hi all

for those who live in a state that requires front license plate, how's your front license plate mounted?

is the plate holder drilled/attached onto the bumper or front grille?

i do not wish to have the front bumper or grille drilled.

on my mk7 GTI, i installed a custom license plate holder that screws into the tow hook receptacle so the holder/plate is not touching the bumper and i am wondering if something like that can be done to the defender as well.

or i can just move to PA.

thanks
sacha

 

Agreed, Sacha, I'm also interested to hear what people are doing, if anything. There are non-Defender-specific options available: sto n sho, slybrackets, hide-a-plate (to name a few from memory) which may be worth a look. I live in a front plate mandatory state but have driven around for years and years without one without an issue. Still rather be on the compliant side of things...just not willing to drill holes in my bumper.

Nate

 

My dealer said that some drivers were given tickets in VA for not having the number plate mounted in the front, so I had them drill small holes into the front bumper and mount the plate.
Thanks,
saravs

 

I live in CA. I initially zip tied my license plate on the front bumper (using the area on the bumper with all the perforated holes). I’ve since had a front protection bar installed and the dealer attached my license plate holder to that so it looks cleaner.

 

All you need to do is drill a few holes into the plastic bumper covering and mount the plate holder that LR supplied.
Not a big deal,

it’s plastic and holder will cover any drilled holes, just measure carefully.

 

My Defender came from the factory with a black plastic plate formed to seat on the curves of the front bumper. The plate was in one of the pockets at the back of the vehicle.

Land Rover is on the back. Part number is L8B2-13413-D 2311663 Made on June 23 2020 in Poland.

It requires 4 screws to mount on the bumper -- need to drill holes in the plastic bumper to mount. Then the license plate screws into the black plastic plate.

 

photos of license plate mount............

 

While on plates...

I used these to mount the plate to the holder... look much better than regular screws.

 

Does the new defender have proximity sensors on the front bumper? I installed a front license plate holder through the front tow hook on my wifes ML350 and it set off the collusion sensors frequently at higher speeds. Ultimately we just had the local MB dealer install one of their curved brackets (which they did for free). No issues since.

 

Like many of you, I also received the same, ready-to-screw-on bracket from my LR dealer. They asked me upon delivery if I wanted them to install it for free, and I told them not to. They made me sign something to that effect. We'll see how long I can get away without it before getting a "fix it" ticket (I am in Cali and the front plate should be mandatory.)

This is the first time I am being given a choice actually, on previous cars (including 2 LR from the same dealer) the front license plate bracket was already screwed in place when I picked up the new car.