well, i have had a German transport plate(europlate) on every bimmer i have owned. on the e46 and e36 its clean and simple cause its a trim piece that is easy on and off and nothing permanent as most are aware. my e60 and X3 had american front plates already drilled since the were executive demos and they are all registered in Jersey which requires a front plate. so, the holes were already there i just put the plate screws directly in those holes and put the plate mount back on when i turned them in so no visible holes.
i really like the look. i feel it just completes the look i try to acheive with my cars. i dont see a lot of you guys running them. my question is not if you like them really, cause i do, but do you think i would be crazy to drill into my mtech front bumper to put one on since it does not have an easy on off trim piece? any ideas on how to do it in a less intrusive way? i though about tape/velcro but that seems a tad ghetto? the wife loves the look to and says "who cares, drill it!" shes full of wisdom this one
couldnt find a pic of the front of the X3
opinions, flames etc welcome