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Old 03-26-2010, 12:08 PM
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New license plates in New York, opinions?
Do you like this retro gold look with NY's new plates coming out this week? I think I like them, even though they seem they would clash with a lot of colors?



Since I just bought the new TL in the red basque pearl, I was wondering if this new color wouldnt go better than the old one?

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lol looks like it would clash with a lot of cars. I like the old one better.
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The new one is butt-ugly. Looks like something only a blind person would approve.
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I like the old one better.

The new one looks like it belongs on a taxi.
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I'm not crazy about either one, but the old one is better.
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I like the colors...but I'm assuming the new plate will be "printed" and not stamped. I don't like the look of printed plates .

Maybe I'm wrong and they will be stamped .
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Originally Posted by thunder04
I like the colors...but I'm assuming the new plate will be "printed" and not stamped. I don't like the look of printed plates .

Maybe I'm wrong and they will be stamped .
They have to be stamped, too easy to change if not.
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Old 03-26-2010, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by svtmike
The new one is butt-ugly. Looks like something only a blind person would approve.


+1 for the old style, especially on a red car.
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Old 03-26-2010, 01:26 PM
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I live in NC and the license plate on my car was printed (not stamped)
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What is with all the states introducing retro-styled plates lately? Oregon just re-issued its 1960-style 'Pacific Wonderland' plate of which they will only produce 40,000 sets.
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Nothing but hate for the new plate!
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
They have to be stamped, too easy to change if not.
I've seen plates from Nevada that look printed. Maybe there is another method of authenticity??
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I've seen people busted for using tape to change them, at a distance looks good. Close up not so much.
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Ew... That shit looks worse then ours (NJ).

Why change? The current one is nice.
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Yuk!
Best plate was the white/red statue of liberty plate. Why do they need to change it?
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Originally Posted by PortlandRL
What is with all the states introducing retro-styled plates lately? Oregon just re-issued its 1960-style 'Pacific Wonderland' plate of which they will only produce 40,000 sets.
Yeah I dunno... it's like that whole "throwback uniform" thing in the NFL. Although that's really just so they can sell more stuff.
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Originally Posted by thunder04
I've seen plates from Nevada that look printed. Maybe there is another method of authenticity??
The new plates in MN are printed and not stamped as well. They are termed DLP, or "Digital License Plate". They have a bar code and holigram on them that can be read from a police car mounted scanner. This allows a cop behind you to have your information on their computer screen before they even get close enough to read your plate.

They sent me a new printed plate, but I'm sticking with my old stamped plate for as long as legally possible for obvious reasons...
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Oregon only issues one printed plate (Crater Lake) while the rest are all stamped. This state is very slow to adopt new technology so it wouldn't surprise me if they stick with stamped plates for a while to come. That's just fine with me because I hate the printed plates...they just look and feel fake.
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Originally Posted by fuzzy02CLS
Yuk!
Best plate was the white/red statue of liberty plate. Why do they need to change it?
+1 That was a nice plate. The original plate that came with my car was stamped. My custom N.Y. plate is printed. Doesn't reflect like the original either
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...I hate the printed plates...they just look and feel fake.
Exactly!
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Originally Posted by fuzzy02CLS
Yuk!
Best plate was the white/red statue of liberty plate. Why do they need to change it?
2 reasons...

1) 129 million in revenue will be created in two years time

2)IMO the big reason, NY will be getting 500 more cop cars fitted with those digital license plate readers (for those that are unfamiliar, thats those two units you see on the trunk of cop cars, one aimed at each side), and these new plates are supposed to enable these plate readers to get cleaner reads. Thats some major revenue maker right there.

Here the article...

http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/press/pr111009.htm
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But the printed plates are lighter, they won't slow you down when the vtec kicks in yo!
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New ones are horrible, the old blue and grayish plate matches my silver car soo good, this yellow peice of shit is gonna fuck it all up
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I guess PA is late to the printed plate party because I had never even heard of them until I came into this thread.
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too bad they are illegal to own in most states.
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They have to be stamped, too easy to change if not.
custom plates arent stamped. they are printed
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I like the yellow plates. It reminds me of diplomatic plates I have seen all over Europe.
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Originally Posted by RendanCLS
New ones are horrible, the old blue and grayish plate matches my silver car soo good, this yellow peice of shit is gonna fuck it all up
If you're worried about a plate fucking up your car, you're doing it wrong.
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Originally Posted by Professor
IIRC, there was a MythBusters episode about the various methods of "disguising" your license plate so that it can't be recognized over a traffic camera and NO method worked. I believe they tested some spray-on stuff along with an array of plate covers.

Not to say that this wouldn't work for other methods of license place recognition...but I dunno
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Originally Posted by fuzzy02CLS
Best plate was the white/red statue of liberty plate.
Loved that plate.

That said, I like the new one.. probably b/c I like the retro NY plate. One thing that is odd is that NY seems to change plates 10x more then any other state. I wonder why that is. Seems like it would be cheaper to go with a design for an extended period of time...
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Loved that plate.

That said, I like the new one.. probably b/c I like the retro NY plate. One thing that is odd is that NY seems to change plates 10x more then any other state. I wonder why that is. Seems like it would be cheaper to go with a design for an extended period of time...
Hey I just noticed from the old and new plates the lack of expiration stickers for the month and year. Does NY have expiration stickers on their license plates? Also do you still have to get a front plate?
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New York should just stick with the old plates
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Hate it the new design is ugly.
This state and city is really fumbling their money it's not even funny. I still haven't received my state income tax returns yet...I dont think anyone has actually...
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Hey I just noticed from the old and new plates the lack of expiration stickers for the month and year. Does NY have expiration stickers on their license plates? Also do you still have to get a front plate?
No they are on the windshield
and yes
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No they are on the windshield
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Sweet Jesus weeping on the cross... unbelievable from one of the most progressive states in the US. Are the plates and stickers also in braile for your Governor?
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This is the old plate and look they are trying to bring back.

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