| Author | Message | ||
     Mudshuvel319 |
I want to alter the license plate bracket to make it look less bulky and obtrusive. I really don’t have money to invest in a whole undertail kit, so I’m looking to planning to follow the lead of these guys. Basically, I want to cut the plastic bracket as Maddiemsu did here and use a brake light off of a Blast as Deltacruiser did here to have is serve as both a brake light and plate light. Has anyone else tried this? Also, I'd like to avoid accidentally ruining my stock bracket and being left with nothing, so if anyone has a stock license plate bracket lying around their house and wants to get rid of it, I’d be happy to buy it off you. Just let me know. Thanks! | ||
| Kilroy |
Look at my profile picture. you can simply cut the black plastic "bracket" just below the license plate. This will allow stock mounting of the turn signals. No change to the rear light is necessary either. This is the easiest, cheapest fix, and it really cleans up the back. Kilroy | ||
| Wardan123 |
I have a storz eliminator I'll give you. It is just the eliminator; NOT the liscence plate handar. PM me your address. http://www.storzperf.com/jpgs/page19.html | ||
| Beachbuell |
Check your local laws on plate modification. That'll get you a $1K fine here in Florida. | ||
| Mudshuvel319 |
$1000? Wow. Do you know if the violation related to plate angle? A lot of aftermarket plate brackets push the plate angle to around 20 degrees off the horizontal. I wonder if just modifying the bracket but keeping the stock angle would aggravate the local law enforcement. Wardan, thanks. I sent you a PM. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Unless the local LE has a reason to look twice you shouldn't attract any attention just by trimming your fender shorter. When I had my original tail on my bike I cut several inches off, used a file to reshape the bottom to match the stock, then put the reflector back on with some spray adhesive. Hack it and use wire or whatever to mount your plate so it blows in the wind or so it's hard to see, then you'll start getting pulled over. | ||
| Eshardball |
I have a threaded rod through my rear subframe with l brackets on it. It tucks the plate under the bike but it is easily visible from behind. I just need to mount an LED on it to be in compliance. NJ requires that the plate in the vertical centerline of the bike which it is. The mounting looks questionable but it is in compliance other than the light issue which I am addressing. | ||
| Mudshuvel319 |
Well, I finished this up. It took a number of hours but I think the look is greatly improved, especially with the new carbon fiber hugger. For reference, this is the 'before' picture:  And these are the 'after' pictures:    I relocated the plate directly below the taillight and used the lens from an M2 to illuminate the plate. I cut away the excess plate bracket and then had to cut the truck tray to match.    Then I epoxied a new plate to the end of the trunk:   I used steel brackets to affix the plate. I picked up the taillight bolts to mount the steel bracket to the tail.  And this is the final assembly with the turn signals installed:  | ||
| Leonard |
I just finished doing the same on my X1. Followed the above pics and the results are pretty nice  . Instead of the epoxy, I used the curve of the trunk end that I cut off to bolt it back on. Also, got a reflector bar and stuck it onto the space between the plate and the bottom of the light. The steel brackets are not visible at all.Thanks for posting the pics, mudshuvel319 |
