I went with the Adamesh licence plate brackets as well. They came painted to match the car. There was no way I was putting a plate on the grille. Looks horrible. These brackets lower it just below the grille and looks great.

 

Here is my solution--very low cost and low tech compared with the ridiculously expensive aftermarket brackets. Basically took the mount that came with the car and zip tied it around the lower bumper piece--see pic.

Doug

 

I've got to ask, what is EQ NGNR? Equipment Qualification Engineer? I'm a Nuclear Engineer and we do a lot of equipment qualification in nuclear.

Mark

 

Stands for Earthquake Engineer (EQENGR was already taken believe it or not). I have had this personalized plate since 1986 and I figured in California the acronym would be a no-brainer. However the usual guess from curious folks as to what it means always starts with something to do with the music business (equalizing engineer?). When I point out it is "earthquake" then the penny finally falls.

Doug

 

I should have guessed from your screen name but since seismic qualification is part of equipment qualification, I wasn't sure.

Mark

 

There's a local "lake community" that I often must drive through - in a suburb of Kansas City. Within six years, I have received three $75 tickets for not running a front plate (That's one of the ways, along with their well known speedtraps and kangaroo court that the little community lines their pockets with money.)

I have finally acquiesced by putting an hideous license "wart" on the front of my beauty. Here's the way I've been getting around the BULLSH*T requirement for the last two years.

I took the standard sized USA state plate and clamped it in a sheet metal brake right at the edge of the top of the embossed letters/numbers. I bent the top of the aluminum plate backwards about 80 degrees, unclamped it and flattened it the rest of the way. The did the same thing to the bottom edge.

Took me about 30 minutes...

I ended up with a European shaped plate that I formed to the front middle of the lower valence. I used stainless and brass hardware I had laying around the shop to mount it (at a slightly downward facing angle) to the plastic. Yes, I had to drill four 1/4 holes, but the result turned out (I think) pleasing - and I've not be hassled since.

It worked for me.

 

So far, my solution has been to tell 'em to shove off because the car was made without a place to mount a front plate. Many states offer that exemption.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/m...0&ref=gnr-prev

 

Most state have a minuim and maxiam hieght of liceince plates, thanks to the jacket up 4X4. Lower it and take your chances or have two large holes in the PVC bumper when it gets torn off. This is the problem that I had. Most people do not see the front as i blow on by! I am driving a car that leads and does not follow well. Jim