type-S girl

Do you have your front plate on or ever taken it off? Is your bumper all f*cken scratched up?? $33,000 car with cheap paint!!

rurofan

Hey, Calm down, I knew this would happen so I asked the sales to take it off before I was even off the lot.

AndyN aka CLTypeS

I took mine off at about 2000 miles. That's about 2000 miles too late. The scratches are not from cheap paint it's from the front plate frame. Rubs against the paint while you're driving. I should've risked the ticket. Probably cheaper than fixing the scratches.

RandyMax

You guys know you will get a ticket in CA if you don't have a front license plate, don't you?

AndyN aka CLTypeS

I think you mean MIGHT don't you?

rurofan

but you know no matter what I'm still gonna take it off, don't you ?

WebToker

Took my shit off right when I got the car.


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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Nose Mask/Mud Guards/Wheel locks/
Comptech Springs & Filter/PIAA 1969/20% Tint/Acura lettering removed/
12in Sub with AMP/Dynomated Trunk/Sub control under dash/
Clifford G4 Solaris Alarm

Dan

16 years of no front plates on (2) cars and no tickets yet.

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You can never have too much horsepower!

Cee eL eS

i didnt put plates on the front, but i did leave that temp registration on the inside front windshield from the dealer...works for now...cops dont seem to notice...worked on my old G2 integ too...until the G3 model came out

SJ Silver Type-S

I know in Hunigton Beach its a $10 fix it ticket, I got one.

Here in SJ there is no charge, you just have to show someone that its back on. (I got one here too.) I say its definitely worth it for the amount of improvement that is made in the looks dept.

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tw1112

Kept mine on, I took it off at around 1000 mi. and found scratches, so I put it back on. My sister got pulled over about a month ago while going to work in downtown, the cop pulled her over for no front plate, but when she got out of the car and showed him the plates...He said. "Shit, I pulled over the wrong car..Sorry!"

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Tw1112
CL 3.0 '98 - Cleared bumper, hiper/piaa bulbs all around, PIAA 1700x fogs, and AEM CAI.

• My CL
• LA Autoshow
• SoCal Meet

EVA'S

It's illegal not to have the front plates here in Houston too. But I think the car looks much better w/o the front plate, so I decided to take a chance and leave it off.
With or w/o the plate, my bumper will get stratches from all the rocks we get during our never ending road construction.

MikeS 18

Many people take the plate off even though it is required. I am one. If I'm going to drive 85 mph down the interstate, I guess the risk of a $14 ticket ain't too bad.

If you want to leave it on, put some (a lot) of electrical tape on the plate holder, or the bumper, where it rubs. That should take care of it.

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MikeS 18
'01 CL-S #22,299 Black/Parchment with Nav, Spoiler, door guards, wood trim kit, fender guards, PIAA 19169 & Platinum 9005, V1, trunk tray, winter mats, Salt Coat Finish by Mass DOT

Wyle E. Coyote

Texas requires a front plate, but I have taken them off the last three cars I've had. Only been pulled over once for it and received a warning. They are nothing but bad news... and they look bad too!



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2001 Acura 3.2CL Type-S
Satin Silver/Ebony
No Navi

Wheel Locks/Tint/Splash Guards/PIAA 19169 bulbs/K&N filter 33-2178 on the way!

YuppieCL

for the short period of time i had mine on, the bumper got scratched. i had it wet sanded, sprayed, and cleared. no more front tags for me! it's like a cheapy ticket here in Jersey, they've never bothered me about it though. it's weird though. the only car's in jersey i've seen with no front tags are the rebels like us with the "nicer" cars. hehe, although i did already take off the front bracket on my accord!

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YuppieCL
'90 Accord LX
'01 3.2CL Type S
#6487, Satin Silver, Navi, Spoiler, Comptech springs, 35% Llumar window tint, Full nose mask

CLpower

now they're 88$


i got no plate....won't allow it


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pays to be young and crazy

-99 acura 3.0 CL
-58 Caddy Eldorado Biarritz
-55 chevy suburban (chopped dropped tubbed)

volsfan0911

Never lived in a state that required that POS! Last car I bought, I told stealership -sorry, dealer , that if they drilled the front bumper, I wasn't buying it! On the car before that, I took off the dealer tag (in front of the sales guy) and replaced it with my UT plate .

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I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused.....

Athena_CL_TypeS

I took off the front plate holder and applied a small bead of silicon window sealant. Let it dry and put it back on. No problems at all and no marks.


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Silver CL type S, upgraded cupholder

Wyle E. Coyote

Come to think of it, I don't recall seeing any late-model Vettes with front plates here in Texas. Do those cars even have a mounting area? Why the hell are they needed anyway?

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2001 Acura 3.2CL Type-S
Satin Silver/Ebony
No Navi

Wheel Locks/Tint/Splash Guards/PIAA 19169 bulbs/K&N filter 33-2178 on the way!

type-S girl

I just got a front plate ticket on my integra last month. You just have a cop sign it off but you still gotta pay $10.

[DWI]

I had they dealer take all that stuff off the front tag the dealer frame the dealer sticker on the trunk all of it and they had no problem with doing it either. I looked over it all after they had done it and there is not a scrathc r hint that is was there

NOVAwhiteTypeS

I got mad scratches where the front plates where. n e one know how to get rid of this.?

i tried everywax, and rubbing compound but no go. I think im gonna buy the scratch remover they sell on tv. and try it.

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CL-S
White/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Visor/Full Bra/Mud Guards/Cargo Net/Acura Car Cover/Tint 20%,35%,5% on Sun Roof, Rockford 250a2 Amp w/JL10w6 / K&N Drop in Filter. Comptech Springs. Polarg m-6.
Comptech Headers soon now that I have a JOB again. hehe

gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load.

volsfan0911

Nova - the GS-27 stuff? Worked great on the leased car before I turned it in. Don't know what it does long term, but for that purpose, who cares?!

Mike - Vettes have front license plate brackets that can be ordered from Chevy for like $12 or so. Again, SC doesn't have mandatory front plates (contrary to popular belief, a rebel flag isn't issued w/ your driver license), so there will be nothing on my front bumper other than dead bugs! I will plaster a medium sized University of Tennessee decal on the windshield somewhere!

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I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused.....

NOVAwhiteTypeS

yeah the gs junx. im gonna try that and i'll post pics after dat.

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CL-S
White/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Visor/Full Bra/Mud Guards/Cargo Net/Acura Car Cover/Tint 20%,35%,5% on Sun Roof, Rockford 250a2 Amp w/JL10w6 / K&N Drop in Filter. Comptech Springs. Polarg m-6.
Comptech Headers soon now that I have a JOB again. hehe

gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load.

URIRx98

I had them takre the plate anmd the RIck Cae acura stuff of before i picked up the car. MAn the car looks so much better with out wither one of them. SOOOOOO much smoother.
JUSt look, nO plate.

wg

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The SILVER STREAKER CL-S no navi, spoiler, tint all around, moonroof visor,
indaglo emblom, ACURA.CL.com stickers, eurolights fog lights, bel 950 radar detector, and 2 chamber flowmaster exaust
coilovers or springs to come soon 501+ posts makes me a freak on the old Cl page.

big-V

had mine off since day one, a ticket for tha front plate won't hurt you as much the scratches that will come to your car.

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'01 cl type-S black/black
35% neutral smoke tint... cleared out headlights replaced with polarg m-14's and piaa 19169's... piaa 19169's in roadlamps, doorlights, maplights, trunk light, license plate night... mini-max hyperwhite domelight... comptech headers, springs, swaybars, and drop-in filter

SCarGo

Not required in TN, never had one on!

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2001 CL-S San Marino Red
Retired '02 Legend @ 183,000 miles