I like the idea. It won't work with autopilot cars though.Anyone try this - or similar? Electric Retractable License Plate Bracket Tag Holder Hidden Holes Mount No 2016 | eBay
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I like the idea. It won't work with autopilot cars though.Anyone try this - or similar? Electric Retractable License Plate Bracket Tag Holder Hidden Holes Mount No 2016 | eBay
I like the idea. It won't work with autopilot cars though.
I live up the coast from LA and where I live very few Tesla's have a front plate mounted. Today when I drove to Santa Monica, that was the biggest realization. Every Tesla I saw in Santa Monica had a front plate mounted.
In the summer of 2012 after I bought my car, there was a Tesla event and we left Hawthorne for a drive of about 50 Roadsters led onto the freeway by the CHP on their motorcycles. As they lined us up, they asked for two rows--those with and those without front plates so they could give out tickets first. Who says cops can't have a sense of humor!
I really like the solution that I implemented on my first Model S and then my P85D. I keep it in the frunk, and only pop it on when I'm parked in the street or public garages. I would like to do the same thing with the Model X, but there's no nose cone to remove to apply the magnets.
I only test fitted mine, but it sits exactly like yours. Appeared strong enough I would not be worried, but easy enough to stick a piece of felt or weather stripping that has tape on just one side to the back of the plate if you're worried -- it may not last forever, but easy enough to replace and ensure no damage to the nose cone ...at least that's what I thought at the time.I test mounted theLaw this morning on my AP car. It was easy to mount. I notice how close the license plate is to the car. Has anyone put anything on the back of the license plate to avoid the plate hitting the car?
The AP seems to work fine. I took it for a test drive.
Yup, that would be a GREAT solution.I stuck one of those felt pads they sell for sticking to chair legs to the back of my plate. Seems to work well.
I stuck one of those felt pads they sell for sticking to chair legs to the back of my plate. Seems to work well.
Use epoxy.FWIW, I just checked and it seems to be gone now. I guess the adhesive didn't hold up to the sub-zero temps from the last few weeks.
Someone mentioned a doubling (or something) of the magnets. Can that person explain?
I did this also and even added another set of magnets to sandwich the plateholder on the advice of GasDoc and make even a stronger connection of the magnetic fields. So I have 9 magnets in all.
Yes, I did this as well with my P85D. The pictures from my earlier post are from 2013 on my original S85. The improvement on the procedure is that you don't need glue on the license plate bracket.
3 Magnets inside the nose cone - I use glue.
3 Magnets on the front side of the bracket, under the license plate
3 Magnets on the back side of the bracket.
The magnets on the bracket hold themselves together. No glue needed.
Yes, I did this as well with my P85D. The pictures from my earlier post are from 2013 on my original S85. The improvement on the procedure is that you don't need glue on the license plate bracket.
3 Magnets inside the nose cone - I use glue.
3 Magnets on the front side of the bracket, under the license plate
3 Magnets on the back side of the bracket.
The magnets on the bracket hold themselves together. No glue needed.