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Front License Plate Bracket
Front License Plate Bracket design listed for 2017 Ford Focus. Listed category: exterior. Verify dimensions, fitment and material suitability before printing.
- Make
- Ford
- Model
- Focus
- Year range
- 2017
- Submodel
- ST
- Engine
- Not supplied
Source approval status: pending. Source flags do not certify fit, material suitability or safety for your vehicle.
License conditions, files, application and fit are reviewed before work is accepted.
Description
UPDATE 10/30/17
Due to the lack of competenent parallel parkers in my community my mount has been broken three times. All three times were due to drivers hitting my car while they were parking theirs, the mount has never failed while driving or for any other reason other than a direct impact from another vehicle. All three times it was the connecting rod that snapped, no other parts were damaged and no marks were left on the car.
With this in mind I HIGHLY suggest creating a zip tie anchor. Furthermore I now keep a pair of cutters I can use to clip the zip tie in my glove box so if I ever do find the plate dangling I can take the plate + holder off until I can repair the mount. You can even go a step furthur and keep spare connecting rods and an alan key in your car to do a field repair.
I have thought about redesigning the mount to increase strength and rigidity, but I actually found these incidents enlightening as the connecting rod served as a 'break-away' part and by failing can actually prevent damage to the car. If the connecting rod was stronger, it is conceivable these impacts would have put more stress on the gril and increased the likelyhood of damaging the grill or body of the car.
Source description, under the recorded CC-BY-4.0 license.
Print instructions
- Layer height: 0.2mm
- Infill: 70%
- Supports: As needed
Settings from the source; not independently tested by Orphaned Parts.
Print price estimates
Planning prices for one print, not a final quote. Defaults use a size allowance inferred from the part name, not a measured or sliced model. Filament suitability must be confirmed.
| Filament | USD / print | Application notes |
|---|---|---|
| PLA | $28.50 | Indoor prototypes; not a default material for hot vehicle interiors. |
| PETG | $29.00 | General-purpose candidate; heat and creep need review. |
| ASA | $32.50 | Candidate for UV exposure; verify temperature and geometry. |
| ABS | $31.50 | Enclosed printing; review application and dimensions. |
| TPU | $37.50 | Flexible designs only; not a substitute for rigid materials. |
| Nylon | $37.50 | Moisture, tolerances and application require review. |
| PA-CF | $42.50 | Filled nylon; abrasive filament and fit need review. |
Pricing assumptions and exclusions
USD: ($6 setup + $3 finishing + filament weight × assumed spool cost × 1.25 waste allowance + print hours × $2.50 × material time factor) ÷ 0.65. Rounded up to the next $0.50.
Assumed spool costs per kg: PLA $25, PETG $30, ASA $40, ABS $30, TPU $45, Nylon $65, PA-CF $95. Time factors: PLA/PETG 1.0, ASA/ABS 1.2, TPU 1.6, Nylon 1.4, PA-CF 1.5. These are proposed shop rates, not measured production costs.
Design work, test fitting, hardware, shipping and tax are additional where needed. Multi-file sets may need several prints. Use actual sliced weight and time when available. Final pricing is confirmed in writing.
All available source data
- Id
- 99ad8f5c-00c6-43ee-a403-967a4a419d57
- Part Name
- Front License Plate Bracket
- Slug
- front-license-plate-bracket
- Category
- exterior
- Cswp Approval Status
- pending
- Download Status
- approved
- Make
- Ford
- Model
- Focus
- Year
- 2017
- Year End
- Not supplied
- Submodel
- ST
- Engine
- Not supplied
- Created At
- 2026-05-06T06:51:00.254664+00:00
- Origin
- aggregated
- Source
- thingiverse
- Source Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2538129
- Source Creator Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/zggis
- Cc License Code
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cc License Url
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- For Sale
- No
- Fulfillment Mode
- platform
- Manual Price Cents
- Not supplied
- Image Url
- https://r2-upload.3dcarparts.workers.dev/file/parts/99ad8f5c-00c6-43ee-a403-967a4a419d57/images/front-license-plate-bracket-1_1778050261302_j8vm06.jpg
- Author
- zggis
- Estimated Price Cents
- Not supplied
- HasMultipleModelFiles
- No
- ModelFileCount
- 0
- Download Count
- 1
- Detail Url
- https://3dcarparts.org/library/2017/Ford/Focus/front-license-plate-bracket
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