Front License Plate
06-30-04, 11:57 AM
#26
Originally posted by Mahjik
Didn't mount one.... I've received one ticket for not having a front plate in the 7+ years I've owned the car car. I only got the ticket because the meter expired where the car was parked (so I got 2 tickets instead of just one).
If you haven't gotten a ticket for it yet, I would keep going without the front plate until you do.
Didn't mount one.... I've received one ticket for not having a front plate in the 7+ years I've owned the car car. I only got the ticket because the meter expired where the car was parked (so I got 2 tickets instead of just one).
If you haven't gotten a ticket for it yet, I would keep going without the front plate until you do.
The other one I was actually grateful to get...the cop was going to bust me for flying through an intersection, but my excuse was so good that he let me off with only a front plate ticket. Lol...I will never have a front plate on my FD unless it's to get it checked off at the police station.
06-30-04, 12:02 PM
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In CA it's required to have one, but they don't pull you over for it. They add it on when they are already writing a ticket for something else. I just run without it, and figure I'll just pay the fine when I get a ticket because it doesn't affect your record here. In 7 years I have only gotten two tickets for it, and the fine ain't too hefty.
06-30-04, 12:03 PM
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Originally posted by FDNewbie
But what I was saying is that in some states, you just might not be able to find a tag holder, and thus they just drill into your front bumper, which is horrible.
But what I was saying is that in some states, you just might not be able to find a tag holder, and thus they just drill into your front bumper, which is horrible.
When my cousin bought his 2003 Camaro SS the dealer drilled holes in the center section in his bumper and he was freakin' furious. He told them that he didn't want the car anymore,etc...the dealers excuse was that they HAD to do it to any car that went off their lot because it was law. I think they ended up giving him a new center section with no holes...damn dealers!
06-30-04, 12:28 PM
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In ohio you must have a FLP but i either have mine in the window or i stick it up on my sun ray blocker (dont know the name of it). When a cop rolls by you flip the sun vissor down, no cops here seem to mind that idea.
06-30-04, 12:57 PM
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My RX-7 also has holes drilled in the bumper, 
So I have my front plate on there to cover them up. It detracts from the beauty of the front of the car, but I feel better when I realize that most people are going to spend more time looking at the back end of the car anyways. 
I prefer no front plate, this gives the cops an excuse to not give you a ticket for speeding, once they've already pulled you over. In CA that's a fix-it ticket, much better than a moving violation.
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So I have my front plate on there to cover them up. It detracts from the beauty of the front of the car, but I feel better when I realize that most people are going to spend more time looking at the back end of the car anyways. I prefer no front plate, this gives the cops an excuse to not give you a ticket for speeding, once they've already pulled you over. In CA that's a fix-it ticket, much better than a moving violation.
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06-30-04, 07:24 PM
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Originally posted by dexmex88
So I would be alright if I got one of the ones that flip back? They couldn't stop me on the highway if they couldn't see it?
So I would be alright if I got one of the ones that flip back? They couldn't stop me on the highway if they couldn't see it?
It does suck to have that front plate on though...
07-01-04, 12:34 AM
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Originally posted by chiminoid
Last time I asked Ray @ Malloy for the price of it, he quoted me for $48. Even he said that was outrageous for a license plate holder but there wasn't much he could do since the list price is usually $80+.
Last time I asked Ray @ Malloy for the price of it, he quoted me for $48. Even he said that was outrageous for a license plate holder but there wasn't much he could do since the list price is usually $80+.
07-01-04, 10:03 AM
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I got stopped for the first time for it in 4 years. I was not even moving. I was stopped at a stop sign waiting to make a turn, and a cop drove by me staring at my car, the came after me after I made my turn.
I just told him I never got a front plate holder. Being that the car had no place for it, I didn;t want to drill holes.
He got a little angry maybe, but I was only told to get oen on there when I can. No fix-it or fine. So I'll continue without it and hope not to see the same cop for the next month or 2.
I just told him I never got a front plate holder. Being that the car had no place for it, I didn;t want to drill holes.
He got a little angry maybe, but I was only told to get oen on there when I can. No fix-it or fine. So I'll continue without it and hope not to see the same cop for the next month or 2.
07-01-04, 03:31 PM
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Originally posted by Sgtblue
Check you state's statute on this. In my state, the plate must be mounted a minimum of 12 inches from the ground and it must NOT swing. I suspect that the wording may vary, but your state has similar requirements. It does suck to have that front plate on though...
Check you state's statute on this. In my state, the plate must be mounted a minimum of 12 inches from the ground and it must NOT swing. I suspect that the wording may vary, but your state has similar requirements. It does suck to have that front plate on though...
Stupid laws.. hate um.. Matter of fact if the state wants my car to be the way they want it, they can pay my payments.
07-01-04, 03:38 PM
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If you don't want to pay $80 for license brackets which I don't blame you. Go to home depot, or whatever your hardware store is called and buy a couple of these L shaped brackets. Mount one part under the bumper reinforcement, and the other hole to the license plate. Depending on how you put the L it will allow you to have the license plate up like the picture mahjik showed you, or facing down blocking the air passage.
07-14-04, 03:34 AM
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I just got pulled over last week and got sited for no front plate and modifed exhaust (PFS), but luckly he said nothing about my front mount or all the other mods that can be seen though my hood. It was a $351 fine without corrections. I was affraid to go get a officer to write of the correction and then tell me to "pop my hood".
07-14-04, 06:51 AM
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Originally posted by scratchjunkie
anyone have a link to the japanese spring one?
anyone have a link to the japanese spring one?
07-14-04, 08:23 AM
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I've had 3 RX7's since 1994. I live in Fairfax County, VA and not one of the three has EVER had a front plate... i've recieved exactly one ticket for it in Richmond, stopped at a checkpoint roadblock (where they are looking for such things). One other time a cop stopped me and asked about it, and i flat-out told him, "look, i know its suppoed to be there, but i hate it because its ugly... so give me a ticket if you must". He didn't!
I think you'll get alot less hassling about such things if you keep the rest of your car mature looking. No pimp tints, stickers, wings, underglows, etc. I see an awful lot of "adult" cars like Porsches and Ferraris with no plates either and they don't get any ****. Cops generally don't hassle people they percieve as mature adult taxpayer types.
In any case, it isn't a moving violation or insurance-affecting, so why do you care? I'll gladly occasionally pay $80 for the "priveledge" of leaving my car plateless.
I think you'll get alot less hassling about such things if you keep the rest of your car mature looking. No pimp tints, stickers, wings, underglows, etc. I see an awful lot of "adult" cars like Porsches and Ferraris with no plates either and they don't get any ****. Cops generally don't hassle people they percieve as mature adult taxpayer types.
In any case, it isn't a moving violation or insurance-affecting, so why do you care? I'll gladly occasionally pay $80 for the "priveledge" of leaving my car plateless.
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07-14-04, 08:44 AM
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I bought my car from a guy in WV, and it had no front plate bracket. I've been driving it for 2 months in VA and I did get pulled 2 weeks ago for it. Course, I had been lazy and still hadn't done the VA inspection or put my county sticker on either, so he really had me by the *****.
I gave him the 'no bracket speech' pulled out my front plate that I keep in the passenger bin, and told him I was having a hard time spending $80 on the bracket. I guess he bought it because he only gave me a ticket for the inspection sticker, and let me off on the county decal and front plate.
I gave him the 'no bracket speech' pulled out my front plate that I keep in the passenger bin, and told him I was having a hard time spending $80 on the bracket. I guess he bought it because he only gave me a ticket for the inspection sticker, and let me off on the county decal and front plate.
07-14-04, 09:06 AM
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In Singapore they also require two plates.
Because a lot of cars are not too well design for plates, they have a different solution.
Some plates are vinyl and stuck on like decals. Do not affect air flow and can't cut yourself washing or waxing the car. Also have different sizes of both types.
Because a lot of cars are not too well design for plates, they have a different solution.
Some plates are vinyl and stuck on like decals. Do not affect air flow and can't cut yourself washing or waxing the car. Also have different sizes of both types.
07-14-04, 10:59 AM
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Originally posted by ptrhahn
I think you'll get alot less hassling about such things if you keep the rest of your car mature looking. No pimp tints, stickers, wings, underglows, etc...
Cops generally don't hassle people they percieve as mature adult taxpayer types.
I think you'll get alot less hassling about such things if you keep the rest of your car mature looking. No pimp tints, stickers, wings, underglows, etc...
Cops generally don't hassle people they percieve as mature adult taxpayer types.
When I got pulled over 2 weeks ago, how my FD looks had EVERYTHING to do w/ it. That, and I wasn't to smart...I kinda made eye contact w/ the officer (I tend to do that).
He came over and was acting like a total ***** on a super power ego...cutting me off when I spoke, etc...asking me if I was stupid LOL...until a few min into it, when he realized I wasn't a teenage punk. That's when he was like hmm.. nice car...LOL. A few more min and $80 later, I was on my way...
07-14-04, 10:59 AM
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Just carry/store the front plate in your car. If you're ever stopped for not having it installed out front, just tell the office that someone recently, deliberatley broke off the front bracket. Pull out the plate and show it to him. He might let you go with a warning only??