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nolan1016 06-25-2010 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by darrinps (Post 592416)
I live in TX. It's a great state even though it is a bit warm (and as I have come to learn, the Z doesn't really like that too much) but here in TX they MANDATE a front license plate. Well, today on my way home from work (in Dallas) I did a little random sampling and the best I could tell is that about 1 in 20 cars don't have front plates. Most every BMW, Corvette, Infinity, Mercedes, and Lexus I saw didn't.

So, for those of you living in a state where they are required by law yet you don't have one installed, do you get harassed much?

I currently have one on mine but hate it. Not just appearance wise but I honestly thing it messes with the air flow to the radiator a bit.
I live in Texas, I havent gotten a ticket yet and I dont have front plate. I think if you are not acting like a idiot racing and stuff most cops care less.

Cmike2780 06-25-2010 08:27 AM
Get the stillen bracket. It's easy enough to take off and you don't have to drill holes into your front bumper like the factory plate holder. It's expensive for a bracket, but worth it.

The plate on the window didn't work for me and was annoying to look at when driving.

Liquid_G 06-25-2010 09:20 AM
Have never been stopped, but once when parking in a garage in Chicago here, I was ticketed for no front plate.. The meter maids actually go into the private parking garages and issue tickets here.. awesome...

TX_370 06-25-2010 09:23 AM
I got stopped once by a state trooper for not having a front plate. He asked me if i knew of the texas law that requires to license plates on a car and i said nope. LOL! He asked why i removed and i said it was scratching the paint...he let me go with a warning.

Jeffblue 06-25-2010 09:24 AM
funny. i just took off my front plate today to fix the mounting bracket. The dealer drilled the right hole too big so it would wobble. i just replaced the shitty plastic drywall mounting screw with a toggle bolt and its all good now. but while the plate and bracket were off i was like WOW that looks so much better.

steveg78 06-25-2010 10:03 AM
been driving around since March with no front plate... All is good so far. Moving to a state that doesn't require a front plate in Sept. So I already have my story for Mr. Po-po if it happens. And what kind of jacka$$ do you have to be to warn someone when you're off-duty? I would have said, Sure Mr. Officer, I'll be looking for you when you're on-duty. Honestly, I have a lot of friends in law enforcement and they don't go after people for petty sh|t like this. I guess it depends on where you live.

3SeventyZ 06-25-2010 04:19 PM
Never got a front plate.

:tup:

toxik 06-25-2010 04:21 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeffblue (Post 592791)
funny. i just took off my front plate today to fix the mounting bracket. The dealer drilled the right hole too big so it would wobble. i just replaced the shitty plastic drywall mounting screw with a toggle bolt and its all good now. but while the plate and bracket were off i was like WOW that looks so much better.
get a stillen bracket!


I know of some people here in NYC that not only got stopped for no front plate, but actually came back to tickets on their car while they were street parked with no front plate.... that's ridiculous!

kenchan 06-25-2010 07:46 PM
our state requires a front plate. ive been pulled over several times with just verbal warnings....after a while it got old, i just put the front plate on.

fuct 06-27-2010 12:47 PM
does the Stillen bracket fit the Nismo's?

esfourteen 06-27-2010 02:11 PM
NY requires it, but I haven't used the front plate on any of my cars for the last 8 years, no tickets. I did get harassed by a cop at a tollbooth at midtown tunnel in the Z, he looked pretty pissed off, maybe he was having a bad day.

Soon 06-27-2010 03:21 PM
NY
no problem so far

they see the Z and seem to forget i dont have one cuz its so niiiiiice

Soon 06-27-2010 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by esfourteen (Post 595629)
NY requires it, but I haven't used the front plate on any of my cars for the last 8 years, no tickets. I did get harassed by a cop at a tollbooth at midtown tunnel in the Z, he looked pretty pissed off, maybe he was having a bad day.
He was probably mad cuz his old woman wont let go of his balls and let him buy a 370

sonic370 06-27-2010 07:14 PM
Now you got me thinking. Live in Texas drove my corvette for 5 years with no front plate and never a problem. Think i'll take mine off and see what happens.
It looks cleaner without it.

tmjohansen 06-27-2010 07:20 PM
I live in Omaha, Nebraska, and it is a law to have a front plate. I had a Volvo S40 for two years and have now have a G35 coupe with out the plate on the front. I have never been pulled over for it. On the other hand, my brother has a Mazda RX-8 since 2004, and he got a ticket for not having one on his car from a state trooper. He still has it off though. Most cars look dumb with a plate on the front and it is a stupid law...oh well.


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