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I wanted the option of having the front plate visible or not without much work. It's worth trying out, but I won't be able to report back on my experiences until the car goes on the road maybe in April...
Front licence plate hidden...for now!
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the holes dont matter as the cover that comes with the car will hide those holes
For you.
When I bought my 2021 C8, it didn’t come with the license plate bracket. I’ve been waiting since November for that part. I refuse to bend my Vanity plate to install it without the bracket. Luckily so far, no issues. But I will put the plate on once the bracket arrives.
The stock mount rubs the paint on the nose. You might want to consider an aftermarket mount or do what I did above. It uses the stock mounting holes for the stock bracket. Front licence plate hidden...for now!
Hey you guys are all wimps when it come to bending a personal plate. There was no way I was drilling the facia on my 2007 Indy Pace Car so here was the solution. Fold both top and bottom of plate so it will fit into facia opening, two pieces of foam rubber to stop chafing and then retain with two wire ties. The "Ontario" word is hidden in this photo. Even worked with that ugly bra. Next car a 2017 Grand Sport - the minimal bend for the front plate on a C8 appears to be no more radical than this one. Just sacrifice your plate for a neat look and gendarme avoider !
well said, I took the plate off again after installing it no problem it bends back straight
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I just wanted to be able to put the plate cover back on, not sure that can be done if the plate with screws is mounted. Anyone try it?
Why don't you get a removable plate bracket the screws in under the splitter? Then you get the best of both worlds.
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I considered one of those, but I decided I didn't want something hanging there even lower than the splitter. No front lift on mine...
I think the factory location looks pretty good. Seems most forum members have put their plates in that location that's where I got my idea from. On my C6 GS in 12 yrs I had no front plate never got stopped
I can say from experience that sticker is NOT legal and you can be charged accordingly. There is also a charge for attaching a fraudulent plate, which this falls under.
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Under the letter of law, yes a sticker plate is not likely legal. Fraudulent? I don't see how one could argue that. The registration is valid, the number on the plate is valid. I'm not going to worry about it, but I will be very curious to see what happens this summer 
when I picked up the car the dealer installed the factory bracket but I did not want that ugly bracket. Did notice it was about 1/2 inch from the bumper so if you went that route it will not touch the bumper.
Maybe they fixed it. It was a known issue in 2020 and 21 MY's. About time if they did. We were told it was because some states require it to be at a certain height.
