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Front license plate mounts for Countach and Diablo

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  1. dinonz308

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    #1 dinonz308, Oct 12, 2022
    Hi,

    Is anyone aware of any no drill options for installing license plates on the front of a Countach or a Diablo? NZ law requires them (and unlike Texas actually enforces the law) and we have aluminium plates here in NZ (unlike the UK where it seems the plastic plates can be 2-side taped to the front?) so they're moderately heavy. Laws are very strict - I cannot have plastic plates made, nor vinyl stickers - I must use the officially produced NZ plates.

    Any suggestions?

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    #2 Car_Jack805, Oct 13, 2022

    If you are willing to accept more, unconventional ways to attach a license plate, you could zip tie it. A close friend of mine did the same thing to his 1975 periscopio
     
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    #3 dinonz308, Oct 13, 2022
    I'd have to look and see if there is somewhere I could even zip tie it to.
     
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    #4 Car_Jack805, Oct 14, 2022
    If you could tell me which model of both the diablo and Countach I could try to help.
     
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    #5 dinonz308, Oct 14, 2022
    '86 QV (Euro) and an 01 6.0 VT (US).
     
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    #8 Matthones, Oct 19, 2022
    Same applies in Australia - I got heavy duty double sided tape from Bunnings. I have had the same tape for 12 years. The Ferrari Dealerships here do the same thing when required.
     
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    #9 pc233, Oct 19, 2022
    Hi Dino, My friend here in NZ has a Diablo VT which has a stick-on front licence plate, he's never had any problems with the law that I'm aware of. You say you have a QV, I have another friend here who has an '86 QV and he's got a standard plate on the front of his. I'll check with him as to how he's done it.
     
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    #10 dinonz308, Nov 12, 2022
    That seems to be how the Lotus was done in the UK too. I think I may follow this pattern.
     
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    #11 dinonz308, Nov 12, 2022
    There was a period in which this was legal, but then they changed the plates to include a "watermark" for security reasons (to prevent fake plates being made) and now there are no legal suppliers of sticker type front plates - but I also wonder how much trouble the law will give?
    Having said that, the heavy duty double sided tape seems to work well to fix the plates.
     
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    #12 Lemacc, Nov 13, 2022
    Just order these brackets (2x) 009466111 by your local Lamborghini dealership. These are the original front license brackets for all Diablos (except Diablo GT)
     
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    #13 dinonz308, Nov 13, 2022
    And except the 6.0 it seems - our bumper isn't shaped like that at the front either.
     
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    #14 Lemacc, Nov 14, 2022
    True, forgot to mention 6.0
     

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