The Platpus License Plate Mount

The Platypus is a front license plate bracket that is made in the USA to exacting specifications. It is one of the best Volkswagen Golf GTI accessories for keeping your license plate holder legal with no drilling required.

In many states, you need a front plate on your Volkswagen, but that does does not mean you have to drill it in permanently. The Platypus is designed to fit the existing port on the front bumper of the Golf GTI for model years years from 2022 to 2025. This method of installing the front plate is common and legal in all states that require front license plates. At times when the plate is not needed, it can be removed easily, leaving no trace that it was ever there.

We believe that touchless is the only kind of automatic car wash anyone should subject their Volkswagen’s paint job to. If you absolutely need to use a rag car wash, then the Platypus should be removed to avoid getting caught up in the machine. We have planned for this. Using the included stainless steel flat wrench you can loosen the bolt a quarter turn and then slide the plate off before the wash. This takes less than a minute. Although we have never had a plate backing come loose accidentally, each plate backing is balanced such that if it did the plate would hang and not fall off.