What I did was I bend the license plate about two inches down to a 90* angle
YMMV, but here in VA, that would get you a ticket in a heartbeat. Any modification to a plate will cause you to be on the wrong side of the law. Even seen people that put a "Heart" sticker between their initials on their custom plates get harassed... My dad got pulled over a month or so back and was issued a ticket because of the Dealer Lic. Plate frame they put on there when he bought the car. It covered part of the VIRGINIA across the top.....
One of my birds already had a couple of holes drilled into the underside of the bumper. I got a piece of Angle Aluminum, drilled two holes to match the bumper, two to match the plate and put it on there. Didn't want to cover up the "SC" embossed in the bumper there.
due to circumstances beyond my control, we have to move back to iowa. Unfortunately, there you need a front license plate, and I don't want to drill any holes in my bumper. Any ideas?