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    • SlateEd
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      March 15, 2016 at 3:17 pm
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      #286817

      Goat19642004 said:
      I've got the front plate mount from Viper Parts Rack on my 04. The hooks on the bracket are about 1/4 short of clipping on the back side of the grill to lock the plate holder in place. Is this normal? Is friction enough to keep the plate on?

      They should clip around the center of the cross in the middle.. I wouldn’t trust just friction. Are you talking 1/4 inch or 1/4 of the way there? I don’t ‘wear’ mine often, but I recall it takes a little pressure to get them all the way around.

      Also heard a good story from someone once who had mounted the plate on the brackets upside down, in which case it didn’t reach around the center section…

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      March 15, 2016 at 5:23 pm
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      #286831

      Make sure you have the on the correct way (as in, it isn’t currently upside down). The top and bottom both clip in place, and should hold tightly.

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      March 16, 2016 at 5:12 am
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      #286887

      SlateEd said:
      They should clip around the center of the cross in the middle.. I wouldn't trust just friction. Are you talking 1/4 inch or 1/4 of the way there? I don't 'wear' mine often, but I recall it takes a little pressure to get them all the way around.
      Also heard a good story from someone once who had mounted the plate on the brackets upside down, in which case it didn't reach around the center section…

      +1, mine also fits correctly. It may take a little repositioning but each side should snap behind the bumper lip.

    • Goat19642004
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      March 16, 2016 at 9:42 am
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      #286956

      its about 1/4″ from “clipping” behind the grill sections. If I force the tops to clip in place the bottoms are about 1/2″ from clipping in place.

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      March 16, 2016 at 10:08 am
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      #286959

      I think you have it on upside down.

      Bruce

    • Goat19642004
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      March 16, 2016 at 3:21 pm
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      #287055

      Thanks for the input guys. Ended up cleaning the flash off the inner radius and hooks. Fits great now

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      June 11, 2025 at 2:29 am
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      #22695

      I’ve got the front plate mount from Viper Parts Rack on my 04. The hooks on the bracket are about 1/4 short of clipping on the back side of the grill to lock the plate holder in place. Is this normal? Is friction enough to keep the plate on?

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