First time Pulled over in the Z

coolvans1988 · 08-07-2013, 04:08 PM

Don't go with zip ties, i had like 6 on my plate and it went missing somehow.
I also got pulled over for speeding and for being on the phone. But at the time
i didn't have my front plate because it had fallen off. I hate that heart pounding feeling and a weird sensation on my butt lmao. Luckily the two cops let me go with a fix it ticket since they saw my crappy record (glad its back to 0 points now). I had to get new plates since i was missing one (dmv fees is like $50 or so). Then you pay the fine and best to go to a CHP place to get it checked out for proof.

2xtreme1 · 08-07-2013, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by coolvans1988

Don't go with zip ties, i had like 6 on my plate and it went missing somehow.
I also got pulled over for speeding and for being on the phone. But at the time
i didn't have my front plate because it had fallen off. I hate that heart pounding feeling and a weird sensation on my butt lmao. Luckily the two cops let me go with a fix it ticket since they saw my crappy record (glad its back to 0 points now). I had to get new plates since i was missing one (dmv fees is like $50 or so). Then you pay the fine and best to go to a CHP place to get it checked out for proof.

lmao
Well zip ties might work just because I plan on taking it off right away..so for all I care it can fall out on the way back from getting it signed off LOl.

I heard they are really butts about having a front plate in the LAX area ..they will seriously stop you just for not having one ..

BeemaaZ · 08-07-2013, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 2xtreme1

lmao
I heard they are really butts about having a front plate in the LAX area ..they will seriously stop you just for not having one ..

Fact: I know someone who got a ticket for no front plate while his car was parked in Los Angeles.

If I were you, get the Stillen Bracket for a steal. Ask her nicely, she might include shipping.

It would be a good reminder that you got away for speeding once and learned from it.

Pintsize725 · 08-08-2013, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BeemaaZ

If I were you, get the Stillen Bracket for a steal. Ask her nicely, she might include shipping.

Won't include shipping but it won't be much.

Akbubba47 · 08-07-2013, 07:08 PM

All I gotta say is....

<------- look at my avatar. Lol

luigi90210 · 08-07-2013, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 2xtreme1

So, I was driving back home from dinner with a couple friends last night. I took a toll road late at night, and usually there is no cops during that time of day. Unfortunately, there was a cop just sitting on the right side waiting just for me

lol. It was pitch black so I could not see him at all.

He pulls me over, and he quickly comes over and asked me how fast I was going. I wasn't going to lie to him, so I quickly said.."Around 83 or so, I wasn't paying attention"...He then tells me he clocked me at 90 >.<. He was telling me how courts are iffy about such speeds. The whole time I was being polite to him, and he showed the same level of politeness. He then told me how it would suck to get this ticket considering my age and insurance. I told him I should have not been driving that fast and that I normally don't drive that fast. ( I really don't ) I told him I try to be really precocious considering the car and tickets, and insurance etc.

He then went to the front of my car, and noticed I didn't have a front license plate. He asked me If I bought the car use/new and just told me its the law here in SoCal to have a front license plate.

He went to run my insurance and such, and when he came back he told me..
"ok, would you rather fix your front license plate, or get the ticket for speeding"

I said.." I will fix my front plate"

He then just told me to drive safe.

Really nice cop...

The thing now is that...I DON'T WANT TO PUT A FRONT LICENSE PLATE ON MY CAR

!

I am in Southern California. Isn't the fine a small fee ? anyone know?
Do I really need to go get the plate and mount it on, or can I just pay the fine?

thanks guys!

to pay next to nothing for the fixit, make sure you install it, otherwise it is going to cost you close to $130 for the ticket if you do not fix it, just find a local street cop to sign off on the ticket and take the signed off ticket to the courthouse and pay them $15

if you have a officer at the courthouse do it, it will cost you $25

BeemaaZ · 08-07-2013, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by luigi90210

to pay next to nothing for the fixit, make sure you install it, otherwise it is going to cost you close to $130 for the ticket if you do not fix it, just find a local street cop to sign off on the ticket and take the signed off ticket to the courthouse and pay them $15

if you have a officer at the courthouse do it, it will cost you $25

okay... there is a lot of good information here already and I wouldn't procrastinate and get it done (sign off) asap before the court date on your ticket... or it could get pretty ugly on your end a.k.a. failure to appear or bench warrant.

yup, they don't mess around.

gurneyeagle · 08-07-2013, 07:58 PM

I have a gominigo bracket.

Nissan - GoMiniGo-Home of Innovative Products for your car

10MPlayer · 08-07-2013, 07:47 PM

I guess it's just old fart in me but what's the big deal about a front plate? It's the law in CA and always has been. At least since I've lived here which longer than most of you guys and gals have been alive. Zip ties? Really! There are a lot of low life punks around who would thank you for making it easier to steal the plate. Just give it a good yank and off it comes.

Congrats on knowing how to talk to a cop. I got pulled over doing 100+ in my old Mustang. I gave the guy the old "yes sir, no sir, I'm sorry, this car has a lot of power and I've only had it a while and didn't realize how fast it goes blah blah blah." He let me off with a warning. I got a couple of other tickets. It was red after all. You can't talk your way out of all of 'em. As an old fart who's been around a long time I say "why draw attention to yourself?" Go along with the little piddly-arse rules so they don't find something really wrong they can screw you over for. Like the medicinal herb in the little box behind the seat . If you're smart you keep your pot license there too.

2xtreme1 · 08-07-2013, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 10MPlayer

I guess it's just old fart in me but what's the big deal about a front plate? It's the law in CA and always has been. At least since I've lived here which longer than most of you guys and gals have been alive. Zip ties? Really! There are a lot of low life punks around who would thank you for making it easier to steal the plate. Just give it a good yank and off it comes.

Congrats on knowing how to talk to a cop. I got pulled over doing 100+ in my old Mustang. I gave the guy the old "yes sir, no sir, I'm sorry, this car has a lot of power and I've only had it a while and didn't realize how fast it goes blah blah blah." He let me off with a warning. I got a couple of other tickets. It was red after all. You can't talk your way out of all of 'em. As an old fart who's been around a long time I say "why draw attention to yourself?" Go along with the little piddly-arse rules so they don't find something really wrong they can screw you over for. Like the medicinal herb in the little box behind the seat . If you're smart you keep your pot license there too.

Zip ties would only be temporary.. lol
This is only my second time getting pulled over, first time in the Z.
The first time was complete bs..won't get into it, but cop experience was completely different. I called him "dude" and he got really offended lmao.

Winn · 08-08-2013, 07:58 PM

Here what you need!

Show-N-Go Retractable front plate on 370z 2013 - YouTube

I would do this but already had the factory mount on curse the dealer.
Plus my wife would skin me if I took it off then got a ticket after once having it on.

2xtreme1 · 08-07-2013, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by luigi90210

to pay next to nothing for the fixit, make sure you install it, otherwise it is going to cost you close to $130 for the ticket if you do not fix it, just find a local street cop to sign off on the ticket and take the signed off ticket to the courthouse and pay them $15

if you have a officer at the courthouse do it, it will cost you $25

Will do!

He told me I will get Instructions in the mail..etc.

Pitch · 08-07-2013, 07:42 PM

dood i got pulled over this morning too! and he let me go. I guess i was goin 90 and i didnt even notice. He was like "well...if i had a car like this id probably be speeding too. Slow down a bit in the future tho kid" and walked away. i was like helllllllllzzzzz yea! That woulda been number 3!

Akbubba47 · 08-07-2013, 07:46 PM

The worst I've ever been pulled over for was 122 in a 55 -_- I was an idiot. It was in my sti tho, highway patrol was sitting in the woods. When he finally caught up to me, and when I realized he was coming I pulled over right away. He blew past me and had to reverse back about 30 feet. He was cool about it and by some dumb luck of mine, he was into cars and asked me to pop my hood to show him what I had done. Well after an awkward 15 minute convo with the guy, he let me go. I went home and cleaned my underwear and never drove that fast on local roads since. This was in 2010

Tribalpinoy91 · 08-07-2013, 07:51 PM

PA required no front plate..yay for me

08-07-2013, 04:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
coolvans1988 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NA Posts: 402 Drives: 2013 370z PW A/T Rep Power: 14	Don't go with zip ties, i had like 6 on my plate and it went missing somehow. I also got pulled over for speeding and for being on the phone. But at the time i didn't have my front plate because it had fallen off. I hate that heart pounding feeling and a weird sensation on my butt lmao. Luckily the two cops let me go with a fix it ticket since they saw my crappy record (glad its back to 0 points now). I had to get new plates since i was missing one (dmv fees is like $50 or so). Then you pay the fine and best to go to a CHP place to get it checked out for proof. 2xtreme1 likes this.

08-07-2013, 07:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Akbubba47 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Fort Lee NJ Posts: 304 Drives: 2009 PW 6sp touring Rep Power: 14	All I gotta say is.... <------- look at my avatar. Lol 2xtreme1 likes this. __________________ 2009 PW Touring. 6sp, Volk TE37's, MXP catback, and high flow cats.

08-07-2013, 07:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
gurneyeagle A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston/Saint Augustine Posts: 2,681 Drives: '18 Audi TT RS Rep Power: 20216	I have a gominigo bracket. Nissan - GoMiniGo-Home of Innovative Products for your car __________________ Waiting on the Z35! SOLD - 2011 Gun Metallic Touring 7AT w Sports Pkg & Nav, Nismo Bumper and Rims, RC Grille, RC Brake Ducts, H&R Spacers, Painted Door Hdls, GTR Start Button, Nav By-Pass, EVO R Fog Light, CF Ducktail, CF Interior Trim

08-07-2013, 07:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
10MPlayer Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Sacratomato Posts: 309 Drives: your mama wild. Rep Power: 14	I guess it's just old fart in me but what's the big deal about a front plate? It's the law in CA and always has been. At least since I've lived here which longer than most of you guys and gals have been alive. Zip ties? Really! There are a lot of low life punks around who would thank you for making it easier to steal the plate. Just give it a good yank and off it comes. Congrats on knowing how to talk to a cop. I got pulled over doing 100+ in my old Mustang. I gave the guy the old "yes sir, no sir, I'm sorry, this car has a lot of power and I've only had it a while and didn't realize how fast it goes blah blah blah." He let me off with a warning. I got a couple of other tickets. It was red after all. You can't talk your way out of all of 'em. As an old fart who's been around a *long* time I say "why draw attention to yourself?" Go along with the little piddly-arse rules so they don't find something really wrong they can screw you over for. Like the medicinal herb in the little box behind the seat . If you're smart you keep your pot license there too. onzedge, Vaughanabe13, 2xtreme1 and 2 others like this.

08-08-2013, 07:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
Winn Base Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: MN Posts: 36 Drives: 13 base+spt Rep Power: 13	Here what you need! Show-N-Go Retractable front plate on 370z 2013 - YouTube I would do this but already had the factory mount on curse the dealer. Plus my wife would skin me if I took it off then got a ticket after once having it on. luigi90210 likes this.

08-07-2013, 07:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
Pitch Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Garden Grove Posts: 347 Drives: 5.0 Yacht Rep Power: 14	dood i got pulled over this morning too! and he let me go. I guess i was goin 90 and i didnt even notice. He was like "well...if i had a car like this id probably be speeding too. Slow down a bit in the future tho kid" and walked away. i was like helllllllllzzzzz yea! That woulda been number 3! 2xtreme1 likes this.

08-07-2013, 07:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
Akbubba47 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Fort Lee NJ Posts: 304 Drives: 2009 PW 6sp touring Rep Power: 14	The worst I've ever been pulled over for was 122 in a 55 -_- I was an idiot. It was in my sti tho, highway patrol was sitting in the woods. When he finally caught up to me, and when I realized he was coming I pulled over right away. He blew past me and had to reverse back about 30 feet. He was cool about it and by some dumb luck of mine, he was into cars and asked me to pop my hood to show him what I had done. Well after an awkward 15 minute convo with the guy, he let me go. I went home and cleaned my underwear and never drove that fast on local roads since. This was in 2010 2xtreme1 likes this. __________________ 2009 PW Touring. 6sp, Volk TE37's, MXP catback, and high flow cats.

08-07-2013, 07:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tribalpinoy91 Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 607 Drives: 370z PW Rep Power: 16	PA required no front plate..yay for me XwChriswX and 2xtreme1 like this.

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