XLR8SN Mahalo for all your assistance.

Wondering how many have the next to the license plate mount out there and any problems with police & safety check issuers?

No prob. Hope that it helps you somewhat.

Quite a bit of people have that side mount. SUV's, other cars, and the such. I dont think that the police really have a big issue as so much as the safety inspection stations. Just need to be really nice to the safety check person. And dont attract too much attention from the cops. :p

Other people are using those mounts so, its not like it is an "underground" kind of a thing. Just need to be smart in regards to your driving and find a really friendly person to do your safety checks.

Did some research on the internet on the location of safety check. What I did find on the topic was, it is to go on the rear bumper on the right side and must be visible from 50 feet away, for the police. Actually having it on the right side of the license plate, actually makes it more visible from 50 feet than the bumper.

On one of my safety check inspections, they wouldn't put it on my bracket below the bumper. But they just peeled a couple of the corners off and placed it lightly on my bumper. That was pretty cool of them.

Yeah...if you are on the level and they are "comfortable" with you, they will help you out. The problem in the past was that when people got pulled for illegal things, they ratted out the safety inspection stations as "well they passed me"...so then the safety inspection stations got their permits pulled when the cops traced it back.

Hence if you are on the level and they are comfortable with you, they will try their best to help you out a little since most of them are car fanatics as well.

Let me know if you need that bracket though. Like I said...its a relatively short walk from work. Its no biggie.

The Nissan dealer in Hawaii attached one of those metal brackets to the underside of my bumper and placed the safety sticker there. I did not ask for this, but it was already done when I picked up the car. (They also did a window I.D. etching, and installed an electronic rust inhibitor device which I did not request or pay for.)

Can you post a picture on how they attached it? When I looked there was not enough of the bumper I thought to attach anything to in regards to being secure and all.

Ok, here it is (if it uploaded properly). And I even stuck my phone under the bumper for a second shot looking up. Two screws attached to a flimsy edge of the plastic bumper. I can wobble the bracket with my hand. A thief could easily tear it off. I rather have it stuck to the bumper where it belongs.

Cool. Thanks, this should help out "Magic Bus" a bit. Though I do agree with you in regards to the mount point. That "lip" was quite small and short so I wondered on how they got it to mount there. The older 350Z bumper cover went pretty far under, so it gave more surface area to mount things to.

Mahalo guys! And Trainsales, big Mahalo for the pics. Car won't be here for 2 months yet, so I still have time to decide. But right now, I still like the bracket.

I'd change the type of screws used to mount it, just to make it a little tougher to steal. But my car will be in my enclosed garage at night and in a pretty secured building parking lot during the day.

I guess my vanity of having a clean bumper is bigger than someone stealing my safety check. LOL

Actually, theft of the bracket might mitigate worse damage. I know a person who went to a party in waianae and when she got back to her car, there was a big square hole cut out of the bumper where the safety check used to be. amazing.

*sigh* Yeah...people do some weird things just to get something that they want. Make sure that your car insurance is up to date and understand your policies and "limits" as well.

Wow! Actually, I'd rather them steal the bracket or ruin the underside of my bumper then cut a hole in the middle of my bumper.

My G35 bracket is just mounted with 2 screws & lock nuts. Wouldn't take very long to remove. Only $20 to replace a safety check, replacing a bumper $$? Because of your story, at this point, I think I'll go with the bracket and leave simple phillip screws with lock nuts. If someone wants to steal it, I'll make it easy so they don't damage the car.

Definitely good advice!

I love you guys

Howzit Gang, will be picking up my 2013Z GM, 6mt w/spt/pkg sometime this coming week from Tony Nissan. It's at the docks now, but should be at dealership shortly.

Regarding bracket for safety check. Tony Nissan includes this at no charge on a 370Z or GTR (trainsales brought this up earlier). They'll do it on other cars but you gotta bring your own bracket.