Thanks. So I guess I could put a 1.5” strip of trim tape on each of the 3 flat rivet points. Makes me a bit nervous with the weight of the plate though.
Agreed. I was hoping there would be more of a flat surface behind the bracket. I may just do the unthinkable and mount the bracket with holes in the bumper like it would have been done at the factory.
He has been very hands off. Yesterday he told me he that the bracket was not designed for the Mach e. Just that someone bought his universal adapter and said it worked.
Agreed. Sad that he never tested it and I don’t believe only two of us are having problems with it.
He said that he has sold a lot of them to Mach-E folks, so they must work. My response to that was that many of those were bought by people that had not yet gotten their car and were not aware there were any issues. I'm done messing with it and my bracket will now gather dust , especially the piece still taped to the carAgreed. Sad that he never tested it and I don’t believe only two of us are having problems with it.
It’s a great bracket, I certainly hope he tweaks it to make it work and stops selling the current version. I’m happy with my fix. It works and looks better than the original.
Ha, I don't think that is a valid assumption. A bunch of us in front-plate states bought them, assuming that we could stop the dealer from screwing on the factory front plate mount that heretofore was typically tossed in the back seat/trunk of most new cars at the factory. Ford threw us a curve by installing the front plate brackets at the factory, so my Craig's bracket is still sitting in the box, untouched. I'm sure there are quite a few of us in the same boat.He said that he has sold a lot of them to Mach-E folks, so they must work. My response to that was that many of those were bought by people that had not yet gotten their car and were not aware there were any issues. I'm done messing with it and my bracket will now gather dust , especially the piece still taped to the car
Mine has been collecting dust since Marlin arrived from Mexico with the bracket on. Hopefully I'll have that issue solved when the body repairs are done next week. I told them NO FRONT PLATE BRACKET! The gal understood completely and we even discussed my solution. ?
That's good news and good to hear that Ford is listening. My dealer had stated that they (and several other local dealers) were letting Ford know that they should be making the bracket optional...
