front license plate bracket any one know where to get one for a capri
front license plate bracket any one know where to get one for a capri
1985 Capri GS 2.3l turbo
1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe now lives as power plant in 1990 Jeep Wrangler
2011 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins
1959 Ford 871 Select-o-Speed
"You Can Tell The Men From The Boys By The Price of Their Toys"
Nope, don't have one..don't want one...won't put one on either!!
DVS: Me neither.. it's required in some states tho.
lou: I don't have any, but I'll add it to my list to keep an eye out for.
Marc aka tripice351. 84.5 GT-350 2.3T.. and now, 1982 GL coupe.
I hate them too, but required in RI...BLAH
And they are not lenient on them not being on.
Required here as well!!! If & when it comes up I'll tell them they can't be found...the cars already 20+ yrs. old!!
I have a metal one sitting in the garage that I believe to be original to my 83. I can check the local VA yards for one this weekend.
83 GT Turbo
We have to have a front plate in Mass as well unfortunately. I got pulled over last year in my Jeep in the middle of last winter for not having one on the front. I had the plate inside because the front bracket was broken when I bought the Jeep. I just got a warning and he said make sure I buy a new bracket. It was cold and rainy and I had a funny feeling he was going to pull me over for that. I drove w/o the plate for over a year and I knew it was just a matter of time.
~Paul
1982 Mustang GT
1983 Mustang GT TTop
1985 Mustang LX 5.0 Notchback
1995 Ford F150 SVT Lightning
www.cardomain.com/id/mustang4life1985
a little off topic, but when i bought my '01 GT, i used 3M double sided tape to stick the plate on. no holes in the bumper cover. My SVO came from GA, and had no bracket. The first summer i drove it, i did the same thing. last year i 2 sided taped on a factory bracket, and then used the screws to attatch the plate to the bracket. works good.
1986 Gt 173,000 mi.
1984 SVO 80,000 mi.
1988 NY SSP 223,000mi.
1968 f-100 ranger 82,000 mi.
1997 Tracer 180,000 mi.
were they metal or plastic for the capris are they the same as one for a mustang the same era
1985 Capri GS 2.3l turbo
1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe now lives as power plant in 1990 Jeep Wrangler
2011 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins
1959 Ford 871 Select-o-Speed
"You Can Tell The Men From The Boys By The Price of Their Toys"
I threw the one on my gt away. There are threaded holes on the bumper and you can bolt a plate right to it.
82 GT. Mods so far. 331 stroker,Eagle rotating assy.E cam SRP pistons,World Prod.Roush heads,P.P. crosswind intake,Holly 600 carb,subframe connectors,king cobra clutch,8.8 rear,3.55 gears,T5 trans,Hurst shifter,and more to come.
Prior to like 1986 they were metal. 86 and later were plastic. Don't quote me on the dates, I am unsure exactly when the switchover was.
You can either get a holder and bolt it to the bumper cover in the rub strip area or just forget it and bolt the license plate to the rub strip area.
50Resto used to sell the plastic ones. You can also call your Ford dealer and still source them I bet.
Other people have fabricated their bracket to bolt from underneath the bumper cover so they don't put holes in it.
I am pretty sure the brackets are the same for Mustangs and Capris.
-Mike
Probably the same for 79-82 Mustangs and all Capris. One from a 79 Mustang won't fit an 83-84.
E5ZZ-17A385-A for 85-6 capri. Ford had them last fall.--Irv Toms
86 capri 5.0-sold
88 XR7[still fox body]-sold
96 XR7- 25000 miles
---===== stop convert to HID, H4 + relays is the way to go =====---'79 Pace Car 5.0 (well 4.2 until better days)
'80 Capri 2.3 (sold ) - '79 Hatchback 2.3 (sold ) - '80 Notchback 3.3 (junk yard )
I believe that 79-82 are the same style and the Pace Car used a Black License Plate and the Cobra and 82 GT <-- pretty sure on the GT- used the Gray License Plate.
1979 Mustang Cobra 5.0
2P Red and 1C Black
Stock never goes out of style
MCA #70281 - 79-93 MCA Concours Judge
Proverbs 3:5-6
My Mustang Story
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so the bracket i need is the same as the one fox mustang restoration sells
1985 Capri GS 2.3l turbo
1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe now lives as power plant in 1990 Jeep Wrangler
2011 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins
1959 Ford 871 Select-o-Speed
"You Can Tell The Men From The Boys By The Price of Their Toys"
I have a couple NOS brackets,and one used bracket For a 1979 Pace Car,and 1980-81 Cobra,and 82 GT. I dont know if that item fits your Capri or not. Gregg/Ohio
I have the stock one off of my 85 if you want it. I was just about to throw it away.
I'm sure sure on the differences over the years, but I need 2 or 3 of these. My '83 has the silver-colored holder.
Mike
'82 SSP
'83 Colorado State Patrol SSP
'83 Texas DPS SSP
'85 Florida Highway Patrol SSP
www.SpecialServiceMustang.net
85-86 Capri and 85-89 Mustang are the same except for the special models like the SVO and 87 & up Gt. The number listed above is correct. I bought a used one a while back and just picked up a NOS one. If anyone is interested in the used one, let me know.
I have 1 laying around somewhere and it's the metal one.
I might still have the one I took off Roxanne, its also metal Shes a mustang but it should still fit.
I am in need of a 79 Pace car front bracket if anyone may have one !!
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