Front license plate?

Shawnee123 · 09-03-2009, 10:07 AM

There is nowhere to mount the front license plate (damn Ohio) on my 2006 VW Beetle.

I've been looking at the 'net and found some for the old beetles, but I'm not sure what I need for this one.

Anyone have to do something similar? Any advice?

Thanks!

monster · 09-03-2009, 10:08 AM

Do you have to have one in OH, then? We only have rear here, so cars generally come without frontal fixin's. i think there are kits.... ruin the look of the car tho'

eta sorry that was probably the singularly most unhelpful reply i've given on here in a long time, and that's saying something.......

Shawnee123 · 09-03-2009, 10:10 AM

Yeah, we have to have them. I heard of someone who got pulled over, had it in the front window.

Damn pain in the ass.

Nirvana · 09-03-2009, 10:12 AM

We only have to have rear here in Indiana. When the Bulls had Micheal Jordan my hub put a bulls plate on the front and when I was in WI a female cop jumped all over me for having that plate on my car when I was in line at a gas station to pay for gas and I had to tell her I was from Indiana we don't have double plates. She slunk out the door no apology nuttin! Sheesh!

glatt · 09-03-2009, 10:12 AM

When I had the old Buick, it had no spot for a front license plate, so I just drilled a couple holes into the plastic bumper and screwed it to that.

These guys did the same with their Beetle.

monster · 09-03-2009, 10:13 AM

apparently youneed a Plate Mate, don't drill the bumper.... working on this lead....

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...8090826AAqrtaC

monster · 09-03-2009, 10:14 AM

http://www.newbeetle.org/ may have the answer about the platemate somewhere

monster · 09-03-2009, 10:16 AM

here:

http://newbeetle.org/forums/parts-ac...acket-kit.html

gominigo is the place, apparently

Shawnee123 · 09-03-2009, 10:18 AM

http://www.gominigo.com/30.html

INteresting. I never thought about it being off-center. It will mess with my OCD need for symmetry, but I will have to find out if it's OK in Ohio.

The drilled one doesn't look bad at all but I don't want to drill if I don't have to.

Thanks all!

monster · 09-03-2009, 10:20 AM

Where does it attach to? is it inside the wheel rim? just wondering why it has to be off center?

glatt · 09-03-2009, 10:26 AM

It attaches to the tow hook, apparently.

Edit: It's a neat design. But $70 plus S/H is a little pricey. That one machined piece that screws into the tow hook receptacle is the one that would make doing it yourself a challenge. I didn't realize that newer cars have this tow hook receptacle instead of an actual hook. Driving around in my 14 year old car with its old technology has made me ignorant.

Shawnee123 · 09-03-2009, 10:29 AM

See where the smiley face is on the pic glatt posted? There's a round thing on mine too, looks like it can be removed. A few people have asked me what it is and I have no idea. Is that what they're doing in the gominigo pics?

I really need to find an owner's manual.

monster · 09-03-2009, 10:31 AM

aha.

If that's a small hole, I bet undertoad will want to come and pee in it if you uncover it.

Shawnee123 · 09-03-2009, 10:33 AM

lmao! Ya think?

monster · 09-03-2009, 10:38 AM

I do. keep your holes covered!

09-03-2009, 10:07 AM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Front license plate? There is nowhere to mount the front license plate (damn Ohio) on my 2006 VW Beetle. I've been looking at the 'net and found some for the old beetles, but I'm not sure what I need for this one. Anyone have to do something similar? Any advice? Thanks! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-03-2009, 10:08 AM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Do you have to have one in OH, then? We only have rear here, so cars generally come without frontal fixin's. i think there are kits.... ruin the look of the car tho' eta sorry that was probably the singularly most unhelpful reply i've given on here in a long time, and that's saying something....... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-03-2009, 10:10 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Yeah, we have to have them. I heard of someone who got pulled over, had it in the front window. Damn pain in the ass. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-03-2009, 10:12 AM	#4
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	We only have to have rear here in Indiana. When the Bulls had Micheal Jordan my hub put a bulls plate on the front and when I was in WI a female cop jumped all over me for having that plate on my car when I was in line at a gas station to pay for gas and I had to tell her I was from Indiana we don't have double plates. She slunk out the door no apology nuttin! Sheesh! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

09-03-2009, 10:12 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	When I had the old Buick, it had no spot for a front license plate, so I just drilled a couple holes into the plastic bumper and screwed it to that. These guys did the same with their Beetle. Attached Images

09-03-2009, 10:13 AM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	apparently youneed a Plate Mate, don't drill the bumper.... working on this lead.... http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...8090826AAqrtaC __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-03-2009, 10:14 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	http://www.newbeetle.org/ may have the answer about the platemate somewhere __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-03-2009, 10:16 AM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	here: http://newbeetle.org/forums/parts-ac...acket-kit.html gominigo is the place, apparently __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-03-2009, 10:18 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	http://www.gominigo.com/30.html INteresting. I never thought about it being off-center. It will mess with my OCD need for symmetry, but I will have to find out if it's OK in Ohio. The drilled one doesn't look bad at all but I don't want to drill if I don't have to. Thanks all! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-03-2009, 10:20 AM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Where does it attach to? is it inside the wheel rim? just wondering why it has to be off center? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-03-2009, 10:26 AM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It attaches to the tow hook, apparently. Edit: It's a neat design. But $70 plus S/H is a little pricey. That one machined piece that screws into the tow hook receptacle is the one that would make doing it yourself a challenge. I didn't realize that newer cars have this tow hook receptacle instead of an actual hook. Driving around in my 14 year old car with its old technology has made me ignorant. Last edited by glatt; 09-03-2009 at 10:33 AM.

09-03-2009, 10:29 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	See where the smiley face is on the pic glatt posted? There's a round thing on mine too, looks like it can be removed. A few people have asked me what it is and I have no idea. Is that what they're doing in the gominigo pics? I really need to find an owner's manual. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-03-2009, 10:31 AM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	aha. If that's a small hole, I bet undertoad will want to come and pee in it if you uncover it. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-03-2009, 10:33 AM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	lmao! Ya think? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-03-2009, 10:38 AM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I do. keep your holes covered! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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