licence plate bracket

[98cobraman]

Anyone know where I can find the braket that holds the front licence plate. I had one a while back and when I took my car in for a paint job it came back with out it. now the plates bouncing on the front ruining my paint.

[gcassidy]

I'd give you mine if I could find some way of hiding the holes left behind.

They're required here in MD, but they don't enforce it. I bought a T-Bird in PA in '90, and it came without the bracket mounted. Since it looked better without it, I never installed it. Drove around daily for 12 years, never stopped once. I kept the PA sales receipt in the glove box just in case.

Can't you get the body shop to pop for a new one from Ford, if they can't find the old one?

[98cobraman]

I got the licence plate frame but dont know how to install it. Its got four plstic push pins and I am confused as to how to secure it to the bumper?? Any suggestions??

[gcassidy]

They actually work like pop rivets. But my normal pop riveter didn't fit in the hole they need to go in, and they aren't as tight as they should be. I suspect that Ford has a tool for installing them, and probably most Ford dealerships should have one, since I think most cars come with them uninstalled. Not sure about that last part, though.