Mounting Front License Plate

[hydro50]

Asking for suggestions on how to mount a license plate on a front ribbed bumper? Don’t really want to drill holes if I don’t have to. Are there any nice brackets out there?

Thanks!
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Dang this Type II thing has gotten expensive!

[mandraks]

good problem to have, congratulations
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regards

Uli

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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel

[mdege]

This is what you are looking for. They clamp to the bumper, no holes required.

These used to be galvanized, but are a little rusty now.
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- Michael

1965 21F: Restoration of a former '65 firetruck
1963 Typ3 Notchback project
1988 Multivan Magnum 112i
1984 Standard: My son wanted a bug for his first car

[Who.Me?]

Adhesive pads like they use on modern number plates.
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Andy


Looking for info on my truck's history. Are you from Campbell California or nearby. Do you recognise it? ... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=636786

[npbusguy]

Make your own bracket.

[BarryL]

[mdege]

Sure, I will try to illustrate how they work. These brackets are made for European plates, but I will show how they will work on US plates on these pressed bumpers. The later bumpers are too fat for these brackets to work with US plates unless you drill new holes in the plates.

This is a picture of the parts of a bracket.

This is how it clamps to the edge of the bumper (sorry my bumper are currently up in the rafters).

You will need some spacers to clear the front of the bumper

All you'll see from the front are two screw heads.

You can mount them to the top or the bottom edge of the bumper. It is advisable to use the bottom edge of the bumper because the clamps will leave some marks in the paint of the bumper.
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- Michael

1965 21F: Restoration of a former '65 firetruck
1963 Typ3 Notchback project
1988 Multivan Magnum 112i
1984 Standard: My son wanted a bug for his first car

[epayne611]

I use the Vintage Speed bracket, mounts to the front splash pan screws.

http://shop.vintagespeed.com.tw/s.nl/it.A/id.157/.f

[60vwnewengland]

Really heavy duty magnets?
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77 Westy - Cape Cod Sage
LLAP

[hydro50]

Thanks for all the ideas!

The adhesive pads seem the most economical but I wonder how they’d hold up in the SoCal heat. I don’t feel very confident in them.

Mdege’s brackets look good but rare if available at all.

The Vintage Speed bracket does not work for pressed bumpers as stated on their webpage.

So, npbusguys fabricating a bracket is what I’ll go for. I don’t like how low to the street his sits and Ill try to get something up on the bumper like mdege’s.
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Dang this Type II thing has gotten expensive!

[mdege]

I have two sets of these brackets. I think they would be put to good use on your bus. You pay for the postage and I'll send them to you.
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- Michael

1965 21F: Restoration of a former '65 firetruck
1963 Typ3 Notchback project
1988 Multivan Magnum 112i
1984 Standard: My son wanted a bug for his first car

[hydro50]

[junichi]

In case it helps anyone, my front bumper had holes drilled above centre at the correct width apart. I suspect it’s a reproduction bumper. Rather than fold over the plate or have it stick out, I just bent up a simple set of brackets and put a rubber washer on each side to protect the bumper paint. Now it hangs straight.

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1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf

[2type2]

I made mine from 1" flat iron bar stock, 1/4" nuts and bolts with nyloc nuts. Just fab up a T or H shape, drill out and attach to splash pan.this
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"A life of peace and happiness depends on your own gratefulness"

[kiwipip]

I made a plinth out of aluminium, the four screws in the photo are to attach the plate to the plinth. I have bonded the plinth to the bumper as I couldn't bring myself to drill holes in my newly chromed bumper