front plate?

1trickedpony

1trickedpony

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well I just bought a cobra bumper for my 95 gt and I DO NOT!!! want to drill holes in it for a front plate because I think that it just ugly as sin but ny "requires" one, although i see a lot of BMWs and Vettes with no plates and they are not bothered. Any ideas how or where I can hide it? Pics always helps too! thanks!
 
mabcim

mabcim

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Just make sue you run a plate. I've talked to some people that said it cost them $80 when they got a ticket.
If you plan to try the "I just got my bumper painted and havne't put the plate back on", make sure the plate is dirty (i.e. looks like it has been on the car).
 
Mnirishjr

Mnirishjr

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mabcim said:
Just make sue you run a plate. I've talked to some people that said it cost them $80 when they got a ticket.
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Ill gladly pay $80 and not drill holes in my bumper!!! I run a front plate on my Fox because they are custom plates. I DO NOT run a front plate on our G8 as i have a GXP front bumper, and there is no way in hell ill be putting a front plate on. FYI its a DD and never bothered for a non-front plate.
 
1trickedpony

1trickedpony

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yeah I just got a new cobra bumper because the 2000 R bumper just aint going to work when I lower the car in a few weeks so I need to figure something out... when I got the other bumper painted and put on I came to pick the car up and they guy drilled holes and mounted the front plate I almost cried haha
 
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mach1

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the retractable plate brackets are illegal in NY state. In addition, the plate cannot be any lower that 12" off the ground. just a heads up.
 
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stringtheory

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I don't know anyone but me with the fold down. Those I know who wire tie it or display it on the dashboard have been ticketed. I was parked next to someone at Bellmore who was ticketed, I wasn't. Maybe I was just lucky.
 
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mach1

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stringtheory said:
I don't know anyone but me with the fold down. Those I know who wire tie it or display it on the dashboard have been ticketed. I was parked next to someone at Bellmore who was ticketed, I wasn't. Maybe I was just lucky.
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This is whay a lot of guys are staying out of Captree:nono:
 
1trickedpony

1trickedpony

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im not really worried about the nazi police like that, its the no plate at all thing that i dont want to deal with. Does anyone know if never high end cars even come with a spot for a front plate?? such BS if you ask me
 
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mach1

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put the bracket on. If they ever question you, tell them you thought it was legal. There was no mounting bracket on the bumper.
 
Criscone

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Mnirishjr said:
Ill gladly pay $80 and not drill holes in my bumper!!! I run a front plate on my Fox because they are custom plates. I DO NOT run a front plate on our G8 as i have a GXP front bumper, and there is no way in hell ill be putting a front plate on. FYI its a DD and never bothered for a non-front plate.
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i used to think the same way. The no front plate ticket varies by county. Ive paid 85-155 for no front plate. Easily have over a grand, probably closer to 1500 in no front plate tickets over the years. So i run a front plate no matter what now, as much as i hate it! If my car didnt already have the holes in the front bumper, i wouldve went with one of those foldable/hidden plate brackets sold by american muscle. I had one on my last car and its definetly the way to go. Then when the cops pull you over, you play stupid and say oh it must still be down from the car show i was at... worked every time ;)
 
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