i have a 2012 Cayman base and need to get it licensed in Oregon. Does anyone know if I can make a bracket that I can screw straight into the center plastic grill piece to mount the base plate for the license plate to instead of drilling the bumper. Making the bracket is the easy part,I just don’t know if I can drill and use self tapping screws without removing any parts. Thanks in advance.

Just get a tow hook licence plate mount. No drilling required.

I don’t really like to have it off center,so I’ll have to figure out if there’s a way to see what’s behind that finned center piece. I don’t have a center radiator. The exploded view doesn’t really show what might be located where behind it.

I’m looking at those Skene brackets. It looks like you drill up and mount the brackets to the top of the plastic insert in the center radiator recess. My insert is solid so have to drill somewhere to mount it. It should be safe to mount like the Skene bracket is although I think I’ll talk to the dealer first to make sure what is where behind the bumper. Better safe than sorry. I know the Skene one is $50/plus shipping and I can make my own for less than $20. Save the $ for road exploration gas.

Thanks for the info. I don’t mind having the front license plate,it just looks better mounted lower. And no holes in the bumper cover. We’ve only had the car for a few months and we’ve only seen two other Caymans and a couple Boxters. Kinda rare around here. Hope to get to know some of them this spring and summer.