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Front Plate Alright, this should be something I can figure out or something that is intuitive i'm guessing, but bear with me. I need to put a front plate on my T/A as I'm living in Virginia now. Having never put a front plate on before I took the cover off cleaned it out and stuff. Now, there are four holes but they don't seem to me to have nuts set behind them to screw into. So how can I set up the front plate?
man, I've lived in VA all my life and for the past 5 years, i have NOT had a front plate on any of my Camaro's. My SS now has NO front plate and I have never had any problems! Don't make your car look ugly, leave it off!!
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I was planning on mounting the plate behind the cover and then just taking the cover off for long road trips or something. I dunno, I'd still like to know how to mount a plate behind the cover.
When I put my plate on.....uggg....uggg....stupid NJ....anyway...I just used license plate bolts from GM and just screwed into the plastic, you don't need any nuts behind it. The cover should fit right back over it.
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Originally Posted by travisnd
man, I've lived in VA all my life and for the past 5 years, i have NOT had a front plate on any of my Camaro's. My SS now has NO front plate and I have never had any problems! Don't make your car look ugly, leave it off!!
,in two years,anyways just attach tag with the coarse screws,it will stay put 
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Well what you could do is put your front plate on and get the clear plastic bird for the front check this link out my Fiance's Ws6 has one on the front http://community.webshots.com/album/115242392gGjhbt . Since the4 police around my area give people problems about the front tag I'm getting one
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Originally Posted by 02firehawk555
Well what you could do is put your front plate on and get the clear plastic bird for the front check this link out my Fiance's Ws6 has one on the front http://community.webshots.com/album/115242392gGjhbt . Since the4 police around my area give people problems about the front tag I'm getting one
BTW, what do you mean by coarse screws??
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Originally Posted by White2kTA
I can't find anyone who sells that clear front plate though. I heard from someone that the mold was destroyed or something because it had deteriorated so badly. In any case if you can find where to buy them let me know!
BTW, what do you mean by coarse screws?? Sorry, I'm dumb.
BTW, what do you mean by coarse screws??
Sorry, I'm dumb.
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I haven't had a front plate on my car for about a year with no problems. ON my way to work a few weeks ago a trooper must have been doing 85 mph up the left lane, passes me, hits the brakes and hearly slides off the road to get behind me so he could turn on the lights. Pulls me over, chews me out for no front plate and then tells me, "mind rolling up your windows, most people with cars like these have tinted windows, and its a bit chilly to be driving with your windows down." So yea I roll uped the window, and what ya know, some jerky put tint on them 
Anyhow, 100 bucks later in tickets, I got a front plate on my car, but I left the tint. Damn the man, save the empire.
Anyhow, 100 bucks later in tickets, I got a front plate on my car, but I left the tint. Damn the man, save the empire. I haven't had a problem with the plate on my car yet... knock on wood. It's actually easier to see if you aren't right up next to the car, and if you are sitting down lower like you were in another car. You can see it, it's just not easy to read way down there. 
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Originally Posted by LS1 Sounds
I haven't had a problem with the plate on my car yet... knock on wood. It's actually easier to see if you aren't right up next to the car, and if you are sitting down lower like you were in another car. You can see it, it's just not easy to read way down there.
LS1 Sounds, Did you change your name?
My solution: (smaller plate, custom bracket and frame)
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Originally Posted by Black Z/28
I'm suprised you're getting away with that in Northern Virginia. I'm in Fairfax County and I don't think they would let me slide with a plate mounted like that. And at 75 bucks a wack, I don't think I want to risk it.
LS1 Sounds, Did you change your name?
My solution: (smaller plate, custom bracket and frame)
LS1 Sounds, Did you change your name?
My solution: (smaller plate, custom bracket and frame)
Originally Posted by Black Z/28
I'm suprised you're getting away with that in Northern Virginia. I'm in Fairfax County and I don't think they would let me slide with a plate mounted like that. And at 75 bucks a wack, I don't think I want to risk it.
LS1 Sounds, Did you change your name?
My solution: (smaller plate, custom bracket and frame)
LS1 Sounds, Did you change your name?
My solution: (smaller plate, custom bracket and frame)
Yep, I changed my name on this board and have tried to change it on most of the others. I either go by LS1 Sounds, Chili Pepper, Chad, or Chad_75. hehehe. I really only frequent this board and the EFA board any more though...
I'm curious about the smaller plate too? I'm guessing that it's not legal to modify the existing plate. I've heard of people failing inspections before just because they tilted the two stickers on the plate to make them look different. VA has some wacky laws.
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Originally Posted by LS1 Sounds
...I'm curious about the smaller plate too?... I'm guessing that it's not legal to modify the existing plate....
I need to upload my exhaust sound. I'll bet you don't have enough Magnaflow sounds do you?
Mine might be a little different though.