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License Plate Light Bracket
License Plate Light Bracket design listed for 2011–2017 Nissan Leaf. Listed category: lighting. Verify dimensions, fitment and material suitability before printing.
- Make
- Nissan
- Model
- Leaf
- Year range
- 2011–2017
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- 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
My 2013 Nissan Leaf number plate lights were left dangling one evening when the pressed mild steel frame for my lights rotted and finally disintegrated! I live in a wet part of the world, so plastic seemed to be the cure rather than paying £70 (€84 or $93 US) + fitting to Nissan.
Apparently they use the same junk bracket in the following cars and years:
Nissan Leaf 2011 - 2017
Nissan Cube 2009 - 2014
I designed it to print on 3D printers with a base of 19cm or more, and is in three parts.
This project was a bit of a task as my original part was only about 50% rusty and 50% dust, lots of hours of trial and error.
There is a small but necessary lip on each of the lamp holder mounts, which unfortunately has to be there to clip the lamps in correctly, however is printed upside down to minimise support material.
I printed at 50% as it only added about 10 minutes to the print time, but I think 25% might work just as well.
I know its a bit of a niche thing, but hopefully just one other person will find this useful and I will be happy.
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
- cc2c58a7-34c9-4d50-8bd0-701dd729a004
- Part Name
- License Plate Light Bracket
- Slug
- license-plate-light-bracket
- Category
- lighting
- Cswp Approval Status
- pending
- Download Status
- approved
- Make
- Nissan
- Model
- Leaf
- Year
- 2011
- Year End
- 2017
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
- Created At
- 2026-05-07T07:01:44.992102+00:00
- Origin
- aggregated
- Source
- thingiverse
- Source Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5275795
- Source Creator Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/Orlandoorange
- 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/cc2c58a7-34c9-4d50-8bd0-701dd729a004/images/license-plate-light-bracket-1_1778137306392_8ieooq.jpg
- Author
- Orlandoorange
- Estimated Price Cents
- Not supplied
- HasMultipleModelFiles
- No
- ModelFileCount
- 0
- Download Count
- 7
- Detail Url
- https://3dcarparts.org/library/2011-2017/Nissan/Leaf/license-plate-light-bracket
Source price fields and sale flags are metadata, not our selling prices. Their currency was not specified in the catalog. File counts do not mean files were downloaded or tested. No manufacturer savings or discontinued status is inferred.