January 26, 200917 yr I know the Baja has that spring-loaded license plate frame that swings down if the bed is left open. I'm just wondering if that whole assembly is self-contained, and could thus be used in a similar manner on another vehicle ...like a Brat, for example.
January 29, 200917 yr Good question.I just lubed mine a week ago.I want to answer yes, to your question.I Haven't looked at it that way, tough.I'm 90% sure that it is, I'll check and get back with you.
January 29, 200917 yr Was not aware the Baja had something like that. Anyone have a picture of said item in action?
January 29, 200917 yr I looked at it last night and it will come off as a unit. So as long as you install it on fairly straight surface it should bolt right on. I don't have a picture Durania but bassicaly with the tailgate down the plate pivots 90 degrees to have the licence plate visible.
January 30, 200917 yr Author I looked at it last night and it will come off as a unit. Great, thanks for checking. Looking again at the Brat tailgate last night, the outer shell is contoured, so some sheet metal work would be required to create a flat mounting area, but that's certainly do-able. One last question... Are the lights built into the frame assembly? It looks like those sections on either side that flip down with the plate house the lights, yes?
January 30, 200917 yr yes the lights are part of the drop down thingie.... the plastic sides with the little black unlock/lock buttons
January 30, 200917 yr Author yes the lights are part of the drop down thingie.... the plastic sides with the little black unlock/lock buttons Great, thanks.... Wonder what these sell for. I'll have to stop by the dealer and report back.
August 17, 201015 yr Author Well, it's a year and a half later - I'm reporting back! From the dealer, the entire Baja license plate assembly was something crazy like $250, so I went and got a whole tailgate from the junkyard for $200. http://forum.merkurclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15529&highlight=subaru+baja But that was nearly a year ago - I only just recently got around to installing it on the Project XRBrati tailgate... The install was rather simple - I just bonded in four 1/4" spacers to get it off the sheet metal surface and provide some strength in the process (so that the sheet metal wouldn't "dimple". Although it's not quite on the same plane, the bracket conforms easily enough when bolted in plate. I would have preferred mounting it lower, but then it would have hit the bumper when lowered. I'm not in love with the install, but it will function as needed, and get me moving on and finally getting this project finished! Here's the current status BTW.... http://forum.merkurclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2639&start=525
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