Carbonio

Hi everyone we are a new Rennlist sponsor and this is our very first post.

Some of you may recognize our name from the Ferrari world and to those unfamiliar, Carbonio is a design and engineering company with specialties in carbon fiber manufacturing but also product design. Recently we have turned our attention to developing a line of front license plate brackets that can be installed and removed quickly without the need to drill any holes. What makes our mounts different is that they DO NOT use the horribly ugly offset tow hook but rather are designed to mount the plate in the middle of the car which maintains a nice balanced look while remaining legal.

In addition to having a great OEM like look we have come up with a modular design that allows you to custom fit your plate in both reach and angle. The mount fixes via a clever patent-pending spring assembly that allows you to install or remove your plate in seconds without any tools and without leaving any trace of the mount having been there.

Here are some of the bullet points:

- Mount comes pre-assembled and ready to install
- Fits number plates from all over the world and adheres to national and international standards making it a totally global solution
- High speed tested to ensure that stability and cooling is not affected
- Adjustable in reach and angle to allow for a fully personalized install
- Great for car shows or track days; quick removal maintains privacy
- Excellent roadside 'fix' you can keep in the trunk if you choose to drive plate free. Most police are ok with this kind of roadside repair.

More pictures and online ordering available at: http://carbonio.com/performance/bran...che/index.html

Now for some photos:

GiuseppeM

I like your solution for longer plates, for American ones I like more the tow hook even though the one I have comes off a little too much from the bumper (US mill works), I have a GT3. But I've seen it on other cars and its flush.
Are you making one for the NSX?

Carbonio

Yes an NSX mount is in the works. We have our eye on some outlier cars like the NSX but are planning solutions for:

Ferrari
Porsche
Corvette
AMG Mercedes
BMW M Models

In the meantime our Porsche offerings are mainly for the GT3 and GT4 cars but we are looking at others.

GT3 Jockey

Do you have a video of installation?

Carbonio

Regrettably at the moment we do not. Both of the videos we shot on the GT3RS and the GT4 were not to our liking so we currently do not have any footage we are happy putting our name to. We hope to shoot something proper in the next few weeks that is in line with the videos we have for some of our Ferrari products. Just a matter of time.

CALSE

Do you have a version that doesn't block so much of the cooling grill?

Carbonio

We ran extensive testing with both the Euro and North American license plates and found ZERO adverse issues related to cooling. That said if you truly do not want to block the grille the design would allow you to flip the plate mount portion of the assembly and fit the plate in front of the area above the grille opening similar to how the Porsche factory mount is. It is a very modular design that offers a lot of flexibility in fine tuning during the initial installation.

RealityGT

Looks good and you're local!
Will need to order some,

JCtx

How about a picture without the plate? Looks like bumper removal is needed to fasten from behind.

Carbonio

Here is a pic without the plate and I can assure you that bumper removal is NOT necessary (how awful would that be and hardly a 'solution'). The bracket affixes to the wire mesh of the front grille using a clever spring mount that grabs onto the mesh and holds the plate securely in place. The assembly is made of CNC cut and powder coated metal, hand assembled, with all contact surfaces covered in either soft rubber or plastic.

Our mounts are made by enthusiasts in small numbers for enthusiasts so we put a lot of pride in making a part that is OEM nice in fit and finish.

bronson7

Looks like a great product.

Carbonio

As requested here is a quick install video. Don't blink or you might miss it.

GiuseppeM

such a quick installation you should have posted the video right away!
It looks so fragile doesn't it?

Carbonio

The video was shot today at a local Porsche dealership that wanted to carry the mounts for their customers. As it was their service and parts manager were both very impressed with the design and expressed no concerns about it being 'fragile'. In fact they commented on its construction and have approved it for sale to their clients. Hard to top that endorsement.

GiuseppeM

what I meant is the installation to the grill seems fragile not your mount, how strong is the grill?