I was thinking of even going lower. I'm gonna roll my front plate around a telephone pole (without the Sol, of course) to achieve a nice concave feature. Then wire/fasten the sucker way underneath the grill.
"Why yes Officer, I do have a front plate on. You just have to kneel down in the front to read it!!!
My only concern is that you will fatigue the grille plastic or the anchor tabs on the plate holder. It is kind of dangling with nothing to resist flapping. The assembly should be very light, so it may never fatigue until it breaks, but the assembly will definitely vibrate constantly, worse over potholes and expansion joints, so it could break.
Valid point jimbo. I don't think that's going to be a problem, but it's possible. The grille is deep and thick, and the pins are structurally strong. Judging strictly by the 'smack it with your hand' method, it feels pretty solid. But I'll keep an eye on it.
Thanks so very much for the DETAILED presentation. I try to be a good law-abiding citizen, so I will mount my front plate when my little Envious hits Lubbock, TX (plus my wife says I have to. )
I'm going to tell me dealer to not install my front plate and then I'll come home and do what you did.
Thanks again!
--Chemist (Your side-view pic was most appreciated as it clearly shows the plate will not restrict air to the engine.)
You're quite welcome. Looking forward to seeing your Envious at a SW club meeting someday.
I was thinking of even going lower. I'm gonna roll my front plate around a telephone pole (without the Sol, of course) to achieve a nice concave feature. Then wire/fasten the sucker way underneath the grill.
"Why yes Officer, I do have a front plate on. You just have to kneel down in the front to read it!!!
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DEFINATELY remove the Solstice before wrapping the license around a telephone pole!
You've got me wondering whether there is a 'legal' height requirement for front plates now. Aw heck, if an officer pulls me over for that, he's just having a really bad day or something.
My guess is that if you aren't running in 115 deg heat up a 15 mile 8% grade with the AC running full blast, you'll probably be OK for thermal.
GM's thermal requirements are pretty restrictive, so technically speaking, the car without the plate may have marginal cooling on the extreme of the operation envelope with your new plate position.
Out of nagging self doubt after Jimbo's theory, I just took a jaunt in the rain and got up on the highway. I took it up to 80 for a brief spell, and drove about 10 miles at 70, then came back to the garage. I detected no vibration while driving.
Upon examination, the plate seemed totally unaffected and solid. I think the 'lamination' of the metal plate over the plastic plate really stiffens up the whole assembly. Just make sure you use all 4 screws to attach the metal plate and get them good and tight.
Aerodave, I'll probably do some temp comparison tests the first real warm day I get, say, over 80.
Awsome. Ive only had my car for 5 days and havnt had time to pull the front mount off. I havnt had time and I didnt realize it was just stuck on. I just went out and yanked it off
But Im in Texas and i have to have it. So once my plates come in I'll remount it down low.
I haven't studied a Solstice yet so this may be stupid ... but ... this is the solution many of us use on F-bodies.
Any chance in might work on a Solstice?
most of us..been there.... not doing that!!!!! simply not mounting it...where our state requires a front plate...plate and bracket currently in the trunk..
most laws require it to be visible and be able to be read...not so sure that solution qualifies
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most of us..been there.... doing that!!!!! where our state requires a front plate...plate and bracket currently in the trunk
Exactly, PAO!
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Got my plates, and knowing the kind of luck I have with traffic cops, I decided to put my front plate on. I also knew I wasn't going to put it at the prescribed location, that just looks horrible to me. 'Sol Deep' posted a couple of pics way back where he lowered his by turning the bracket upside down, so I decided to give it a try, and document the process so others can make up their own mind.
Allright guys, there you go. Seems firmly mounted. Don't think I'll have any problem with it coming off. Only worry is what will happen if you push the plate over a parking curb, and then back up. Of course, we should all be getting pretty practiced at stopping short of parking curbs, as low as this car is.
Good job, Aztec, I left the bottom legs on, however, and used clear caulk/adhesive (the kind used for fishtanks; so it is waterproof) to stick to the front end below the honeycomb for that extra bit of holding power. Other than that the location is identical.
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nice work! after the first ticket will do same....thx
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