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[Medusa]

How are y'all mounting USA front license plate to bumper on a 1990 mini?

Edited by Medusa, 08 March 2026 - 06:50 PM.

[Quinlan minor]

Weld, rivet or bolt a couple of brackets, like the ones arrowed in the picture, under the front bumper and mount the license plate on them.

 

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[Medusa]

Thank you

[ADRay]

mine has clip nuts (no welding) and drilled new holes in the license plate.

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Edited by ADRay, 09 March 2026 - 10:46 AM.

[ADRay]

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Edited by ADRay, 09 March 2026 - 10:45 AM.

[Medusa]

Awesome idea, thanks!

[Medusa]

Found this number plate bracket at mini spares and minisport. I can't see how it would work

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[sonscar]

Two off weld onto the valance like original.Steve..

[Ethel]

I've broken enough Euro size plates under the bumper. Mounting one on the grille could double as a distributor rain shield. How about a Rover SD1 style plinth to mount it in front of the bumper?

[68+86auto]

What you want is something like an 14A8455AUST which puts the plate in front of the bumper. One could easily be made up.

 

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[brivinci]

I havent run a front plate (New Jersey) in the 21 years of owning my SPi. I just could not bring myself to put on on and have it look so awful. I have beed stopped for various things (speeding, registration laps, etc) and, and maybe it's the car, the right hand drive, whatever, they NEVER mention the plate. In my early days, I would carry the plate and planned to tell them I was waiting for a factory bracket to arrive from "overseas"...but I never had to. ha