Rear License Plate

A standard plate bracket works fine. Most VW places sell this one. If you're concerned about the curvature of the rear of the car, you can use nylon spacers and longer bolts to space it out a little. Then twist the tabs of the bracket so it sits more vertical.

That is my car with a vintage NY plate on it. The plate is slightly larger than the current ones by about a 1/2" in both directions.

Pay attention to clamshell open exhaust clearance as well.

Danny,

Thanks so much for your reply...excellent suggestion

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I bolted mine directly to the car and bent it to conform to the body shape. One reason was, more light from the license plate light now illuminates the plate. I also added a small sheet of aluminum to wrap around the bottom to protect the paint from exhaust fumes and I split a piece of round screen spline down the middle and glued it around the edge to make a more finished look.

I curved my plate on my first car, Carlos. Looks sweet and clean. I used bolts right through the body with nylon spacers.

To allay the exhaust fumes/residue, I made an extension of about 6 or 8 inches. 3" mild steel exhaust extension from Summit, I think they come in 18" length. A simple 1/2" tube welded and cut in the middle over the slit makes a nice pinch bolt. Inside I welded a Vortex cone insert. It takes the edge off of warmup, idle, and cruise. At WOT I can't tell the difference in sound or seat-of-pants power.

That is really nicely done Carlos.  You could also use zip ties for radiator fans that have square end but I really like the Carlos solution.. Awesome.

I believe that in a lot of locales zip-tied plates are not legal, but I could be wrong.

@DannyP posted:

I believe that in a lot of locales zip-tied plates are not legal, but I could be wrong.

There's something terribly illegal with very nearly every vehicle I own. If somebody wants to write a ticket for a zip-tied plate, he's probably got me on any one of 15 other violations.

JB Weld and ducttape and ur good to go, clean it off with some WD-40

@Stan Galat posted:

There's something terribly illegal with very nearly every vehicle I own. If somebody wants to write a ticket for a zip-tied plate, he's probably got me on any one of 15 other violations.

Scofflaw!

He’s a real rebel that one. 😱

@Stan Galat posted:

There's something terribly illegal with very nearly every vehicle I own. If somebody wants to write a ticket for a zip-tied plate, he's probably got me on any one of 15 other violations.

Explain to him that YOU are the President for Life of Stanistan and you'll have none of his shenanigans and his laws mean nothing to you.

@Robert M posted:

Explain to him that YOU are the President for Life of Stanistan and you'll have none of his shenanigans and his laws mean nothing to you.

That Sovereign Citizen defense would be a particularly effective approach with Johnny Law, I can only surmise.

I'll tell him you said so.

Alternately, I'll be perfecting my "doddering old man" schtick, which beats the heck out of my "smart-alec hick" persona of yesteryear.

@Stan Galat posted:

That Sovereign Citizen defense would be a particularly effective approach with Johnny Law, I can only surmise.

I'll tell him you said so.

Alternately, I'll be perfecting my "doddering old man" schtick, which beats the heck out of my "smart-alec hick" persona of yesteryear.

Tell Johnny-Law you know a guy. Lol