Front license plate options
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speed_3_tee
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- Mazdaspeed3
I got the RHO Plate mount. Works great, looks good.
http://www.rhoplate.com/Products-Mazda.html
http://www.rhoplate.com/Products-Mazda.html
oaklandopen
Member
if you don't want to spend the $80 or so on a towplate, and you have some tools, you can make your own like I and several other members did. I used some scrap stuff and made mine for free
Or you could ziptie it to the lower grill area
Or you could ziptie it to the lower grill area
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- 92 & 16 Meyatas
i've seen it in person, not a bad option
oaklandopen
Member
I like what you did with yours, jri4. It lifts the plate up higher than mine and seems to be a sturdier setup. The bottom of my plate goes just above the foglight
Yeah, it sits up nice and high-sort of fills in the gap between the foglight and the headlight. But mine was not sturdy and fell down after one day of driving--so I put a "stopping" pin into the plate as well, now it is bolted up and, if it does indeed drop, the pin stops it from actually dropping crooked. Hope this makes sense.....
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oaklandopen
Member
I used blue loctite for the main bolt and bracket bolt, then a rubber washer for the bracket, so I don't think mine will be moving anytime soon
I did think about drilling for a smaller bolt like your pin, but I was weary of the amount of surface I had left to play with on that main bolt
I did think about drilling for a smaller bolt like your pin, but I was weary of the amount of surface I had left to play with on that main bolt
I might do the same since i'll be installing a fmic. But I don't think my plate which is located in the middle of the bumper is going to affect air flow to the IC by that much.
Darth Vader
Member
No, it doesn't, it's a look thing. I don't mind the tiny bit of extra protection from Braille parkers as well.
It FINALLY got here the other day. Stupid slow shipping. For some reason they required a signature on the package and I missed it the first time and they wouldn't redeliver so I have my "agent" pick it up.
Super easy install. Took about 5 minutes. I took it off again because my custom plates should be done tomorrow!
mobius120487
The Stig
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- 2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring AWD
i just suction cupped mine to the windshield on the inside
atx_speed3
Member
i'm also in tx - and get concerned about getting pulled over for no front plate.
mobius120487 - where did you purchase the suction cups...?
mobius120487 - where did you purchase the suction cups...?
mobius120487
The Stig
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- 2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring AWD
Home Depot i think, just get some that fit barely through the holes
Put the plate in the middle. Side looks like dookey.
I didn't press my luck fighting it because I found out under DC law you can't have any reflective surfaces in front of the plate (such as a windshield) and that's an even more expensive ticket if you get busted for it. Other juridictions may vary.
I tried the windshield trick with my Mazda6. Still got a ticket.
I didn't press my luck fighting it because I found out under DC law you can't have any reflective surfaces in front of the plate (such as a windshield) and that's an even more expensive ticket if you get busted for it. Other juridictions may vary.
