Another Licence plate mod!

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Old 07-25-2007 | 07:56 PM
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Well I know it has been posted here before, but I thought I would throw my variation of the licence plate modification into the mix. I actually took a little bit from several folks mod's to accomplish this.

1. Parts hijacked from the original plate holder/lamp

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2. Here is the LED licence plate lamp kit

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3. I scrounged the garage looking for some steel to make a bracket, and found this "simpson" framing brace thisis a Home Depot item that costs probally a buck! Looking it over I found that I could pop rivit it to the back of the frame holder.

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4. Couple of rivits and paint!
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5.Glued the lamp to the housing...attached the wiring and here is the finished product.

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Old 07-25-2007 | 09:20 PM
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Looks good, have you got any pix of it not so close up?
 
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Old 07-25-2007 | 09:59 PM
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Way to be creative and resourceful.
 
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Old 07-25-2007 | 10:25 PM
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Good ol american ingenuity.Keep it cheap!!Looks good mole.
 
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Old 07-25-2007 | 10:37 PM
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http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1...2&tier2=14

This LED license plate light from Cycle Gear comes with an adhesive back and is simple to install.

My two cents
 
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Old 07-26-2007 | 01:05 AM
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looks nice
 
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Old 07-26-2007 | 06:49 PM
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Looks good, have you got any pix of it not so close up?
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Old 07-26-2007 | 07:47 PM
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I will take one and try to post it tonight!
 
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Old 07-27-2007 | 02:00 AM
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I too modified my plate bracket...actually I removed it and replaced it with 1/8-inch aluminum plate that I got free from my local metal store..I bought a 12-volt utility lamp from CDN Tire and mounted it to the aluminum plate under the fender. I tried using the stock liscence plate holder, but it held the liscence plate out away from my utility lamp so I just riveted the liscence plate to the aluminum plate so the light would show the liscence plate better. I'll try to add a couple of pics...
 
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Old 07-27-2007 | 02:30 AM
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