mechanical front license plate idea
07-14-2006, 11:57 AM
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mechanical front license plate idea
arite, i got this idea from seeing a lot of people on here complain (me being one of them) about not being able to take off their front plates due to cops/laws. so why not make it so that we can instantly display our front plates when we pass a cop or get pulled over? my idea is to make something that you can hit a panic button from inside the car and the license plate slides out and turns up into place (kinda like the tv head units do). it shouldnt be hard to do, i was thinkin to get some kind of servo from a junkyard like the one that controlled the flip up lights on old vettes. it would also be a pretty badass feature to show off at car shows. what do you all think?
07-14-2006, 12:54 PM
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1 - there isn't going to be enough room inside the bumper to hid the license plate and bracket. I think it will bump into the radiator before it's completely inside the bumper
2 - I still think you'll get ticketed
2 - I still think you'll get ticketed
07-14-2006, 01:09 PM
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well id have to rig it some how to only go in so far.. im pretty sure the height of plate is shorter than the distance from the bumper to the radiator.
how would you still get ticketed if the cop walks in
front of your car and sees the plate? hes not going to know that its machine operated unless he crawls underneath the front bumper...
how would you still get ticketed if the cop walks in
front of your car and sees the plate? hes not going to know that its machine operated unless he crawls underneath the front bumper...
07-14-2006, 01:29 PM
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long time ago, my cousins friend's boyfriend owned a z24, and for his rear, he had a switch or something, forgot, i was young, and when u hit it, it like flipped over the plate, and had a middle finger on it, rofl was pretty cool when u think of it..
i would say its easier to do that type of thing in the rear, compared to the front..
i would say its easier to do that type of thing in the rear, compared to the front..
07-14-2006, 01:42 PM
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Yeah there was a girl with a 3-series BMW at one of the Jersey meets who's rear plate folded down and she had a bunch of bright white lights that would blind the person behind her. Remind me not to tailgate behind her. 
07-14-2006, 01:54 PM
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Yeah there was a girl with a 3-series BMW at one of the Jersey meets who's rear plate folded down and she had a bunch of bright white lights that would blind the person behind her. Remind me not to tailgate behind her.
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07-14-2006, 02:55 PM
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yeah my friends friend had a truck with the same concept of the blinding lights behind the plate, but only his lights were those that they use to light up aircraft hangers. i never saw them myself but my friend did and said they were bright enough to literally blind you for a minute or two, even during the day time. id imagine its similar to looking at the sun.
no, what im saying is how are the cops gonna ticket you if they dont know that the plate is mechanical. i obviously would make is so that they cant tell. you hit the switch before they walk up to your car, so when they go in front of your car to check your lights, plate, inspection sticker etc., the plate is there. but yeah its def gonna be a project to figure it all out.
no, what im saying is how are the cops gonna ticket you if they dont know that the plate is mechanical. i obviously would make is so that they cant tell. you hit the switch before they walk up to your car, so when they go in front of your car to check your lights, plate, inspection sticker etc., the plate is there. but yeah its def gonna be a project to figure it all out.
07-14-2006, 03:03 PM
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yeah my friends friend had a truck with the same concept of the blinding lights behind the plate, but only his lights were those that they use to light up aircraft hangers. i never saw them myself but my friend did and said they were bright enough to literally blind you for a minute or two, even during the day time. id imagine its similar to looking at the sun.
no, what im saying is how are the cops gonna ticket you if they dont know that the plate is mechanical. i obviously would make is so that they cant tell. you hit the switch before they walk up to your car, so when they go in front of your car to check your lights, plate, inspection sticker etc., the plate is there. but yeah its def gonna be a project to figure it all out.
no, what im saying is how are the cops gonna ticket you if they dont know that the plate is mechanical. i obviously would make is so that they cant tell. you hit the switch before they walk up to your car, so when they go in front of your car to check your lights, plate, inspection sticker etc., the plate is there. but yeah its def gonna be a project to figure it all out.
07-14-2006, 03:19 PM
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well yeah but most of the time theyll pull you over for somethin else and then go to check your shit... it was just a thought, and instead of getting a ticket for (for example) tints and license plate, theyll just give you the ticket for the tints
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hahaha check this out and watch the video http://www.phantomplate.com/
07-15-2006, 11:26 PM
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long time ago, my cousins friend's boyfriend owned a z24, and for his rear, he had a switch or something, forgot, i was young, and when u hit it, it like flipped over the plate, and had a middle finger on it, rofl was pretty cool when u think of it..
i would say its easier to do that type of thing in the rear, compared to the front..
i would say its easier to do that type of thing in the rear, compared to the front..
07-17-2006, 01:48 AM
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Your front plate must be displayed at all times, not just when someone asks to see it. And I can promise that you won't be able to get it out in time everytime a cop passes you. You may not get a ticket, but its a real good reason to get stopped in the first place. Especially if a cop is looking to get you stopped for one reason or another. I wouldn't chance it. By the way, i'm a cop 
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Originally Posted by emdeejay
arite, i got this idea from seeing a lot of people on here complain (me being one of them) about not being able to take off their front plates due to cops/laws. so why not make it so that we can instantly display our front plates when we pass a cop or get pulled over? my idea is to make something that you can hit a panic button from inside the car and the license plate slides out and turns up into place (kinda like the tv head units do). it shouldnt be hard to do, i was thinkin to get some kind of servo from a junkyard like the one that controlled the flip up lights on old vettes. it would also be a pretty badass feature to show off at car shows. what do you all think?
i wanted sliding license plate for say:
running a red light with cameras
doing something illegal and dont want plates known
07-20-2006, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
Do you really think they are that ignorant. If they pull your over for no plate and then go to the front and see the plate, you don't think they will inspect for some kind of mechanism. They are arrogant but not dumb.
07-20-2006, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by vzuptnguyen
so anyone have directions for a DIY for mechanical folding/rotating plates in the rear.
07-20-2006, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by vzuptnguyen
yea i thought about this long time ago
i wanted sliding license plate for say:
running a red light with cameras
doing something illegal and dont want plates known
i wanted sliding license plate for say:
running a red light with cameras
doing something illegal and dont want plates known
Now posting somethng like this not only shows stupidity, but shows you want to be doing and planning on doing illegal stuff.
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