Mounting front license plate

[Jouley]

I'm wondering if anyone has come up with a magnet-based solution for mounting the front license plate? On my (non-facelifted) MS I used the method outlined here: Front License Plate Solutions but I haven't seen anything similar for the MX.

I'm really hoping for something that will allow me to put it on and take it off very quickly. Is there a feasible way of getting magnets mounted on the backside of the MX bumper?

 

[Jouley]

Should I infer from the silence that this idea:

1. has never been looked into
2. is so easy that it doesn't warrant a response
3. is so difficult that it doesn't warrant a response?

 

[vandacca]

It's probably:

4. All of the above
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Having some experience with rare earth magnets and designing a few projects myself (mostly in the home, not in the car), I would say that this should be possible. Not to mention that a solution appears to exist for the Model-S. IMO, it's just a matter of someone rolling up their sleeves and figuring it out for the first time for the Model-X.

Please make sure you take good notes and if possible, video.

The way I would tackle this would be to:

1. either remove or gain access to the front bumper
2. glue magnets to corners of front licence plate cover
3. Epoxy or sugru licence magnets for further protection
4. place license on bumper and add bumper magnets behind bumper
5. mark location of bumper magnets, then glue + epoxy magnets to bumper
6. test strength to ensure it can handle most conditions

Good Luck!

 

[Jouley]

1. either remove or gain access to the front bumper

Yeah, this is the step that I'm hoping someone else has taken, everything else is pretty easy in my experience. I really don't want to screw up the front bumper as the guinea pig on this because I'm not particularly mechanical, at least with cars.

 

[vandacca]

You could either (a) use the following video:

(Once the trim is removed, you should be able to see the bolts to remove sections of the front bumper)

or (b) insert a kitten into the front bumper and take it to your local SC.