What are peoples' plans for front license plates?

[evmass]

Received my Craig’s Custom Bracket in the mail today.

Fingers crossed the Mach E will need it.

How did this work out? Were you able to use?

 

[ChasingCoral]

How did this work out? Were you able to use?

Yes it worked. Needed to add the extenders to eliminate the stray front radar warnings. Also, Craig’s adhesive tape stayed on Marlin but failed on the mounting plate. Craig is sending me a new one.

Details in this thread:
https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/solved-craigs-front-plate-mount-causing-issues.4643/

 

[stshoo]

Our GT should be arriving any day and I am not going to have the dealer put the front plate mount in yet, but MN requires front plate. Any recommendations for a mount or GT owners have pics of what you've done?

 

[HuntingPudel]

My plan is to use the license plate wrap on my GT-PE. It is only legal in CA. There are other vendors who make wraps for other states, but no idea if they are truly legal. The licenseplatewrap.com people are part of a pilot program in CA.

 

[ChrisSJR]

ChasingCoral, I’m in Maryland also, so need the front plate, we need someone to design a quick disconnect plate mount so we can take it off at car shows, etc. ?

 

[ChasingCoral]

Our GT should be arriving any day and I am not going to have the dealer put the front plate mount in yet, but MN requires front plate. Any recommendations for a mount or GT owners have pics of what you've done?

ChasingCoral, I’m in Maryland also, so need the front plate, we need someone to design a quick disconnect plate mount so we can take it off at car shows, etc. ?

The Craig's Custom bracket should install on a GT exactly the same as it does on any other Mach E. They all have the same body-colored overhanging lip above the cooling vents on the lower front black panel.

 

[mattbostonmache]

Our GT should be arriving any day and I am not going to have the dealer put the front plate mount in yet, but MN requires front plate. Any recommendations for a mount or GT owners have pics of what you've done?

I don't know if this is still the case, but chat on the forums said that the front license plate bracket was factory installed depending on the state where the dealer is and if the state required front plates.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

I don't know if this is still the case, but chat on the forums said that the front license plate bracket was factory installed depending on the state where the dealer is and if the state required front plates.

Originally that was the case. Hawaii requires front and back plates and my scheduled late January build had them installed. More recent builds though seem to have the front bracket shipped inside the car to the dealer who will install. If you don’t want them, let the dealer know early and often.

One other FWIW item. There are a few websites that sell vinyl duplicate plates other than that authorized in California. Some of those sites claim the vinyl plates are not illegal. While that might be true, your state law may require you use the actual plates issued. Hawaii does. No coconut front plates allowed apparently.

 

[ChasingCoral]

I don't know if this is still the case, but chat on the forums said that the front license plate bracket was factory installed depending on the state where the dealer is and if the state required front plates.

https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...-mach-e-built-on-or-after-april-22-2021.6157/

 

[bdot]

I've got the Craig Universal Bracket installed on my GT. Had to 3d-print the extensions to move the plate up and out of the way of the sensor. so far so good.

 

[Draconfier]

The wires are behind the little door on the right side of the bumper cover. The place where many other vehicles have a threaded hole to screw a tow hook in.

Two-fold reason for asking, I've lived in areas with tons of snow and an alternate location above the bottom of the car would be loads easier to access. Secondly it would give those of us in 2 license plate location states a location to mount a platypus tow license plate frame without having to drill through the bumper.

So I went back and watched one of Sandy Munro's videos, specifically the one dealing with the SORB test. The hole in the passenger side aluminum bumper panel above the louvers for the coolant system for the battery seems to line up with the access port for the emergency frunk open where the wire leads are on the U.S. version.
https://fordauthority.com/2021/06/2021-ford-mustang-mach-e-front-end-praised-by-sandy-munro-video/

Referencing these other threads, this would be a great location to mount a Platypus tow hook plate adapter. Without having my own MME yet to check the above link and video from it seems to show a possible point where a plate could be attached without drilling through the bumper.

 

[mkhuffman]

Referencing these other threads, this would be a great location to mount a Platypus tow hook plate adapter. Without having my own MME yet to check the above link and video from it seems to show a possible point where a plate could be attached without drilling through the bumper.

There is no tow hook on US models, unfortunately.

 

[Draconfier]

There is no tow hook on US models, unfortunately.

I understand there isn't a tow hook, but if the hole where that hook would've mounted is there it wouldn't take much to bolt into that location with a platypus style plate mount, a much better option than having to drill the front bumper. Drilling through the black plastic behind the access plate for the frunk emergency release is a lot more desirable than through a painted bumper.

 

[mkhuffman]

I understand there isn't a tow hook, but if the hole where that hook would've mounted is there it wouldn't take much to bolt into that location with a platypus style plate mount, a much better option than having to drill the front bumper. Drilling through the black plastic behind the access plate for the frunk emergency release is a lot more desirable than through a painted bumper.

There is no hole to mount the hook in US models. Lots of discussion about it in this forum, and it seems like a very strange decision to leave it off considering how easy it is for Joe the tow truck driver to destroy the battery cover by attaching to the wrong place.

 

[Draconfier]

There is no hole to mount the hook in US models. Lots of discussion about it in this forum, and it seems like a very strange decision to leave it off considering how easy it is for Joe the tow truck driver to destroy the battery cover by attaching to the wrong place.

Watch the MUNROE video. The hole is there.

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