This is a heavy duty front license plate mounting kit for those vehicles with a winch fairlead. The license plate bracket provides a very convenient mounting location for the front plate and it also serves to make your front winch more stealthy. The Cool Tech LLC license plate bracket snaps on VERY secure. The Cool Tech bracket uses black nylon coated STEEL spring clips (others use plastic) and all of the attachment hardware is stainless steel. This Cool Tech bracket also uses 4 spring clips which virtually lock the plate in place vertically and will not let the plate move up or down. To use the winch, simply sharply pull the Cool Tech plate off and access your winch. Cool Tech also includes four (4) Button-head stainless steel bolts, washers and nyloc nuts to securely fasten your license plate to the Cool Tech bracket. The backing plate is constructed from a thick 3/16" acrylic/PVC also known as Kydex T. It is a very strong and durable material with a very High Tensile Strength (greater than 10,000 psi). It is perfect for this application - it won't bend like steel and it is a lot lighter.