Hidden plate prototype
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Hidden Plate update
I got the hidden plate mod done today and it works just fine . I have a 1" drop and there is over an inch of clearance and the way the dual hinges articulate even lower isn't a problem. In the up possition it doesn't rub the paint but I added a small strip of foam weather stripping just in case the wind blows it back.
Here are some pix .
Plate in the up position.
Plate 1/2 down
Plate vertical under the car
Plate retracted fully ( hard to get a pix without lifting the car. )
And view from the front 8 feet away squating. Once I paint the bolt heads black they won't be noticable.
Here are some pix .
Plate in the up position.
Plate 1/2 down
Plate vertical under the car
Plate retracted fully ( hard to get a pix without lifting the car. )
And view from the front 8 feet away squating. Once I paint the bolt heads black they won't be noticable.
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wow, very ingenious and practical! looks like it clears the ground by cm's!
however, cops aren't stupid, if they see you didn't have a plate then, suddenly you have one. you can be sure he's going to inspect it and discover your mechanism. however, not sure if he can force you to remove it or impose a more strict penalty next time you might be caught without a front plate.
happy cruising!
however, cops aren't stupid, if they see you didn't have a plate then, suddenly you have one. you can be sure he's going to inspect it and discover your mechanism. however, not sure if he can force you to remove it or impose a more strict penalty next time you might be caught without a front plate.
happy cruising!
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Nice mod!!! I have been wanting to get rid of the front plate since I got the car, its such a clean look with the ACURA decals! but as is the case with alot of ppl, I HAVE to have the front plate in IL... I wonder how well the cops could enforce the plate issue, or if they would just make you display it if you were pulled over with it hidden?
Either way, I'd be interested in seeing the final DIY for this!
Either way, I'd be interested in seeing the final DIY for this!
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Where, what, when, and HOW!!! I want this for my car! I wonder how this would work in Minnesota's winter. I too would like to have "no front plate" ya.......
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wow, very ingenious and practical! looks like it clears the ground by cm's!
however, cops aren't stupid, if they see you didn't have a plate then, suddenly you have one. you can be sure he's going to inspect it and discover your mechanism. however, not sure if he can force you to remove it or impose a more strict penalty next time you might be caught without a front plate.
happy cruising!
however, cops aren't stupid, if they see you didn't have a plate then, suddenly you have one. you can be sure he's going to inspect it and discover your mechanism. however, not sure if he can force you to remove it or impose a more strict penalty next time you might be caught without a front plate.
happy cruising!
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Cool, I think I may do this. Like others, I am in Texas and we have to have the front plate on as well but I've been driving mine around 2+ years without it on. Even got a couple speeding tickets and all the cops have ever said was that I need to put it on. It is in my glove compartment...
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You'll save a whole lot on tolls,meaning you wouldn't have to pay them anymore?? LMAO
So 180 bucks aint bad,you'll be making it back within a year or sooner depending how often you use the toll systems...........
So 180 bucks aint bad,you'll be making it back within a year or sooner depending how often you use the toll systems...........
#57
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WOW... I def want to do this mod.
Looks pretty good on the TL too.
Im wondering if there is a fold out
that is just like the Audi one & can
be intergrated with the TL?
I like how it just folds down enough
to pull underneath the car... SWEET
Looks pretty good on the TL too.
Im wondering if there is a fold out
that is just like the Audi one & can
be intergrated with the TL?
I like how it just folds down enough
to pull underneath the car... SWEET
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The bolts even tho visable in the pictures don't show up in regular light because of the black air dam and pavement behind them. I do a lot of shows and no one have ever noticed the bolts. The camera flash made them stand out.
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I drive through 8 speed cameras round trip to work and 4 totally different cameras to go to the mall or grocery store.
What better way to fund the state budget than $250 photo tickets.
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anyone tried this on a TL with an aspec front lip? I tried on mine and i cant hide the hinges at all, they are so visible compared to how Jeestzn has it so clean on his bumper with no lip
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I got the hidden plate mod done today and it works just fine . I have a 1" drop and there is over an inch of clearance and the way the dual hinges articulate even lower isn't a problem. In the up possition it doesn't rub the paint but I added a small strip of foam weather stripping just in case the wind blows it back.
Here are some pix .
Plate in the up position.
Plate 1/2 down
Plate vertical under the car
Plate retracted fully ( hard to get a pix without lifting the car. )
And view from the front 8 feet away squating. Once I paint the bolt heads black they won't be noticable.
Here are some pix .
Plate in the up position.
Plate 1/2 down
Plate vertical under the car
Plate retracted fully ( hard to get a pix without lifting the car. )
And view from the front 8 feet away squating. Once I paint the bolt heads black they won't be noticable.
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Its not automated .. measure fron the bottom of your bumper to the ground and I'll measure the clearance under the plate at its lowest point when I'm putting it down.
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Awesome idea since I've been trying to come up with one for some time now that slides under my car (don't want to pay $100+ for that...). I'm in CA and of course the front plate is required..
In CA, they'll ding you when you're not moving, especially when you're parked on the side of the road. When I started my last job, I was waiting to get a parking space and had to park on the road (without my plate). Over the course of my first couple weeks ... I got 5 "no front plate" tickets when I got back to my car. It really depends by state and even by city but they can hit you just as hard with a no front plate citation even if you're parked it seems.
Note that in CA, they can even cite you a 2nd time or 3rd time in the same day if you move your car, like in a 2 hr parking zone or if you have to move your car by a certain time. (They can't cite you for 8 hrs after the first citation, but if you move your car, they can legally cite you again!!)
Note that in CA, they can even cite you a 2nd time or 3rd time in the same day if you move your car, like in a 2 hr parking zone or if you have to move your car by a certain time. (They can't cite you for 8 hrs after the first citation, but if you move your car, they can legally cite you again!!)
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Now ya know what would be really cool, get one of the good automatic ones, but instead of having a switch, wire it to a switched power source so whenever the car is on the plate is out, and when u park it goes away
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