidden and haven’t had a problem in NY.
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projektvertx (06-20-2018)
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I had the motorized one on my old Jeep but the motor didn’t last one winter so I now have the manual one. I’ll take some pictures next chance I get.
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Whats the part number of the plate holder you bought? I bought what I thought was the factory front plate holder only to find upon delivery it was to be bolted to the actual bumper and the holes on it didn't reach or align those discrete bottom holes on the lower grille.
Whats the part number of the plate holder you bought? I bought what I thought was the factory front plate holder only to find upon delivery it was to be bolted to the actual bumper and the holes on it didn't reach or align those discrete bottom holes on the lower grille.
- 71145-SJA-000
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WackuraRL (07-05-2018)
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Haven't gotten a front plate ticket in over 25 years of driving. I live in a dense metro area so the police have more important crimes to attend to. I also have 20% tint on my RDX and 30% tint on my RL (front windows) and never had an issue. I've been pulled up side by side a local cop car on the streets around here, and they don't do a thing.
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Haven't gotten a front plate ticket in over 25 years of driving. I live in a dense metro area so the police have more important crimes to attend to. I also have 20% tint on my RDX and 30% tint on my RL (front windows) and never had an issue. I've been pulled up side by side a local cop car on the streets around here, and they don't do a thing.
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