Re: [T3] WTB license plate bracket rear

[Know One <knowonelse@sbcglobal.net>]

> Keep in mind, rear brackets were dealer procured and
> dealer installed.  I hate to admit it .. we use to
> use a awl to punch 2 holes in the rear and then
> screwed in 2 sheet metal screws.

Things haven't changed all that much. My wife leased a
Mercedes ML350 last year, and with all their
engineering knowledge and long history of building
cars, I could not believe that to install the front
license plate bracket they drilled holes into the
bumper. But that was the way they did it.

There was an easy bracket design change that could
have obviated the drilling, but they didn't do that
(move the mounting holes to align with two existing
screws). No way was I going to drill holes, so I let
the dealer do it. I wasn't impressed with MB, and even
less so after this.

Still can't believe MB still does it this way.

Jeff '67 Sqbk
who would have much rather had the money to spend on
the Sqbk, but it wasn't to be...

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