Front License Plate Mounts -- any aftermarket fix?

[NASSTY]

My Ford Sport Trac and 2014 Mustang had indents but no holes in the bumper cover. I'd expect the same on the 2024 Ranger.

My 2017 and 2020 F150 Raptors had holes in the front bumper for the bracket. I plugged the holes.

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[TMP Montana]

I may have found a simple fix for the front plate on non-Raptor Rangers. I had unused 5" x 3" shelf brackets in my shop and mounted them below the radar sensor. There are two screws that are mounted to the steel bumper. The bracket is very close to the bumper when installed but is not touching. I also had a flat steel adapter plate that can be found in most auto parts stores. I had to drill holes in the plate to match the width of the mounted shelf brackets.

I also test drove the truck looking for problems with any of the systems. Everything worked as designed from what I could tell.

 

[EggsG6]

Anyone know of any aftermarket front license plate brackets that mount to Ranger Raptor tow hooks and don't mess up the sensors? I was thinking a mount with a little offset to passenger left might work. Sensor is just 3 inches or so to right of Ranger passenger side tow hook.
Something similar to this.

Looking for the same thing, have you tried this mount? Looks like it may work.

2024 Ranger XLT

 

[Critical Habitat]

No, I gave up on the license relocate. I'm ok with where it is at now, but thanks.

 

[EggsG6]

I may have found a simple fix for the front plate on non-Raptor Rangers. I had unused 5" x 3" shelf brackets in my shop and mounted them below the radar sensor. There are two screws that are mounted to the steel bumper. The bracket is very close to the bumper when installed but is not touching. I also had a flat steel adapter plate that can be found in most auto parts stores. I had to drill holes in the plate to match the width of the mounted shelf brackets.

I also test drove the truck looking for problems with any of the systems. Everything worked as designed from what I could tell.

Agree, great fix.. I did the exact same thing.

 

[rogueshark18]

Here you go, I have this on my Raptor, quality is great.

https://swarfworks.com/2010-2023-ford-raptor-front-license-plate-relocation/

 

[FergyA]

Thanks for the idea @TMP Montana! I went ahead and did this on my rig as I couldn't stand the OEM front mount blocking a good portion of the front camera. This was a huge improvement (see pics below, and note that this was without even having a plate/frame on in the before pics... I still opted to leave the frame off though as it was still slightly visible in the new location.) Now I just need to get some color matched bumper plugs to fill the old holes. Hoping to get a promo code for those and will update when they come in.

I also found the ProElite Mounting Plate from AutoZone has perfectly spaced holes to mount to the angle brackets, no modification required. I tried another plate mount from Amazon first, but none of the holes lined up so I would've had to mount it off center like EggsG6 did (which would have triggered my OCD). Being mounted in the middle means it blocks the inlet a little, but I like the look more than it hanging down, and it doesn't block much more of the inlet than the factory one did. If the position bugs anybody enough you could probably knock down the ridge in the top row down and mount it there instead.

Before

After

 

[FergyA]

Got my bumper plugs yesterday and installed them today! Much better than the drilled holes. Had to open the holes up to 9/32" for the plugs to fit, but I can still go back to the factory mount if I have to with a set of plate inserts.

Magnetic Metallic (J7) was a perfect match! Was even able to get a $3 discount when I reached out to them on Reddit. Ordered from the below link if anyone needs them in the future. Highly recommend! https://bumperplugs.com/bumperplugs-for-ford

 

[KnightsRanger]

A year later and still nothing. I appreciate the DIY from a previous post, but I’d like something that is one piece of metal. There are 8,345,629 accessories for Broncos and RR, but a front plate relocation is seemingly too hard? If have adaptive cruise and front parking sensors.

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