9-16Technical and consumer information
FOR NISMO MODELS
Use the following steps to mount the license
plate:
Before mounting the license plate, confirm that
the following parts are enclosed in the vinyl bag.
.License plate bracket
. J-nut 62
. Screw 64
. Screw grommet 64
1. Park the vehicle on flat, level ground.
2. Temporarily place the license plate bracket while aligning points
*Aof the front bumper
fascia with holes
*Bin the license plate
bracket.
3. Confirm that points
*Aand*Bare aligned.
Hold the license plate bracket and mark the
points
*Con the bumper facia through the
center of the holes
*Dwith a felt-tip pen.
4. Remove the license plate bracket.
5. Carefully drill two shallow pilot holes
*A
and*Cusing a 0.39 in (10 mm) drill bit at
the marked locations. (Be sure that the
drill only goes through the fascia.)
6. Insert grommets into the hole on the fascia.
7. Insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the grommet hole to add a 908 turn onto the
part
*E. 8. Insert a J-nut into the license plate bracket
before placing the license plate bracket on
the fascia.
9. Install the license plate bracket with the screws.
10. Install the license plate with bolts that are not longer than 0.55 in (14 mm).
When the recovery hook is used, you need to
temporarily remove the front license plate and
bracket from the vehicle. (See “Vehicle recovery
(freeing a stuck vehicle)” (P.6-21) for further
details.)
STI0623
Left side
This vehicle is equipped with air deflectors in
front of the front wheels. The deflectors will
change the air flow to help improve aerodynamic
performance.
When transporting your vehicle on a trailer, the
air deflectors may interfere with a steep slope to
a trailer bed. In this case, remove the deflectors
from the undercover of the vehicle.
1. Loosen three screws as shown and remove the left-side air deflector
*A.
2. Tighten the removed screw
*Bin its
original position.
3. Perform the same procedure to remove the right-side air deflector.
REMOVING AIR DEFLECTORS
(except for NISMO models)