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Old 09-07-2009, 03:47 PM
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What do y'all think of the new Texas plates?

So I've been noticing some new plates out there and just as I thought it was just a few people who got those custom plates, I found out they were the new standard... This is my take on them:

Old design: Perfectly fine. just 3 colors and nothing too distracting, white in the middle again not distracting, the top has a little picture or the NASA space shuttle with some stars and a moon that symbolizes Space Center Huston, and the bottom has a cowboy on a horse on the plains and desert with 2 oil extractor things behind him. (don't know the name of them)


New design: FUGLY, weird green sky, distracting, and overly detailed that it makes it an eyesore.. And it looks way worse on the car.


What do you guys think?
Old 09-07-2009, 07:20 PM
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Would be great is you can do PLP....
Old 09-07-2009, 07:33 PM
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i still like the old one better.
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Originally Posted by chtrcy
Would be great is you can do PLP....
I think I'm gonna go that route when I have to get new ones this December. I mean, can't be more than $50 right?

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If you don't want to use a special-interest plate that is also used by others, vanity plates―also known as personalized license plates―might fit the bill. All you need is a knack for "spelling" words in funky ways using six or fewer letters or numerals, including no more than two symbols (dashes, spaces, periods, or Texas icons). Personalized plates cost $40 per year in addition to ordinary registration fees.
http://www.dmv.org/tx-texas/license-plates.php

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Old 09-07-2009, 09:44 PM
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Im not feeling tha new ones yet
Old 09-08-2009, 12:50 PM
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To me they look like something you had made at Six Flags . . .

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Old 09-08-2009, 04:55 PM
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The design will have to grow on me but now I can get plates that say Itz Eric >_<
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i need to correct myself now i have 2 options personalized plates
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I agree, way too flashy... The old ones are nice and plain
Old 09-09-2009, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by nspec_ya4
i still like the old one better.
Old 09-10-2009, 12:29 PM
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I've hated the plates since they changed from a simple white background to all these stupid "scenes". They are way too busy and with the state in white lettering, it makes it hard to read from afar. I also hate the fact that they got rid of the raised lettering. I guess they're cheaper to make now without it.

I have a specialty plate that I've had for 12 years and it is simple to read and has raised lettering and the're gonna have to pry it from my cold dead hands . They actually sent me "replacements" (same number) a few years ago without the raised lettering and I refused to put them on.
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the new plates are foul haha. just recently got my title switched to my name from my moms name. i got the plates and theyre still the old style
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new plates are ugly. last time i got new plates they gave me the solid white ones, so i'll have those for a while. might get vanity plates next time around, but not sure if i'm willing to spend $70+ a year for registration.
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I'm going to get PLP as well.. but what? hmm.... 1BMFTL.. what do you think? Maybe when I can put a deposit on the turbo kit..
Old 09-01-2010, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by YtseJammer
new plates are ugly. last time i got new plates they gave me the solid white ones, so i'll have those for a while. might get vanity plates next time around, but not sure if i'm willing to spend $70+ a year for registration.
on the site it says 50 a year or 195 for 5 years.
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I was thinking about









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I vote black NSPEC
Old 09-01-2010, 01:37 AM
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Out of curiosity, what keeps someone from buying a black plate & putting what they want on it & someone buying a white plate & having the same thing?
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because it doesnt matter what the back ground is. when cops look up ur plates they just type in whats written on the plate. same thing everywhere else. when u fill out a form, u have to write the plate number
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Originally Posted by nspec_ya4
because it doesnt matter what the back ground is. when cops look up ur plates they just type in whats written on the plate. same thing everywhere else. when u fill out a form, u have to write the plate number
Should have known.

Wonder how Jotech got away with it then.
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thats sick nauman
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Originally Posted by Rick_TL-S
Should have known.

Wonder how Jotech got away with it then.
Who's Jotech?

Oh yeah, obviously if the states are different than that's another story.
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Originally Posted by nspec_ya4
Who's Jotech?

Oh yeah, obviously if the states are different than that's another story.
Jotech's a local tuner shop that's got 2-3 GT-R's all running "Jotech" on the plates.
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must be spelled a bit different on each one.

I love personalized plates
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Originally Posted by Rick_TL-S
Jotech's a local tuner shop that's got 2-3 GT-R's all running "Jotech" on the plates.
Jotech's license plate is actually 1 but duplicated into 3 because all the same car.

Jotech is known tuner shop in Dallas. Kenny Tran runs most of everything. They do have a racing team that I used to be on, but dropped because of the long drives from Austin to Dallas and Houston to Dallas.
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Originally Posted by TheChamp531
Jotech's license plate is actually 1 but duplicated into 3 because all the same car.
I still don't see how he can get away with running the same plate on a white & a black GT-R at the same time just b/c both cars are the same model.

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i dont think they can do that.
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I don't think it's a big deal if they're just shooting some photos.
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so i went online to order me a new plate

and guess what

10 YearsSave 69 % $595.00
5 YearsSave 49 % $495.00
1 Year $195.00

Forget that. may be next year. lol.
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I thought it was only $50 / yr.. Is it because of the special plate you chose?

10 yrs doesn't sound all that bad as long as you really like name you've chosen. I wonder if you can change it down the road without forking over more money..
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they're gonna allow people to get 7 digits, but only for a few days.

http://myplates.com/Register

from what i've heard, it will be sometime in november

I ordered another set for my truck, just the custom design like on the CL, but not custom letters.


and look at the damn pricing. F***

http://myplates.com/options.aspx

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Again with that $400/year shit? Boo....
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At least they have pricing levels now.. still bullshit though.
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