My Willys 3A and 3B Community

TECH FAQ SECTIONS => BODY and trim => Topic started by: stony on March 02, 2019, 10:56:25 AM

Title: License plate holder?
Post by: stony on March 02, 2019, 10:56:25 AM: Is this license plate holder somethinng the factory would have installed,or the dealer?ï¿½ Do you think it is original to the Jeep?
Title: Re: License plate holder?
Post by: 1955CJ-5 on March 02, 2019, 03:53:35 PM: That looks just like the one that is on my jeep....whether it's dealer or factory I don't know.

Mine had been bent 90ï¿½ and fastened to the top of the frame rail, but the holes in the bumper are there.....
Title: Re: License plate holder?
Post by: Rus Curtis on March 02, 2019, 05:02:30 PM: Terry,
I don't have a 3A Parts Manual (PM) but my 3B PM has a separate group,

GROUP 28-03 -- LICENSE TAG BRACKETS
640745 Bracket, license tag, assembly 1
and hex bolts, lockwashers and nuts 5/16"-24 x 7/8" 2/ea

-to attach to the front bumper.

I dug around using the part number on the 2A Parts Database and found they have 2 locations for the same bracket:

32-2 and 15-10. Here:
http://www.cj-2a.com/parts_list/index.php?load=detail&4392
http://www.cj-2a.com/parts_list/index.php?load=detail&4392

I can't explain why the listing under electrical (GROUP 15-10) but the other makes sense.

That makes it sound like to me at a minimum an accessory. I can't say that all jeeps came with them out of the factory or were added after the dealer got them.
Title: Re: License plate holder?
Post by: stony on March 02, 2019, 07:04:20 PM: Cool, yeah it looks the same, just turned around. Is it listed in the parts catalog? I donï¿½t have mine with me.
Title: Re: License plate holder?
Post by: Dinesh on August 30, 2019, 12:24:33 PM: That's similar to the bracket on my 2a.
Title: Re: License plate holder?
Post by: stony on August 30, 2019, 03:50:08 PM: Sure thing, once you figure it out, it’s not too bad.