Cut California front plate showing only serial?
 

I finally registered my FD in California and I need to mount my front plate. I've noticed a couple of cars around wearing a front plate that displays only the actual plate number, like a Euro-style plate. The plates were clearly cut off top and bottom, and they're sitting in a special mounting holder meant to do this. There's a Civic Si in my apartment complex with this and I saw a Z33 with on today, too.

Does anyone know where to find one of those holders? I Google'd various terms and struck out swinging. I might just leave the Si guy a note. Also, I question the legality of cutting the plates like that, since they are technically state property and they no longer display the state of origin. However, I would assume a noticeably cut plate would attract more attention than no plate at all if it was, in fact, illegal.

you know that it is illegal to modify your tags. my brother inlaw use to paint over the the Disabled Vet part on the tags of he car( he dad is DV ) and use to get ripped for it all the time, do this at your own risk!

I ordered mine from these really cool guys at advencespeedshop.com and there local to located in Temple City CA

dont do it! why would you want to risk the hassle of getting pulled over.. just rock a full plate to be safe. those cut ones look as retarded as people putting them in the window thinking they are safe, Cops will still pull you over for it.

I don't think you can modify the state issued plates in any way shape or form. I would advise against modifying it.

Cutting a state issued registration place just sounds like one of those naturally illegal things to do.

I've been daily driving mine without a plate for almost 4 years now and have yet to be pulled over for any reason. AND I'm a kid, AND I have put 21,000 miles on it in the past year. I drive a lot!

If you cut your plate, dont cut the tag from your mattress or you'll really get nailed :scared:

bull fucking shiet. if you own an old school, the newer white plates can be re-done with yellow lettering/numbers and blue background like the 70/80 issued plates. Again, old school came with the blue plates so it is unnoticeable. so bull fucking shiet :lol::lol::lol::lol:

REAL old skool = Black plates:icon_tup:

yup. just like in my 69 camaro with matching #'s. worth lots of $$$$ :)

Agreed. Also, you cannot exercise unless you have waited at least 1hr after consuming a meal.

Did they have plates for Model T's when you were growing up Wacky?

You have a '69 Camaro?!?! PICS!!!

You're in Rancho, though... Here by the ocean, the meter maids and street parking attendants look for no front plate and issue tickets for it. :(

Thanks for the input, fellas.

I figured it to be illegal... I just wouldn't think that people with modified Japanese cars who are already a target would be doing it knowing that it makes them even more of a target.

I had been wearing out-of-state plates since I shipped the car here 2 years ago. I'd had no problems at all here in West Los Angeles (and my FD is quite loud) because I blend right in with the Porsches and loud exotics, but I was tired of pushing my luck. So, I registered it in CA. I just can't stomach blocking off much of my front and was wondering if this was a legit "out."

Sadly, there's no legitimate out.

I've never mounted the front plate on my Z (never even drilled the holes), and never have been tagged for it, including one night I was pulled over for speeding (got a warning for speeding, wtf?)

I don't normally run the front plate on the -7, will sometimes toss it in the front window if I'm at a meet or something, just on the hope that the cop will not feel utterly prickly that day. I did mount it for my smog check, though.

If I ever get popped for it, though, I'll have no call to bitch; I know I'm supposed to have it on there.

You need a front plate for a smog check?

Am I going to be the first to say it?



JUNK IT!

I honestly don't know if they'd bust you for that or not; I figured better safe than sorry.

I've never even gotten my front plate mentioned at a smog check, and I've done multiple places.

Yes. You also need to make sure you have your windshield water level up to par heheh. JK!

Toadman back in the house! PM'D yah.

which bumper do you have? when i had my FD, i got pulled over for no front plate. i told the officer that there wasn't anywhere to mount it and that i was only issued one plate and he let me go. of course i had the stock OEM bumper.


the only car that i have now that has a front plate is the benz. the other two = "where do i mount the plate!?"

its in the body shop...pink slip good enough for show and tell :lol::lol::lol::lol:

i heard wackyracer show but dont tell

My First mod to my Rx7 was taking off that Ugly ass front license plate. I did get stopped once for "no front plate & modified exhuast" be he let me go with a warning.

It helped that i gave him Wacky's Pic & Phone number though... Call for a good slurp!

I've had my FD smogged multiple times w/o a front plate. I've even drove through a sobriety checkpoint w/o a front plate and nothing was said about it.

The mere thought of taking a drill to that front bumper makes my blood run cold. The car is too beautiful to mess it up with a front plate.

Why would you need to drill holes? The stock license plate mount goes underneath.

It does? There's no bracket on mine. Either way, on the bumper or in front of the radiator intake is just plain Fugly!

Just get a couple of L brackets and drill the holes on the inside of the bumper then you can take it off and on as you wish. as you can see i still get a lot of air flow.

That's still Fugly.

yeah, that's why no one puts one on til they get pulled over.

Your bracket idea for an aftermarket bumper is perfect. If I had a modified looking car, I would run a front plate too, and take it off for car shows.

Good looking FD! :icon_tup:

Thank You

Get pulled over zip tie the plate on go the the Court house, pay $10 take the plate back off as you exit the parking lot.

^P.s. i'm from michigan where front license plates don't exsist. I think it's dumb that this state has that many people running red lights that it has to badge the front of cars. Stop running red lights....idiots....Minivan just killed some baseball player for running a red light. It's rediculous.

+1

This is Definitley illegal. I saw a website who sold these recently, and in small words on the bottom of the screen it said "Legal for off road use only" so my opinion is... either have a legit front licence plate, or dont have one at all

What kind of front bumper is that Phantom? I really like it

for some reason I keep seeing people without rear plates? I've seen at least 10 cars in the last week like that.

Cash for Clunkers?

Dunno but I almost got rear ended in my dads truck on the freeway by a speeding jackass driving a civic with no plates. He was doing the mad tyte F&F lane changes :icon_tdow

I HATE it when people jerk from lane to lane, expecting everyone to stay in their same spots.

your BL is a dumbass..most cops would take that the wrong way and fuck with him even more

Best of both worlds hids away when you want to or folds out
http://www.swiftmotorsports.com/inde...f5daea5b033163

THAT is TOOOO cool!:icon_tup:

Was it racing an RSX? Saw something similar on the 10 fwy (eastbound) a few weeks ago. Those dumbasses almost crashed into almost all the vehicles on the freeway (including my own).