How Does The License Plate Bracket Attach On A W116 6.9?
 

I am rebuilding a set of USA-spec 6.9 bumpers which did not come with a front license plate bracket. Is it supposed to have one? I see two screw holes in the rubber cover. The hardware from a regular USA-spec bumper won't fit it, so I wonder how I would attach a license plate (the right way).

Well.....Ben's front Texas license plate had a screw right in the center that did the trick. The rear plate had 2 new holes drilled in the upper corners.

Yes, people find creative ways of attaching license plates on Mercedes. I have European license plates and brackets on my 1968 W110 200D with a USA plate on top of the Euro plate in the back. I also still have the original 1968 license plates.

The front W116 6.9 bumper I have (that will be going on my 300SD) did not have a license plate bracket. I was going to use the bracket from the original 300SD bumpers but the nuts and bolts won't work. I think a bracket may fit with long screws that attach into the rubber cover.

Assuming my 1980 280SE is the same as your 6.9, the rubber "ribbon" on the front bumper has cut outs in the middle. There are also two holes in the bumper that the bracket bolts to.

If you need me to, I can remove the plate and take pictures for you.

Thanks for the help. My 6.9 bumpers are different than the usual W116 bumpers. The hardware from the common W116 bumpers doesn't fit. I'm attaching a picture of a 6.9 bumper like mine to show the difference. It appears to use the same bracket as the common W116 bumpers, but I'm guessing it uses long, coarse screws that thread into the rubber cover.