tnelson said:
Can the front license plate bracket on an 03 325i be removed and replaced with a single strip?
See Vance's post above, I got my 'strip' from bavauto.com for like $21 w/ shipping. Takes all of 2 minutes to take off your old, and put on the new strip.
Hopefully, your bumper was not drilled to hold the plate, merely held on by the torque of the screw against the bumper (and hopefully it hasn't scratched your paint). I came away ok thankfully.
The dealer can provide this, but who knows how inflated their cost is. Certainly don't let them do it if they are gonna charge you anything, a 10 year old could do this swap.