Happy Friday everyone! The other day I was driving to work (a 50 mi drive) and I just wondered how many other cars had their front license plate on. It
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04-12-2013, 02:10 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Front License Plate Cosmetic Interference
Happy Friday everyone! The other day I was driving to work (a 50 mi drive) and I just wondered how many other cars had their front license plate on. It is a state law here in CT. I have mine on but I know my Z would look sooooooo much better with it off. Anyway, I was amazed at how many other cars/trucks did not have there front license plate on. It was pretty much 50%. Hey..if that many other people don't have it and get away with it, why am I taking away from the looks of my Z just to obey some obviously unenforced law. What's your opinion ?
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Do it 'til you get pulled over for it I suppose.
That said, I don't want to do anything that would give an officer a chance to pull me over and try to dig for more.
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I'm not sure how strictly the LP law is enforced there. I've driven in Dallas county without a front plate for 12 years and never got pulled over. I leave it off because the fix-it ticket for front plates is easy to deal with.
I have a Stillen LP bracket for when I go on road trips though. Cops in smaller towns will definitely pull you over. Edit: About 1/3 of cars in my area drive without a front plate
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I don't really mind the look offset with the stillen bracket. I hated the idea of having them on before I got this mainly because of drilling holes in the bumper. Not too much of a cosmetic interference for me as I thought. And Texas you "have to" have a front plate as well.
When I've gotten pulled over in my other vehicles they seem to always walk to the front and look right at where your plate is supposed to be! Made me think its a good idea to slap one on before I get a ticket. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1365794519.588460.jpg
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i got pulled over so many times (just warnings) it got to a point it was just plain stupid and a big waste of my time.
i run front plates. it doesnt look that bad imho. just get a nice frame for it. |
04-12-2013, 04:16 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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I don't mind it either even though I do agree it looks better with out it. I've considered putting the plate up against the windshield but I heard cops here would still give me a ticket since it's "Not clearly visible" I bought a basic matte black stainless steel slim frame for the front and back.
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Yeah, mine isn't mounted here in Vegas. They don't care here unless you are being rude and they are looking to fill the ticket with violations.
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I'm so glad we're not required to run front plates.
If I lived somewhere that it was required, I still wouldn't do it. (Yeah, I'm a rebel ) |
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Everyone thinks I'm under 18yo.
I hope it lasts and I'm in my 20's when I'm 40-50. AZ used to ship two plates to us, but only requires one to be on the car. When I went to the DMV for my Z they only pulled one out and gave it to me, so maybe they've changed things and decided to cut a few costs (yet still charge exorbitant prices for tags ). |
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