2006 License Plate Bracket

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09-12-2013, 10:00 AM

#11

Fader

1st Gear Member

Join Date: Jun 2013

Location: Idaho

Posts: 100

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Originally Posted by tbear853

I live in a state that has always had two plates, and likely will continue. I fully understand why as well, after 32 years as a LEO looking for wanted vehs. by tag # when all we had was maybe "a silver car with tag # ABC-123" and etc when they are approaching at 70 mph (try reading a tag from standstill car after car looking only at the rear) and needing to know that the car I was meeting was a resident owned veh. thus needing a inspection sticker. Anyway .... enough of that .....

I found that the GT all simply mounted the tag when needed by drilling those two dimpled dents (which are no prettier undrilled and showing) so I mounted ours there, but I also added a lower tag support.

Since that pic I have added a 1/8" thick backup plate for the front license plate. It's very secure and I expect it'll last. Certainly looks better than a "naked flat spot with two dimples" that didn't match the rest of the front bumper profile (ie: looking like something is missing).

Interesting. My 05 V6 had the flat spot for a license plate, but my GT doesn't. It does have the dimples you can drill into, but no flat area. That's why I went with a clamp-on bracket. I just couldn't stand the thought of drilling into my bumper.

09-12-2013, 06:20 PM

#12

tbear853

2nd Gear Member

Join Date: Jul 2013

Location: Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

Posts: 406

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Originally Posted by Fader

I think it maybe varied by year, and whether the GT was a "Deluxe" or "Premium" edition?

I know that when I asked Debbie at my FoMoCo parts counter about a factory molded mount she said ours didn't use one and it made sense as ours has the flat area.

If ours didn't have the flat and if mounting a tag would mean bending it some ...
... I'ld have had to have a bracket or make one that mounted from underneath.

Our 2008 is a GT Deluxe, currently cloth seats .....