Awhile back, I decided to relocate my front license plate from the radiator grille to the driverside front bumper. I ordered a bracket from VPW, and received a surprise when I went to bolt it up- it would only mount with the plate bar in the "up" position on the passenger side (Pic #1). Flipping the bracket over resulted in a bolt hole mismatch (Pic#2). Note how the bracket extends about 1/2" beyond the winch mount- this is why it won't mount with the bar "up" on the driverside without surgery. On the passenger side, the bracket sits back 1/8" from the face of the bumper (pic #3), which caused the plate to angle out unless you bend it to conform, or add 1/8" spacers.
I asked VPW about this, and they said the bracket wasn't made specifically for the PW. It's interesting to see that the holes are made for 7/16" bolts, and are spaced on the bumper mounting bolt centerlines- coincidence? They also said they'd sold lots of them, and no one had ever complained- hmm. I decide to fix what I had to allow all-position mounting on both sides of the truck rather than start anew...
I asked VPW about this, and they said the bracket wasn't made specifically for the PW. It's interesting to see that the holes are made for 7/16" bolts, and are spaced on the bumper mounting bolt centerlines- coincidence? They also said they'd sold lots of them, and no one had ever complained- hmm. I decide to fix what I had to allow all-position mounting on both sides of the truck rather than start anew...
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