Well, took persistence but after 3 additional months of trying to get a refund the check arrived today. I never actually did get an e-mail or a returned phone call letting me know the check was coming but I'm glad I got it. Thanks.
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Does anyone know if these are still available? I'm moving in a month to a state that requires a front license plate.
That looks great! It's a simpler design - without any welding or bending or threaded PEM inserts - so it should be much cheaper (even though it looks expensive).If you can't find the foundry bracket, I'd be happy to forward along the contact info of someone that did custom work for me.
Tesla License Bracket
There are city police, Highway Patrol, and city parking enforcement. Each has different rules and motivations.I am at two months and five days with no ticket for the missing front plate.
In fact, I had a discussion with a police officer in a parking lot as he admired my Roadster. I pointed out the missing plate and he said that they would only ticket me on it if I am pulled over for something else. It is one of those secondary items. Not a primary ticket offense.
If you can't find the foundry bracket, I'd be happy to forward along the contact info of someone that did custom work for me.
Tesla License Bracket
I also thought that a completely transparent cover for the rear plate would not be a violation since it does not obstruct visibility in any way. Why do they even sell these things in Washington State if they're not legal here?
.......so it should be much cheaper (even though it looks expensive).
What keeps it from rotating on the mounting screw?
Designed by Tesla Roadster owner Stephen Casner and made available through EV Components.
I have to ask why they aren't black by now.
Here are a few hints on installing the EV Components license plate holder/bracket that attaches to the tow hook hole.
The bolt you need to purchase to make the attachment is 10 mm diameter and 1.5 mm pitch. I happened to have purchased one 30 mm long, but it does not need to be that long. Try to purchase a bolt with a head other than a hex. The one I bought has a 17 mm hex head and needed some washers to get a firm grip down in the base of the V where the holder attaches to the tow hole. A bolt with an Allen, Philips, or other head probably would fit easier.
Install the holder to the car before you install the plate to the holder. Particularly if you use a hex-headed bolt a socket extension with a U-joint would be useful, but a regular extension will work if you push it in the socket hole only part way.
The screws that came with the standard front license plate fit the new holder/bracket. They take a small Allen wrench.
It might be a good idea to carry sufficient tools in the car to remove the plate and bracket if the tow hook is ever needed on the road.
The new holder looks great.
I would also respectfully recommend that these products come with the mounting bolt and maybe even a screwdriver to allow for removing the bolt if the car had to be towed. I would certainly pay $10 more to not have to go out to source these items for installing the bracket and for adding to the car's emergency kit.
I may need to carry an 8mm alan wrench to remove the Foundry bracket if I ever need to be towed.
Not sure about airflow...
Ok, I got the bracket. We opened the box and it comes with instructions. The instructions state that it comes with a mounting bolt. This addresses one of my concerns (which is one of the concerns voiced earlier by previous purchasers who did not get a bolt with the bracket). Sadly, however, I searched the interior of the box and cannot find anything except the bracket. My office manager called to clear things up, and they are sending the bolt right away. So... although I am a little disappointed that I cannot post pictures of me happily mounting the bracket, their customer service gets good marks.
Another interesting point. The header on the instruction sheet states, "Front License Plate Bracket for 2008 Tesla Roadster." Either they need to update that or I am in trouble. I'll try a dry fit later and report back.
I just installed my Foundry Bracket tonight and it was a piece of cake. Had to get an M10x1.5 50mm bolt (this is a tiny bit too long so get something just a bit shorter - I simply added an extra washer) and snap-ring washer (OSH has a pretty impressive selection of metric hardware for you Left Coast folks) and 4 M6 bolts w/ washers and I was in business. It does stick out a little far from the grill but it does its job - it's solid and doesn't require harming the car in any way.
The M10 was missing. I'm not sure about the M6's -- were those used in the license brackets that came with Roadster's prior to 2.5? I seem to recall the documentation indicating to use those but the 2.5 doesn't use those for its bracket. The good news is that I was able to find those much more easily than the M10.
Tesla apparently has a front bracket option for Roadster 2.5 owners that doesn't screw into the frame at all now but it costs $327.
If you start producing brackets again, I suggest that you redesign the attachment area.
In the original, a hex-headed bolt will not fit properly. The bolt hole is at the end of a v-shaped area and there is not room for the common hex-headed bolt to fit. I originally used some washers to make it work, but that is an unsatisfactory solution. Of course, a Allen-headed bolt will fit. But, that means there has to be an Allen wrench available if you ever need to use the tow hook. The Allen bolt that I bought takes a different sized Allen wrench than the one in the tool kit.
If you can't find the foundry bracket, I'd be happy to forward along the contact info of someone that did custom work for me.
Tesla License Bracket
That looks great! It's a simpler design - without any welding or bending or threaded PEM inserts - so it should be much cheaper (even though it looks expensive).
Pricing was $89.95 plus $10 priority shipping. I'm not affiliated with the manufacturer. I've just been pleased with the work.
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There is a star locking washer that has kept it in place.
Tesla apparently has a front bracket option for Roadster 2.5 owners that doesn't screw into the frame at all now but it costs $327.
Last month when I picked up my car in Menlo Park, I asked about front license plate alternatives. They said they had heard of something that mounts in the tow hook socket, but didn't know where to get it from or how much it cost. They gave me a plastic thing that requires tapping two holes in the front of the roadster and asked if I wanted them to do that. I said no, and so they made me sign a waiver absolving them of lack of front license plate responsibility (they actually had it already filled out, expecting my answer).
I just ordered the Mower Deck bracket. I'll report back after I install it.
I still can't imagine drilling holes in a carbon fiber bumper... -cringe-
Seattle has long been notorious for issuing tickets to parked cars. Way back in 2006, I got a triple ticket for "no front plate" "expired plates" and "disallowed plate cover" (even though the cover was 100% transparent, not frosted or tinted). Only the "expired plates" ticket seemed remotely valid, but even then I don't see how they could prove that I was driving with expired plates. Apparently it is against the law to even park a vehicle with expired plates. The other two tickets were even more insulting, especially since I wasn't guilty of any normal parking violation.My friend was parked in the University District in Seattle for less than an hour and got a ticket for not having the front plate on his Roadster. With all of the budget problems these municipalities are facing they seem to be squeezing you every way they can.
Please tell us how that works out.I told him that they probably thought that someone who could afford a $100,000 sports car wouldn't go to fight it in court. His response "They thought wrong!"