Front license plate holder options

[baege]

Is the holder that is intergrated with the front lower aero )as pictured below) an option at Canadian dealerships?

 

[smackYYZ]

No that is a custom plate holder and doubt it's height is legal here.

The Aero sits right in the grill, and you have to bend your plate to mount it. The Ontario legal holder is mounted up higher and is just plain ugly, as soon as I got home from the dealer I removed it and remounted the front plate to the integrated Aero plate holder.

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Man I love the colour of your C7 smack. Nice clean job on the plate that on these cars can be a bit problematic. :Thumbsup:

 

[Simpleman]

My dealer, Applewood in Mississauga, supplied the aftermarket plate bracket no charge. And the locking lug nuts. I know that Owais will land somewhere soon, but kudo's to Richard Bandhu (sales) and Kevin Graca (Sales Mgr) who took great care of me every step of the way. Highly recommended!

 

[Keith Tedford]

What is the minimum legal height of the license plate anyway?

 

[baege]

My dealer, Applewood in Mississauga, supplied the aftermarket plate bracket no charge. And the locking lug nuts. I know that Owais will land somewhere soon, but kudo's to Richard Bandhu (sales) and Kevin Graca (Sales Mgr) who took great care of me every step of the way. Highly recommended!

Thanks for the info. Do you mean that your dealer installed the lower aero license plate bracket as shown in the photo in my original post?

 

[Bucks]

Nice Ride Smack ....
The Aftermarket Plate Bracket Looks Great .....

 

[smackYYZ]

Nice Ride Smack ....
The Aftermarket Plate Bracket Looks Great .....

Thanks.

That is not an aftermarket bracket, when you get the C7 in Ontario you get both the upper bumper bracket and the Aero bracket. The Aero is not legal in Ontario due to it's height, but no one is going to stop you over it!

 

[C7Driver]

I have same plate holder as Smack, installed by the dealer, had my choice between two styles went with the mid mount like Smacks. Both plates holders came with the car
the dealer just had to know which one I wanted installed, they gave me the other bracket to take home.

 

[Simpleman]

Thanks for the info. Do you mean that your dealer installed the lower aero license plate bracket as shown in the photo in my original post?

Hard to tell exactly... but looks the same to me..... the original brackets were left in the hatch... and the dealer specifically pointed to the front plate and said we order those from the U.S. because the stock bracket for Ontario doesn't look great.

 

[baege]

Hard to tell exactly... but looks the same to me..... the original brackets were left in the hatch... and the dealer specifically pointed to the front plate and said we order those from the U.S. because the stock bracket for Ontario doesn't look great.

Thanks, my dealer doesn't have the low mount option available so I'll go with the aero mount others have suggested.

 

[Keith Tedford]

I was asking about height because we have one of those hide away brackets and it is on the lower bar. Quite low. No problems yet and this is the third summer.

 

[smackYYZ]

I was asking about height because we have one of those hide away brackets and it is on the lower bar. Quite low. No problems yet and this is the third summer.

Keith, this got me looking..... So it may be that the info I was given was not correct. Reading the traffic act it says :

Quote:
9. (3) The number plates for a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or a motor assisted bicycle, shall be attached to and exposed in a conspicuous position on the front and rear of the motor vehicle. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 628, s. 9 (3).

Sorry for my misinformation and hope that helps.

 

[jabroni]

Guys, please tell me that higher plate bracket does not require drilling into the front bumper or grill in any way? I was sent a picture of my new C7 and I do not live in a front plate required province. I am praying there are no holes. I am pissed I forgot to mention not to mount one.

Whew, just watched a u tube vid and it looks as though no drilling required for both plate options.

 

[AllFlash]

You gotta wonder if the Z06 front plate holder would work in there...

 

[smackYYZ]

Also remember that when your tracking the car you need to remove the front aero plate holder since it affects cooling.

Another Tadge quote:

All cars shipped to states that require front plates also have a plate frame that mounts higher on the bumper and does not block as much of the cooling flow. Because states have varying height-to-ground requirements the plate holder sits high on the front bumper to accommodate those laws. While fully legal and beneficial for cooling performance, it doesn't look very good and many customers have asked for a more integrated solution, hence the optional "show" position centered on the grille. Although intended as a "show" position, for 99% of street usage the cooling performance is fine.

 

[10Fore]

Can the Aero bracket be used on a C6 Grand Sport?
Anyone have a part #?
Thanks

 

[Riley P]

Good question 10Fore. I imagine some customization would have to take place to get the C7 holder to fit on the 6. However, there should be lots of aftermarket brackets available for the C6 to install it in the same spot.