front license plate w/o drilling

yasavguy · 09-16-2019, 05:18 PM

Is it possible to install a front license plate without drilling into the bumper?

What is the best way to do that?

coldfish · 09-16-2019, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by yasavguy

Is it possible to install a front license plate without drilling into the bumper?

What is the best way to do that?

STO N SHO

Google this.

hellokitty · 09-17-2019, 01:34 AM

http://www.usmillworks.com/bmw_front..._tow_hook.html

yasavguy · 09-17-2019, 10:24 AM

I do not want my LP to be on the side like that. I want it to be in the center of my bumper. Any good way to do it?

coldfish · 09-17-2019, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by yasavguy

I do not want my LP to be on the side like that. I want it to be in the center of my bumper. Any good way to do it?

Told you to check STO N SHO up.....

NVA2L8-II · 09-19-2019, 01:28 PM

Sto n sho

StanislavK82 · 09-20-2019, 12:07 AM

+1 on the sto n sho. The installation instructions say to use the adhesive tape and a screw, but mine is holding well with the supplied tape only. You can screw it in if you'd like, the location of the hole wouldn't be easily visible.

CachacoF80 · 09-20-2019, 01:11 AM

Dual lock 3M. If you car is dark, it's the best solution.

andrei.m4 · 09-21-2019, 03:01 PM

I use double tape from Tesa, i used for 2 plates around 5 meters of tape, is cheap and strong, 10 dollars

MrAvus · 09-21-2019, 03:54 PM

STO-n-SHO still requires one hole to be drilled for proper installation...but the hole is drilled upwards from underneath the bumper. No one will ever know it's there.

PhatLyfe · 11-10-2019, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by hellokitty

http://www.usmillworks.com/bmw_front..._tow_hook.html

I have this and it's a bad design, I've tried every angle and the front sensors keep on going off., the design fault of the player hold needs to move 1/2 inch to the right away from the right middle sensor. Plots the pin they provide get lost often, poor customer service also. I don't recommend them at all.

hellokitty · 11-11-2019, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

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Originally Posted by hellokitty

http://www.usmillworks.com/bmw_front..._tow_hook.html

I have this and it's a bad design, I've tried every angle and the front sensors keep on going off., the design fault of the player hold needs to move 1/2 inch to the right away from the right middle sensor. Plots the pin they provide get lost often, poor customer service also. I don't recommend them at all.

Strange. Mine fits perfectly... I also have pdc and no issues with the sensors being triggered.

Psychotic Mouse · 11-11-2019, 05:32 AM

I stripped my bumper off and clued 5 x Neodymiun (rate earth) magnets behind the bumper. (20mm Diameter 5mm thick)

I then glued 5 of those to a number plate bracket, stuck some soft rubber pads to them so that they don’t scratch the paintwork.

This way I can remove the plate whenever I want and just pop it back on.

If you do the above then the best is to mount magnets onto the Numberplate first. The line it up on the bumper using the magnets on the inside. Once level while the magnets are in place, then apply the clue to the ones in the bumper. If that makes sense.

marvinp · 11-16-2019, 10:17 PM

Carbonio is great: https://carbonio.com/collections/bmw...se-plate-mount

HazChem · 11-17-2019, 03:46 PM

+1 on Carbonio. I’ve had it since I bought my car and it is great. Easy on and off.

RCF80M3 · 11-25-2019, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by yasavguy

Is it possible to install a front license plate without drilling into the bumper?

What is the best way to do that?

https://www.painlessproducts.com

aerostar · 11-27-2019, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

I have this and it's a bad design, I've tried every angle and the front sensors keep on going off., the design fault of the player hold needs to move 1/2 inch to the right away from the right middle sensor. Plots the pin they provide get lost often, poor customer service also. I don't recommend them at all.

You're installing them wrong or you bought the wrong version. There's one for sensors and one for no sensors.

PhatLyfe · 11-29-2019, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by aerostar

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

I have this and it's a bad design, I've tried every angle and the front sensors keep on going off., the design fault of the player hold needs to move 1/2 inch to the right away from the right middle sensor. Plots the pin they provide get lost often, poor customer service also. I don't recommend them at all.

You're installing them wrong or you bought the wrong version. There's one for sensors and one for no sensors.

I've purchased the one with the sensors and I'll have to see if I can reinstall this at an angle and see if that make a difference

SD ///M4 · 12-05-2019, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by marvinp

Carbonio is great: https://carbonio.com/collections/bmw...se-plate-mount

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Originally Posted by HazChem

+1 on Carbonio. I’ve had it since I bought my car and it is great. Easy on and off.

I also have the Carbonio, although I only plan to use it if I should get a no-front-plate fix-it ticket here in CA. Put it on, get the ticket signed off, and then easily remove it.

Crazy Penguin · 12-09-2019, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SD ///M4

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Originally Posted by marvinp

Carbonio is great: https://carbonio.com/collections/bmw...se-plate-mount

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Originally Posted by HazChem

+1 on Carbonio. I’ve had it since I bought my car and it is great. Easy on and off.

I also have the Carbonio, although I only plan to use it if I should get a no-front-plate fix-it ticket here in CA. Put it on, get the ticket signed off, and then easily remove it.

That holder is shit. Look at its placement.

Sto n show is the only one you guys should buy.
It doesnt require any drilling. Thats optional.

fknlo · 12-31-2019, 04:20 PM

I went with the carbonio. It's working fine so far. I didn't want to drill for the sto n sho and I don't trust double sided tape alone to keep the plate on.

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yasavguy Private First Class 40 Rep 111 Posts Drives: '17 BMW X5M Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Bellevue, WA iTrader: (0)	I do not want my LP to be on the side like that. I want it to be in the center of my bumper. Any good way to do it?
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StanislavK82 Private First Class 86 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M3 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Northbridge MA iTrader: (0)	+1 on the sto n sho. The installation instructions say to use the adhesive tape and a screw, but mine is holding well with the supplied tape only. You can screw it in if you'd like, the location of the hole wouldn't be easily visible.
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09-20-2019, 01:11 AM	#8
CachacoF80 Captain 911 Rep 897 Posts Drives: San Marino Blue F80 - ZCP 6MT Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: SF Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	Dual lock 3M. If you car is dark, it's the best solution.
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09-21-2019, 03:01 PM	#9
andrei.m4 Second Lieutenant 113 Rep 291 Posts Drives: bmw f82 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Romania iTrader: (0)	I use double tape from Tesa, i used for 2 plates around 5 meters of tape, is cheap and strong, 10 dollars
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MrAvus Enlisted Member 12 Rep 34 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: West Coast iTrader: (0)	STO-n-SHO still requires one hole to be drilled for proper installation...but the hole is drilled upwards from underneath the bumper. No one will ever know it's there.
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11-11-2019, 05:32 AM	#13
Psychotic Mouse Private 88 Rep 99 Posts Drives: Sakhir Orange M3 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Pretoria South Africa iTrader: (0)	I stripped my bumper off and clued 5 x Neodymiun (rate earth) magnets behind the bumper. (20mm Diameter 5mm thick) I then glued 5 of those to a number plate bracket, stuck some soft rubber pads to them so that they don’t scratch the paintwork. This way I can remove the plate whenever I want and just pop it back on. If you do the above then the best is to mount magnets onto the Numberplate first. The line it up on the bumper using the magnets on the inside. Once level while the magnets are in place, then apply the clue to the ones in the bumper. If that makes sense. Last edited by Psychotic Mouse; 11-11-2019 at 05:32 AM.. Reason: Spelling
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11-16-2019, 10:17 PM	#14
marvinp Captain 274 Rep 612 Posts Drives: '18 M3, '09 135i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	Carbonio is great: https://carbonio.com/collections/bmw...se-plate-mount
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HazChem First Lieutenant 262 Rep 392 Posts Drives: 2019 BSM M2C Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NW Ohio iTrader: (8) Garage List 2019 M2 Competition [9.75] 2008 335i Coupe [8.00]	+1 on Carbonio. I’ve had it since I bought my car and it is great. Easy on and off.
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fknlo Private 89 Rep 97 Posts Drives: s2k, f80, Prius Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: MO iTrader: (0)	I went with the carbonio. It's working fine so far. I didn't want to drill for the sto n sho and I don't trust double sided tape alone to keep the plate on.
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