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Hi. I'm new to Porsche and just picked up the new (to me) 2015 Boxster S last week. The car came with the front license plate frame and the dealer told me that there were holes in the bumper to secure it. I was told it would cost me $400 to plug the holes and paint. The problem is that the front plate is required in NJ and I may have to show it at the time of state inspection. If I have the holes plugged, I will have to come up with some other way to mount the front plate when necessary.
I think the Euro front plate looks much better on the car than the U.S. plate. After all, the car must have been designed with the Euro plate in mind. So, if the Euro plate frame uses the exact same holes as the U.S. plate frame, I can run the Euro plate and easily swap to the U.S. plate when it is necessary.
Does anyone know the following Euro plate frame uses the same holes for the U.S. plate frame?
Hi. I'm new to Porsche and just picked up the new (to me) 2015 Boxster S last week. The car came with the front license plate frame and the dealer told me that there were holes in the bumper to secure it. I was told it would cost me $400 to plug the holes and paint. The problem is that the front plate is required in NJ and I may have to show it at the time of state inspection. If I have the holes plugged, I will have to come up with some other way to mount the front plate when necessary.
I think the Euro front plate looks much better on the car than the U.S. plate. After all, the car must have been designed with the Euro plate in mind. So, if the Euro plate frame uses the exact same holes as the U.S. plate frame, I can run the Euro plate and easily swap to the U.S. plate when it is necessary.
Does anyone know the following Euro plate frame uses the same holes for the U.S. plate frame?
Tow hook mounts use the towhook fitting hidden behind the small cap toward the passenger side of the bumper,
Tow hook plate mounts are available from a wide variety of auto accessory suppliers. This is an OEM version, but there are similar generic ones for much less than this price: https://www.suncoastparts.com/produc...0aAgmjEALw_wcB
Hi. I'm new to Porsche and just picked up the new (to me) 2015 Boxster S last week. The car came with the front license plate frame and the dealer told me that there were holes in the bumper to secure it. I was told it would cost me $400 to plug the holes and paint. The problem is that the front plate is required in NJ and I may have to show it at the time of state inspection. If I have the holes plugged, I will have to come up with some other way to mount the front plate when necessary.
I think the Euro front plate looks much better on the car than the U.S. plate. After all, the car must have been designed with the Euro plate in mind. So, if the Euro plate frame uses the exact same holes as the U.S. plate frame, I can run the Euro plate and easily swap to the U.S. plate when it is necessary.
Does anyone know the following Euro plate frame uses the same holes for the U.S. plate frame?
They are not the same holes. Look at the two photos. The euro model uses two screws in the middle top to bottom of the bumper. The US one uses 4 screws near the top and bottom of the bumper.
They are not the same holes. Look at the two photos. The euro model uses two screws in the middle top to bottom of the bumper. The US one uses 4 screws near the top and bottom of the bumper.
Gaaa!! You are right. I just removed the frame and there were 4 holes on the bumper. Why would they do that ??? This means that, if I want to run the Euro plate, I will have to drill 2 more holes? It's insane!!!
Never ran front plate in NY on three different Porsche cars, never pulled over for missing plate. Thank god GA doesn't play that, no need to ruin the looks of the front end.
Even if you got a ducket for no front plate, it's not going to be a moving violation, I'd find out the fine for such an infraction and call it a risk. It's far more likely if you get nailed for speeding and the officer is pissed, the plate might end up an add on ticket.
Even if you got a ducket for no front plate, it's not going to be a moving violation, I'd find out the fine for such an infraction and call it a risk. It's far more likely if you get nailed for speeding and the officer is pissed, the plate might end up an add on ticket.
Right. I wouldn't mind a ticket for missing front plate at all. I would consider it as a price to look good. It is just that I may have to show the front plate to pass the state inspection every two years.
Why don't you check with a local motor vehicle inspection station to see whether the presence of a front license plate is an item of inspection?
As was said by the guy from Georgia, it's probably more likely that you'll get a ticket for not displaying a front license plate on your car than flunking an inspection.
Last edited by jdavis8361; 10-08-2017 at 10:15 PM.
It's probably part of the inspection, been a long time so the rules I knew have evolved and it is a different state. However, one can easily use the tow hook access and dope out a plate holder for inspection day.
I had been pretty set to plug the holes and get a hook mount holder in time for the state inspection in about 2 years. And then my German friend who is coming to NYC this months offered to bring an expired German plate for my car....
10-07-2017, 07:44 PM
Euro plate frame question
