license plate holders on JDM bumpers - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

mike13 · 09-01-2004, 05:59 PM

IF you checked my other thread you saw my JDM s14 Kouki bumper. Like other OEM japanese bumpers it has the license plate holder molded in. In PA, front plates arent required, so naturally i dont use or have one. My question is whether anyone has seen some sort of novelty plate or something else that can bolt on there to hide the 2 big squares cut out of it. I've seen integras with little metal plates that bolt to their front plate holder that say "Integra". i dont have any pics, but it looks decent. Any ideas? Or should i be like those veedub guys and put a euro plate on my front

**ThatGuy** · 09-01-2004, 06:03 PM

Why not just have the body shop mold it in. Smooth will look better then anything you put on there, IMO.

MurdarioStomp · 09-01-2004, 06:07 PM

seconded...smoothed over will look 80 times better, but you could always buy this...lol

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=50451

mike13 · 09-01-2004, 06:20 PM

i think this is what im going to get unless i decide $30 is too much to pay for a piece of carbon fiber...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6763

Shin_Kudo · 09-01-2004, 07:01 PM

You could always get a JDM plate... Those light-up ones are pretty sweet...

ZK · 09-01-2004, 09:53 PM

You will probably need to redrill it to fit the JDM license plate holes.

AKADriver · 09-01-2004, 10:23 PM

I can connect you with someone that gets real used Japanese license plates sometimes. He's posted them for sale on here before, I think, and definitely on freshalloy.

Whatever you do, don't get reproduction Japanese plates, they look soooo fake.

FallbrookS13 · 09-01-2004, 10:57 PM

jdm plate = rice. carbon fiber plate= rice. either leave it blank with nothing. have the body shop mold it out. or put your plate on it.

***S14DB*** · 09-01-2004, 11:25 PM

Spray the foam black and leave it be. Only a JDM plate will fit up there and it will block air flow.

or you could pay more to the body shop to mold it in.

ZK · 09-01-2004, 11:30 PM

The US plastic front license plate holder holes actually line up and fit the JDM 180SX and S13 bumper with some modification to the plastic so you can fit US plates. I'd assume the S14 ones are similar.

AAA240SX · 09-01-2004, 11:48 PM

there was a plate set on eBay that just ended a couple days ago. an authentic pair from yokohama. went for $65 or something. keep ur eyes peeled at the auction sites: ebay, yahoo, yahoo jp, etc...

Shin_Kudo · 09-02-2004, 12:12 AM

Edit - I'm stupid, misunderstood a reply

Personally, I'd just run a normal plate up there. Just because it's not required doesn't mean you can't do it. Hell, because it's not a requirement, how about a Wangan-style swing-up license plate rig?

mike13 · 09-02-2004, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by FallbrookS13

jdm plate = rice. carbon fiber plate= rice. either leave it blank with nothing. have the body shop mold it out. or put your plate on it.

My car is probably going to be considered "rice" by a lot of people on here. Anything thats done to make the car look better is considered rice by some idiots. i dont really care.

R Drifter · 09-02-2004, 03:41 PM

hey dont listen to what other people say, as long as you like it and you can back it up with good driving skills then who cares, rice on my friend, rice on

***S14DB*** · 09-02-2004, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mike13

My car is probably going to be considered "rice" by a lot of people on here. Anything thats done to make the car look better is considered rice by some idiots. i dont really care.

I thought part of the reason for going with the JDM bumper was to look stock with some style. I would have got a aftermarket bumper if you wanted it flush.

mike13 · 09-02-2004, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by S14DB

I thought part of the reason for going with the JDM bumper was to look stock with some style. I would have got a aftermarket bumper if you wanted it flush.

go to the polls forum and check out the thread where some people consider an s13 silvia conversion rice. there are some pretty dumb guys on this board imo.

*revat619* · 09-02-2004, 11:49 PM

mike13, i'm in the same boat as you. I just got my kouki front bumper and i dont know what to do with the front holes either. I'm looking around for some nice alternatives as well. I'll let you know if i find something. Worse comes to worse, just run the front license plate. Let me know if you come across anything cool though before i do!

SilviaDriver · 09-03-2004, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mike13

I've seen integras with little metal plates that bolt to their front plate holder that say "Integra". i dont have any pics, but it looks decent.

talking about these?

if so, these are custom made

psychedelicbeats · 09-03-2004, 12:50 AM

dood just drill the license plate and put it on the bumper. if you want to look jdm stealth, just do it the right way and keep everything looking "legalized". i.e. that should include IC stealth

mike13 · 09-03-2004, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SilviaDriver

talking about these?

if so, these are custom made

yes, thats the same idea, just different text. I'm pretty sure im going to have a piece of carbon fiber made to fit exactly on the plate holder so it doesnt hang over the "mouth". Then i'll just put a nismo/ silvia decal on that. Rice on brothers.

Shin_Kudo · 09-03-2004, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mike13

yes, thats the same idea, just different text. I'm pretty sure im going to have a piece of carbon fiber made to fit exactly on the plate holder so it doesnt hang over the "mouth". Then i'll just put a nismo/ silvia decal on that. Rice on brothers.

If you're going that rate, don't even bother getting it made, just buy a sheet of CF and cut it out yourself. Plus, you'll have CF you can use for other stuff after that.

wylin · 09-03-2004, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ZK

The US plastic front license plate holder holes actually line up and fit the JDM 180SX and S13 bumper with some modification to the plastic so you can fit US plates. I'd assume the S14 ones are similar.

zenki s14 aero bumper would be a no... the holes are spaced differently then USDM license plates

***S14DB*** · 09-03-2004, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wylin

zenki s14 aero bumper would be a no... the holes are spaced differently then USDM license plates

But we are talking Kouki here.

oewoko · 09-05-2004, 10:55 PM

hey wylin, my plate with my zenki aero bumper...

Andrew Bohan · 09-06-2004, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Shin_Kudo

Just because it's not required doesn't mean you can't do it.

i recall my friend from PA saying they only GET one plate, and it's for the rear, so putting a real one of the front is not an option

09-01-2004, 05:59 PM	#1
mike13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 42 Posts: 691 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	license plate holders on JDM bumpers IF you checked my other thread you saw my JDM s14 Kouki bumper. Like other OEM japanese bumpers it has the license plate holder molded in. In PA, front plates arent required, so naturally i dont use or have one. My question is whether anyone has seen some sort of novelty plate or something else that can bolt on there to hide the 2 big squares cut out of it. I've seen integras with little metal plates that bolt to their front plate holder that say "Integra". i dont have any pics, but it looks decent. Any ideas? Or should i be like those veedub guys and put a euro plate on my front

09-01-2004, 06:03 PM	#2
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Why not just have the body shop mold it in. Smooth will look better then anything you put on there, IMO. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

09-01-2004, 06:07 PM	#3
MurdarioStomp Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ohio Age: 41 Posts: 242 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	seconded...smoothed over will look 80 times better, but you could always buy this...lol http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=50451 __________________ www.ohiodrifting.com

09-01-2004, 07:01 PM	#5
Shin_Kudo Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 699 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You could always get a JDM plate... Those light-up ones are pretty sweet... __________________ '95 240SX Base Pearl White

09-01-2004, 10:57 PM	#8
FallbrookS13 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fallbrook, CA ....i love this place Age: 40 Posts: 126 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	jdm plate = rice. carbon fiber plate= rice. either leave it blank with nothing. have the body shop mold it out. or put your plate on it. __________________ hi.

09-01-2004, 06:20 PM	#4
mike13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 42 Posts: 691 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i think this is what im going to get unless i decide $30 is too much to pay for a piece of carbon fiber... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6763

09-01-2004, 09:53 PM	#6
ZK Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Cal Posts: 1,088 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You will probably need to redrill it to fit the JDM license plate holes.

09-01-2004, 10:23 PM	#7
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,517 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I can connect you with someone that gets real used Japanese license plates sometimes. He's posted them for sale on here before, I think, and definitely on freshalloy. Whatever you do, don't get reproduction Japanese plates, they look soooo fake.

09-01-2004, 11:25 PM	#9
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Spray the foam black and leave it be. Only a JDM plate will fit up there and it will block air flow. or you could pay more to the body shop to mold it in. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

09-01-2004, 11:30 PM	#10
ZK Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Cal Posts: 1,088 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The US plastic front license plate holder holes actually line up and fit the JDM 180SX and S13 bumper with some modification to the plastic so you can fit US plates. I'd assume the S14 ones are similar.

09-01-2004, 11:48 PM	#11
AAA240SX Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: IL Posts: 622 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	there was a plate set on eBay that just ended a couple days ago. an authentic pair from yokohama. went for $65 or something. keep ur eyes peeled at the auction sites: ebay, yahoo, yahoo jp, etc... __________________ -John 93 240SX FOR SALE!!!!!

09-02-2004, 12:12 AM	#12
Shin_Kudo Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 699 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Edit - I'm stupid, misunderstood a reply Personally, I'd just run a normal plate up there. Just because it's not required doesn't mean you can't do it. Hell, because it's not a requirement, how about a Wangan-style swing-up license plate rig? __________________ '95 240SX Base Pearl White

09-02-2004, 03:41 PM	#14
R Drifter Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 272 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	hey dont listen to what other people say, as long as you like it and you can back it up with good driving skills then who cares, rice on my friend, rice on __________________

09-02-2004, 11:49 PM	#17
revat619 Retired General Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,672 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	mike13, i'm in the same boat as you. I just got my kouki front bumper and i dont know what to do with the front holes either. I'm looking around for some nice alternatives as well. I'll let you know if i find something. Worse comes to worse, just run the front license plate. Let me know if you come across anything cool though before i do! __________________ www.Jspec.com www.SpeedAlliance.com www.PoweredByMax.net Instagram: @rjsladerade

09-03-2004, 12:50 AM	#19
psychedelicbeats Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern CA Age: 40 Posts: 823 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	dood just drill the license plate and put it on the bumper. if you want to look jdm stealth, just do it the right way and keep everything looking "legalized". i.e. that should include IC stealth

09-05-2004, 10:55 PM	#24
oewoko Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: new jersey Posts: 154 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	hey wylin, my plate with my zenki aero bumper...