License plate holder?

[stony]

Is this license plate holder somethinng the factory would have installed,or the dealer?� Do you think it is original to the Jeep?

[1955CJ-5]

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 90� and fastened to the top of the frame rail, but the holes in the bumper are there.....

[Rus Curtis]

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.

[stony]

Cool, yeah it looks the same, just turned around.  Is it listed in the parts catalog?  I don�t have mine with me.

[Dinesh]

That's similar to the bracket on my 2a.

[stony]

Sure thing, once you figure it out, it’s not too bad.