Can't stand my front license plate, anyone have pics of an alternate method?
11-13-2012, 05:15 PM
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Can't stand my front license plate, anyone have pics of an alternate method? My state law requires a front license place so don't suggest that. I just want to remove it and the damn bracket, fill the bumper, and find an alternate place to put it. I was thinking of cutting a strip off the bottom and fitting it on one side of the lower grille area set back in there?? I just don't know how it would look aside from my imagination. lol
Do any of you guys have different places to put it? and pics more importantly?!?
please help!! THANKS!!!
Do any of you guys have different places to put it? and pics more importantly?!?
please help!! THANKS!!!
11-13-2012, 10:05 PM
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MO requires a front plate. I ignore that law. I've been pulled over one time for not having one. I informed the officer that the car is from another country where front plates are not required and that I would accept the ticket but refused to drill holes into my bumper. He didn't give me a hard time at all. No ticket...nothing. However, he did warn me tht a younger officer new to the force and looking to make a name for himself may not let me off so easily. Just food for thought.
11-14-2012, 04:45 PM
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NY requires one also, but I don't have one on either the GTO or the WS6...I've only pulled over once at 1am coming home from a friend's house in the GTO. I explained that the I didn't want to drill holes in my bumper and I actually had the front plate in the map pocket behind the dr. seat...he let me off w/ a "warning" saying that another officer might write me a ticket for it, though.
One of my friends put his on the pass. side sunvisor on his Cobra so w/ it flipped down the plate is visible, but he got a ticket here once because in NY, the plate has to technically be on the outside of the vehicle, even though it was visible from outside the vehicle.
One of my friends put his on the pass. side sunvisor on his Cobra so w/ it flipped down the plate is visible, but he got a ticket here once because in NY, the plate has to technically be on the outside of the vehicle, even though it was visible from outside the vehicle.
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11-15-2012, 09:55 AM
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IL requires one. Never had one, never been pulled over for it.
If you're scared of the ticket, you can do what 409 did with the suction cups. But putting it your windshield is not mounting it on your front bumper so you still can get a ticket.
Another thing you could do is just ziptie it to the lower grill.
Or try the suction cups on the back and suction cup it to your bumper.
If you're scared of the ticket, you can do what 409 did with the suction cups. But putting it your windshield is not mounting it on your front bumper so you still can get a ticket.
Another thing you could do is just ziptie it to the lower grill.
Or try the suction cups on the back and suction cup it to your bumper.
11-15-2012, 10:35 AM
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IL requires one. Never had one, never been pulled over for it.
If you're scared of the ticket, you can do what 409 did with the suction cups. But putting it your windshield is not mounting it on your front bumper so you still can get a ticket.
Another thing you could do is just ziptie it to the lower grill.
Or try the suction cups on the back and suction cup it to your bumper.
If you're scared of the ticket, you can do what 409 did with the suction cups. But putting it your windshield is not mounting it on your front bumper so you still can get a ticket.
Another thing you could do is just ziptie it to the lower grill.
Or try the suction cups on the back and suction cup it to your bumper.
Also, I wouldn't put it on the front bumper with suction cups as that could fall off very easily and then you really wouldn't have a front plate lol. Zipties are a good idea and they pass most fix-it tickets.
11-15-2012, 02:45 PM
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I can say, I know the law says it must be mounted on the front bumper, however I actually had a police officer pull me over for no front plate and then place the plate on the dashboard after I told him I kept it behind my seat. I'm pretty sure he only used the plate as an excuse to pull me over since I was a kid at the time and probably was looking for alcohol or drugs.
Also, I wouldn't put it on the front bumper with suction cups as that could fall off very easily and then you really wouldn't have a front plate lol. Zipties are a good idea and they pass most fix-it tickets.
Also, I wouldn't put it on the front bumper with suction cups as that could fall off very easily and then you really wouldn't have a front plate lol. Zipties are a good idea and they pass most fix-it tickets.
11-16-2012, 11:19 AM
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Just moved from oklahoma to texas myself...so far texas hates cars. From what i'm reading it's also not legal to simply put it in the windshield, it has to be affixed to the front of the car.
Here is the loophole right now, last year Texas congress accidentally approved a bill that deleted an important sentance relating to this issue. This offense was a class "C" misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $200. However, a last minute change in the statute at the end of the most recent legislative session resulted in the punishment section of the statute being inadvertently stricken. So now you have a crime with no punishment and no jurisdiction either. So, if you don't mind getting continually pulled over, there is nothing they can do about it really until the new bill is approved in January.
Here is the loophole right now, last year Texas congress accidentally approved a bill that deleted an important sentance relating to this issue. This offense was a class "C" misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $200. However, a last minute change in the statute at the end of the most recent legislative session resulted in the punishment section of the statute being inadvertently stricken. So now you have a crime with no punishment and no jurisdiction either. So, if you don't mind getting continually pulled over, there is nothing they can do about it really until the new bill is approved in January.
