In-stock alternatives that can ship today
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we're going to take a look at the Draw-Tite Fold Down Licence Plate Holder. This holder is designed to mount on a vehicle or a trailer and fold up or down to gain access to behind the licence plate. This holder will mount to the vehicle by using these holders right there on the spring hinge, that are located right above the springs on each side of the holder. For the fall down position, you mount it like this, the springs will be located at the bottom. When you put your screw or bolt through the hole, and attach it to the vehicle on these tabs, you can see that it causes it to be spring load. This rod right here will go against the holder, and it causes it to be spring-loaded.
If you want it in the fold up position, you would mount it with these tabs at the top and the screw or bolt through the mounting tabs, and it will allow the licence plate holder to be spring loaded. It will hold this in place, and then you lift up, it will automatically fall back down. I do want to give you some dimensions on this. The overall length from edge to edge is going to be right at 10 inches. The height from the very bottom to the very top, is right at 6 inches. The holes right up here which are used to attach the licence plate to the holder, they're going to be at your standard 7 inch, center to center, which is on your standard licence plate the same dimension.
The mounting holes, just to give you the dimensions center to center on those, they're right at 7-1/2 inches. That should do it for the review on the Draw-Tite Fall Down Licence Plate Holder.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (38 Customer Reviews)
Works great on my truck
Folding license plate frame to cover my winch receiver is perfect. e trailer provided prompt service and accurate delivery with good tracking thru delivery.
Jim L - 12/02/2015
I have been searching for a front hitch for my Chevy Silverado for months and when I found on your site I viewed the video on the hitch it gave some alternatives for a front license plate holder. But when I went on the other page the spring loaded one was not their. A day later etrailer sent me a link to it. I now have both the trailer hitch and the spring loaded license plate holder. Thanks for the excellent support!!
The fold down license plate did not come with any bolts. Had to go to my local hardware store, but got what I needed to fit it to my Mini Cooper and works great with my hitch mounted bike rack.
The items shipped promptly, arrived in mint condition and met all expectations. I am refurbishing an older aluminum trailer and found everything I need for the job quickly and easily at etrailer's Web site.
I had ordered this along with a frame mount receiver hitch thinking I would no longer be able to use the existing stock plate holder and frame. Turned out my stock frame worked fine after hitch was mounted and I needed to return this. e trailer issued an RGA # for the return and very promptly credited my card account with the refund when the item reached them. Great folks to work with. Thank you.
Just an all around poor execution of a bad design. Among other faults, the springs are at least 3 times stiffer than they need to be. I had to re-enforce my bumper cover in order to use this. I wish I could have found a better, cleaner designed product to do this job. If there is a better product out there, etrailer would do well to offer it. No complaints about etrailer's service, just the clumsy, overbuilt product.
The unit itself is of good quality, but the instructions are poorly written and confusing. The stamped "unleaded fuel only" on the plate is stamped backwards and is a bit confusing as well. The holes in the unit do not line up with standard license plate holes and new installation holes need to be drilled in order to install it on an aftermarket roll pan. There is no hardware provided for the unit and, at the price that you pay for the product, all hardware should be provided and should be of good quality.
Item received was as shown and as expected. No false or misleading information was presented. The "etrailer"crew initiated correspondence immediately after order was placed, informing of the shipping status. Delivery was expeditious with this and several other orders I have placed.
I haven't installed it yet. The holes where you mount this are spaced farther apart than the license plate holes so I'll have to drill new one. Had I been able to use the license place holes in my fascia they have molded in thickness for the screws to hold in. Now I'll just have to drill thru 1 layer of the plastic and put some backing behind it to hold. Not a big deal but would have been easier if the hole would have lined up
Fills my needs exactly. Was easy to find on the Internet. Was shipped immediately and shipment was easy to follow as indicated by your email. Thank you for the excellent service. I will certainly use your services for my future needs. I have added you in my favorites. Regards,
Great product but I wish it would have came with some bolts and nuts to make installation more convinient.
as advertised. mounted in friont of my front receiver. had to make a bracket to bolt it to but no big problem
good use with hiding hitch receiver on mini s clubman
Just as described. Prompt shipping from eTrailer!
Took a minute to figure out the right way to flip the hinges. No hardware included but great overall and functional!
Just as posted by the seller Very happy with product
Bought it for my motor home, works great
I am going to use this for a custom car. It isn't finished yet, but it will work fine. Thanks
Info for this part was:
At etrailer.com we provide the best information available about the products we sell. We take the quality of our information seriously so that you can get the right part the first time.
Thank you! Your comment has been submitted successfully. You should be able to view your question/comment here within a few days.
Error submitting comment. Please try again momentarily.