And it's not like Toyota doesn't know about this problem. When I bought my Avalon the front bumper was clean, and when I took it back to the dealer for its first post-purchase maintenance they said they'd mount the plate at no charge. When I saw they'd drilled straight into the bumper and slapped the plate on I had a heart attack

D not literally). I raised hell with the dealership and also called and wrote Toyota corporate telling them how stupid it was and how unpopular it would be with other owners.
When I got my Highlander it came with the holes pre-drilled at the factory as it rolled off the car carrier with the holes already there, but there were no mounting brackets of any kind as you have with other vehicles in this class. :headbang: I still had to add all-weather stripping to the rear of the plate to prevent rubbing and degradation of the paint underneath, but at least the pre-drilled holes were clean and didn't chip and crack the paint around the holes as happened on the Avalon.
Call or write Toyota corporate and complain. The more people who do it the more likely all of us are to discover Toyota has included mounting for front plates on all their vehicles in the future.
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