Sorry to hear about the loss of that great front plate of yours but better that than the nose or fenders. Having my own unfortunate encounter with unexpected road debris I am glad this car is tougher than expected.

 

The front plate/frame combo cost me a total of $70 and is already on its way to me. I consider myself real fortunate. That occurred at the very beginning of my 12 day journey around the eastern 2/3rds of the country. I hope that's the extent of the mishaps. Stopped over in Springfield, OH this evening.

 

False. It would have warned you that somewhere ahead lay a hazard. On a multi lane highway packed with cars this is by far my most loathed waze alert.

 

Agreed, those types of reported hazards on Waze are usually far beyond the actual location due to the fact that it takes that long for a Wazer to punch the right buttons after spotting it.

So Lance, would the extra 1" of OEM height helped you a bit?

 

Would make a great trophy for someone doing road cleaning.

 

probably embedded in the grill of someone else's vehicle shortly after departing its former owner!

 

Or it ended up stuck in the undercarriage bracket of the trailing car.......wait one minute that sounds like what happened to me.....Unhinged!!?

 

That was a pile of rubber at least 8 inches high so I do not think so. Either way, the Sto n Sho saved the day.

 

NOT MY FAULT !! lol

 

I should have photoshopped your plate into the photo!

 

So here's an update: the Sto N' Sho got just a little bent (primarily the 2 insertion rods) but I was able to true everything up with a square, mallet and heavy duty vise. The retaining pin, however, was broken. Big Mike mailed me a new retaining pin mechanism at no charge which which actually has a larger pin diameter that more closely matches the slots in the one rod (a nice upgrade). Mikes outstanding customer service never quits.

STO N SHO quick release front license plate bracket

 

If you don't like it, turn it off in settings. It has saved me many times.

I leave on-road hazards, cop alert, etc on and turn off the hazard on the shoulder warnings and what not. They don't ALL need to be set to on.

 

Does the bracket go between the cheezy little flap $40 piece and the hard splitter or under both?

Nice if between then the $40 piece hits first.

 

Under the splitter, in front of the rub-piece -- look under your splitter, right in the middle you'll see the Torqx bolt that is removed to fit the block with two slots for the two rails that come back from the frame.

 

We have a 2107 R with parking sensors. and vision pack. Will this interfere ?

 

Are you near the beach ?

 

Not at all.

 

Thank you

 

I recently got a no front plate fix it ticket. I already had bought my STO N SHO but hadn't installed it. Since I didn't have the tools to do it at home, I stopped by the local San Jose Jaguar dealership and asked them for help installing it. They refused to do so because of "liability" issues with installing the aftermarket bracket. They didn't want to remove the center Torx screw. This dealership is famous for their horrible service from many past visits. They didn't even let me borrow their Torx 30 so I can do it myself. Customer satisfaction: negative.

 

....Brutal.



Dave