Who installs your front plate brackets ?

[Valzyran]

My order as of this week has been bulit and is waiting to be shipped.

I'm not a fan of having a front plate bracket on my truck, so I sent my dealer an emial telling them not to install one, of is ford the one that installs them ?

Just curious as I dont want any extra holes in my bumper lolz

Thanks.

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[JfredTrem]

yep, your dealer is the one that installs it.. Make sure your salesman knows you dont want it or it will be put on during the pre delivery experience.

 

[Redline]

Don't forget to check your tire pressure when you get it. They air the tires way up for shipping and not all dealers put them back down where they need to be. Mine didn't.

 

[Valzyran]

yep, your dealer is the one that installs it.. Make sure your salesman knows you dont want it or it will be put on during the pre delivery experience.

Thanks, already sent out that message to my dealer, hopefully they understand lol.

 

[Exranger]

Beg your dealer and remind them ten times you don’t want it installed, it may work
It worked for me…I really wanted to choose.

 

[Gpp]

I would go to dealer and tell the prep person himself not to put it on.

 

[Pee Dee]

What I did is wait until the truck arrived and made an appt with the salesman to check it out before it was prepped. I told him right then I didn't want a front plate bracket installed, and he attached a note to the truck saying DO NOT MOUNT FRONT BRACKET TO TRUCK! so the prep crew wouldn't miss it. I think he also personally told them not to put one on when they were starting to get it ready.

I wouldn't rely on a text or email to the dealer before the truck even arrives there. Its too easy for them to overlook it.

 

[Master Blaster]

That doesn't seem smart.

In some states the front plate is mandatory. Not having it is just giving a cop license to pull you over every day. Installing it is a dealer prep item.

In some states you don't need it legally, and you normally don't get it.

If you don't have one and visit states that require it, you will stand out in the crowd and get picked off a whole lot more by the cops as a result. If you want it and its not mandatory in your state, it will cost you for the part and the labour.

 

[BlueOval1954]

I live in Illinois but I bought my Mav in Iowa. The purchasing dealer didn't install my front license plate bracket. Since having one is mandatory in Illinois, I brought it over to my local Ford dealer and they were happy to install it. They used it as a training event as two other techs were observing the installation. I tried to put it on myself but you need a special tool to do so. Not willing to buy it for a one time use.

 

[bgn]

That doesn't seem smart.

In some states the front plate is mandatory. Not having it is just giving a cop license to pull you over every day. Installing it is a dealer prep item.

In some states you don't need it legally, and you normally don't get it.

If you don't have one and visit states that require it, you will stand out in the crowd and get picked off a whole lot more by the cops as a result. If you want it and its not mandatory in your state, it will cost you for the part and the labour.

It's a secondary offense in Washington, meaning you would have to be pulled over for something else. Then they get to add it on, kind of like a stocking stuffer with coal during Christmas.

I've yet to be pulled over.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

My order as of this week has been bulit and is waiting to be shipped.

I'm not a fan of having a front plate bracket on my truck, so I sent my dealer an emial telling them not to install one, of is ford the one that installs them ?

Just curious as I dont want any extra holes in my bumper lolz

Thanks.

At my dealer the sales agent installs or lets buyer do it.

 

[Valzyran]

That doesn't seem smart.

In some states the front plate is mandatory. Not having it is just giving a cop license to pull you over every day. Installing it is a dealer prep item.

In some states you don't need it legally, and you normally don't get it.

If you don't have one and visit states that require it, you will stand out in the crowd and get picked off a whole lot more by the cops as a result. If you want it and its not mandatory in your state, it will cost you for the part and the labour.

I have been running my WRX without a front plate for 2+ years now, no issue, and that's a car that's notorious for getting pulled over lolz.

 

[PapaRico]

That doesn't seem smart.

In some states the front plate is mandatory. Not having it is just giving a cop license to pull you over every day. Installing it is a dealer prep item.

In some states you don't need it legally, and you normally don't get it.

If you don't have one and visit states that require it, you will stand out in the crowd and get picked off a whole lot more by the cops as a result. If you want it and its not mandatory in your state, it will cost you for the part and the labour.

They're supposed to be installed in Texas. My Maverick didn't ship with the front bracket(and has supposedly been ordered twice by the dealership) I just carry the extra tag in the truck in case I ever get pulled over. All my years here and I've never heard of anyone getting ticketed for not having a front plate.

 

[bikemendel]

My dealer texted me a few hours before I picked mine up asking if I wanted the front bracket installed. I assumed since I live in Wisconsin that they’d already installed it. I told them I’d wait, and I asked him about the laws requiring front plates here and he said technically we should have it but cops generally don’t care. He said it’s a shame to have to put extra holes in new vehicles if they don’t have to.

I’ve been driving without the front plate since I got it in December. No issues as of yet. I greatly appreciated him asking me that though because even though it’s a very small thing, I definitely prefer the look without the bracket and I’m glad nobody had to molest my front bumper.

 

[jpv74]

Mine was screwed in right before my eyes! Yep....the sales person eye balled the correct position then screwed 2 large stainless steel screws right through the plastic bumper........note....there were no factory holes for this on my truck....he just screwed right into the bumper. I wanted to throw up.....but it has been fine with no issues

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