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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!!
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 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!!</font>
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!!</font>
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by RandyMax:
You guys know you will get a ticket in CA if you don't have a front license plate, don't you?
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You guys know you will get a ticket in CA if you don't have a front license plate, don't you?
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#7
Took my shit off right when I got the car.
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12in Sub with AMP/Dynomated Trunk/Sub control under dash/
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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
#10
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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Here in SJ there is no charge, you just have to show someone that its back on.
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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!" ![](http://www.acura-cl.com/ubb/biggrin.gif)
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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.
With or w/o the plate, my bumper will get stratches from all the rocks we get during our never ending road construction.
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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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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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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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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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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SJ Silver Type-S:
I know in Hunigton Beach its a $10 fix it ticket, I got one.
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I know in Hunigton Beach its a $10 fix it ticket, I got one.
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now they're 88$
i got no plate....won't allow it
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#17
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 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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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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Wheel Locks/Tint/Splash Guards/PIAA 19169 bulbs/K&N filter 33-2178 on the way!
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 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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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.
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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
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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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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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Comptech Headers soon now that I have a JOB again. hehe
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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?! ![](http://www.acura-cl.com/ubb/biggrin.gif)
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! ![](http://www.acura-cl.com/ubb/smile.gif)
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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!
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yeah the gs junx. im gonna try that and i'll post pics after dat.
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Comptech Headers soon now that I have a JOB again. hehe
gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load.
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Comptech Headers soon now that I have a JOB again. hehe
gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load.
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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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JUSt look, nO plate.
wg
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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. ![](http://www.acura-cl.com/ubb/wink.gif)
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