To the bumper here. The dealership put mine on.

 

Sore spot

OH man, what a sore spot for me, I am in South Carolina, bought my Patriot over the phone in Manassa, VA. Went to get it 2 weeks ago and they had screwed a plate through the bumper (with one of their advertisement frames).

WE DON'T HAVE FRONT PLATES IN SC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So now gotta find sometihing to put on front cause ugly holes are there!!!!!!

Never even thought about it till i was up there.

 

OH man, what a sore spot for me, I am in South Carolina, bought my Patriot over the phone in Manassa, VA. Went to get it 2 weeks ago and they had screwed a plate through the bumper (with one of their advertisement frames).

WE DON'T HAVE FRONT PLATES IN SC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So now gotta find sometihing to put on front cause ugly holes are there!!!!!!

Never even thought about it till i was up there.

There where two little bolt thingies already there on mine, they blended in. My plates came in and they just attatched them on.

 

There are two small marks that I was told I needed to drill a small hole to fasten the license plate...I live in NY, which has a front plate, but purchased in PA which does not....just trying to figure out if I should attach directly or see if there is a mounting bracket. Thanks for the comments so far!

 

There are two little dimples in the front bumper, the screws go directly into the bumper. Origionally ships with two screws for the front bumper in one bag, in a second little bag two for the rear and two little self adhesive foam squares for the rear to keep it from rattling. No need to drill if using the factory screws, they will screw right in but use a 3/8 or 10mm nutdriver bit with a screw gun, not a slotted screwdriver bit or you will slip. The Caliber ships with a front bracket, the Compass and Patriot dont use one.

 

Surely you can find little pegs to fill the holes? Maybe at an automotive store?

I was kinda wondering about that myself. We live in Cali now, and they require front plates...but we wont' be here forever, and I'd rather not have empty holes in the front of my jeep, and don't want a plate up there unless I absolutely have to have one. I convinced myself that I'd be able to find some sort of bolt "plug" to do the job when the time comes...

 

Front Plate

My Patriot came from the dealer with a plastic dealership frame around a cardboard dealership ad plate. When I got my new plates I just screwed them in. I am in California, where front plates are required.

I suspect front plates are going to catch on big time in states that formerly didn't require them. California has a growing revenue stream from "red light photo cameras" that snap a picture if you of you blow a red light or do a rolling right hand turn. My Mother in Law got nabbed by one. The printout they sent with the ticket has a clear image of the front of the car, the license plate, the driver, time of day, and car speed. Tough to argue with.

 

My Patriot came from the dealer with a plastic dealership frame around a cardboard dealership ad plate. When I got my new plates I just screwed them in. I am in California, where front plates are required.

I suspect front plates are going to catch on big time in states that formerly didn't require them. California has a growing revenue stream from "red light photo cameras" that snap a picture if you of you blow a red light or do a rolling right hand turn. My Mother in Law got nabbed by one. The printout they sent with the ticket has a clear image of the front of the car, the license plate, the driver, time of day, and car speed. Tough to argue with.

Not so fast here. In Georgia there are no efforts to add a front plate as the costs do not justify any benefits. As for red light cameras there was a large effort in the past few years that is now facing a backlash. Statistics are showing more wrecks due to people stopping short to avoid tickets. There are a few cases where the cameras were removed but the far greater initiative is to hold off putting them in.

 

been debating on whether or not to put a front plate on or not.

 

AmyK528, I agree with you BUT: The people here were so panicked over the red light cameras that they stopped for yellow lights. Furthermore, traffic has ended up backing up onto limited access highways. Between the two there has been an increase in accidents. I am not saying what people should or should not do, that is what is happening here.

 

This could be a whole different thread. I have very mixed emotions of the red light cameras. Its like big brother is encroaching upon us with our blessing. Maybe a simple solution would be we cut the number of donut shops so more police will be on the street?????

 

This could be a whole different thread. I have very mixed emotions of the red light cameras. Its like big brother is encroaching upon us with our blessing. ...

This is Georgia after all - One of the red light cameras met its demise due to lead poisoning.

 

Hey AMYK528! Maybe the reason so many people drive with their heads up their butts is to avoid identification by the stoplight cameras! Vat schmart little schtinkers dey are!

 

Rottenbob, I am shocked that you would think red light cameras are being used for revenue generation! One of the selling points made by the mfg is return on investment.

 

Man, I came here to find out what people are doing with their Patriots to not have to put holes in them. OH has gotten rid of the front plate, but it doesn't take effect until this July. I'm not drilling holes in my new Jeep for 3 months worth of plate. Could SOMEONE just get their paranoid-about-the-state head out of their arse and say what they did to not have to drill holes?

 

Just zip-tie it to the front grille

And welcome to the group.

 

13 year old thread bump ..... hrmmmm ......