Damn it. I live in California...
If they drill into my front bumper, I'm going to throw a fit!
It should be illegal for them to DRILL into the car. Since California is gave us the requirement that we need a front plate, they should pay for the cost of designing a bracket that does NOT damage the car in a permanent manner. A bracket should be designed that goes from the inner front bumper-gate, out to a plate bracket. That way if I sold my car to someone who lives in another state that doesn't require the front plate, the car is NOT damaged by a DRILL!
WTF? And if I tell them that they can install the front plate with a special bracket BEFORE they drill into my front bumper, they won't do it and they'll still DRILL INTO THE BUMPER! Who's going to pay for those damages to my front bumper!?