ventro

I want to remove my front license plate holder. Has anyone done this? Is it possible/easy?

SimianSpeedster

I haven't done it myself, but FWIW: before I ordered my car and I was considering buying an incoming car from my dealer which didn't have the factory front license plate delete option, he said they removed the front plate on one of their in-stock cars to see if it was possible and how it worked/looked. He said it came off cleanly without leaving any marks. I didn't discuss any further details with him, but hopefully that's accurate info. Maybe confirm with your service advisor?

adg44

Yes, remove the two torx screws on the bottom of the plate frame, then pull forward and up. It will pop off.

ventro

This worked! Thanks guys!

flmtrain

Ok, I removed the two screws from the bottom and lifted up the bracket but the top is on very tight. You say pull it forward and up, so while lifting it up pull it forward?

ventro

Yeah. Up and forwards. The top part is very tight. It came off eventually, but took quite a bit of pulling. I thought it was going to break, but when it came off it came off cleanly.

flmtrain

Thanks for the info. I went back to the dealer and the salesman helped me remove the plate bracket, it looks so much better. Thanks

BruceTJ

Hey all, new poster / Audi owner here. Brought home a new A3 Quattro yesterday (my wife's, actually). I too am interested in removing the front license plate bracket. I asked at the dealer, but as an afterthought and after several hours of haggling. Anyhow, he mumbled something about it being complicate by the park assist or lane assist or whatever. Like, the elecronic sensors would need to be recalibrated. Any truth to this? Or should I just yank the thing off and be done with it.

Thanks,
Bruce

adg44

No, you can just pull it off. There will be no issues with the parking system sensors. Same style with two torx screws on the bottom of the plate holder.

Huey52

Wow. Some dealers will say anything to get out of doing things. I'm surprised they didn't also cite the Johnson rod. Unbelievable.

As already mentioned, no issue with removal. Audi makes it easy to accommodate differing state/country needs.