This may be a dumb question but for the life of me I can’t quite figure out how to attach a vanity plate to the front of my 2018 Q5. So my Q5 came with a front license plate holder even though here in Arizona we are not required to have one. So I went ahead and ordered a vanity plate with the standard 4 screw holes 6 inches apart like the rear or standard DMV plate.
To my surprise, when I went to put it on, the front plate holder does not have holes that match up. You can see there are 4 dimples or depressions where the screws would go but this of course would require drilling into the plastic. So I could take the plate holder off, punch some holes into it for the vanity plate, and then use machine screws and nuts but the vanity plate covers up where the screw holes are to put the plate holder back on the vehicle. Hmmm?
So is my only option to get some threaded screws and use those for the vanity plate and hope it holds and make sure the screws are not long enough to hit the actual bumper (avoid scratches)? Any other options and just curious what is this front plate holder made for? Euro plates are longer and skinnier than this, right?
