Front Plate Relocation - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

JMSports · 11-07-2008, 04:36 PM

Has anyone relocated their front plate? Its popular to take a plate and move it to the lower right corner under the bumper of a yota, so just curious if anyone has done this yet?

Something like this:

JMSports · 11-08-2008, 04:24 PM

Guess Not..

Well I have made a bracket design, and its raining out now, so i cant see if it will fit perfectly, but when it stops raining, ill test it out, and see how it works. If everything fits, then im going to have a buddy of mine who owns a sheetmetal shop create me the bracket and gonna install it. Then ill just have to plug up the holes from the original plate spot.

Jimnist · 11-08-2008, 06:41 PM

Toyota only or other cars as well? I always thought people put it offset as they couldn't have it in the centre, due to an intercooler.

atobe · 11-08-2008, 08:02 PM

all you'd need is some L brackets.

JMSports · 11-08-2008, 08:22 PM

I want it to be up against the paint body peice under the bumper, and an L bracket wouldnt make it over the lip of the bumper. So, i created this:

***HomeGrown*** · 11-09-2008, 07:25 AM

Can't answer your question about the plate relocation (only have 1 plate in KY), but I gotta say, I really love your sketch!
You've got quite a tallent for technical illustration.

JMSports · 11-09-2008, 09:00 AM

Yea well NY has the 2 plate restriction, so if you dont have a plate on the front, its easy for a cop to break your balls about it.

Im really surprised no one else has done this. Figured there would be a few. I looked through the gallery for the Gen 1 & 2's and couldnt find any.

catric69 · 11-09-2008, 04:56 PM

There are a few guys that have them on other Gen Camry's. Here is a link for universal plate adapter.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-L...Q5fAccessories

JMSports · 11-09-2008, 05:03 PM

I have seen them on other Gen Cams, but that bracket wont work on my car. If you look at the above pic, you can see that theres 2 bolts, both of which will hold my bracket, and then theres a lip behind that, that the bracket would have to make its way around.

white90dx · 11-10-2008, 01:22 PM

Something like that is a good idea. I will probably relocate my plate to the side after I get the JDM front bumper on my Alltrac... it'll need all the airflow possible after the motor swap...

-Charlie

JMSports · 11-10-2008, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by white90dx

Something like that is a good idea. I will probably relocate my plate to the side after I get the JDM front bumper on my Alltrac... it'll need all the airflow possible after the motor swap...

-Charlie

Well the shop has the bracket design, so when i get it, ill have to drill the holes and put it on and take some pics.

JMSports · 01-06-2009, 10:21 PM

Finally Got Pics.

The Bracket:

The Bracket on the Car:

disregard · 01-07-2009, 02:14 PM

Thats a little low to the ground. Going into a driveway might scrape your plate.

kesando · 01-07-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by disregard

Thats a little low to the ground. Going into a driveway might scrape your plate.

Tell me about it. I've seen plenty of gen2's with damage to the lower front lip (mine included).

JMSports · 01-12-2009, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kesando

Tell me about it. I've seen plenty of gen2's with damage to the lower front lip (mine included).

When i lower the car im going to change the location. Just a little mod for now, and it was free.