In Texas you are required to install the front license plate. In 04 I watched the dealer drill holes to install the front plate on my 350z. It was a painful experience. I'm not going to install the front plate on my new 370z. We'll see what happens.

LOL! Super putty! Yeah, that stuff will pull the bumper off with the plate! (That guy is a jack off!)

He's no Vince...and Mighty putty is no ShamWow. :ugh2:

I love Vince's headset. Where can I get me one of those?? Oh yeah, the dollar store probably.:icon17:

I am not sure if I am required to have the front license plate on my bumper. It just says has to be seen. Yet I don't have one and the cops really don't look at my car they don't care about. it no tickets yet!

cant u use zip ties on the black part that what im going to do

If you read the law, at least in NY, it reads a front plate must be "conspicuously displayed." Basically, this means it must be easily visible to law enforcement and sticking it in your front windshield doesn't really count! Personally, I cannot stand front plates as I feel it detracts from the overall look of the front end, and although I had one on my '07 Z, there definitely WILL NOT be one on my new Z!

^^^ +1. I've paid a LOT of front plate fines. I'll continue to do so.

I turned down a pretty lucrative job offer once because it would require that I relocate to a state that requires front plates. How's that for being obstinate? :)

^^^ Yeah. You win on that one. :D

I've been pulled over five times for various things, and I've never had front plates. 3 times the police didn't say anything. The other two times they just said "hey you need to get a front plate".

I believe in TX it's a pretty cheap "fix-it ticket" anyway. Could be wrong on that though.

That's classic!

Going to bump this up to re-ask a question.
Any good solutions for front plates that do not require you to drill into the car? Since I live in Texas, and drive through a few places that love to give tickets for anything (have given tickets for going 1MPH over).

Stillen makes a front plate bracket that doesn't require drilling.

STILLEN : STILLEN Front License Plate Bracket

http://www.stillen.com/productid_ima...TILICBKT01.jpg

Thanks, will make a note of this.

I went 10 years without a front plate on my Trans Am in TX. Over the course of that time, I was pulled over a number of times for speeding, etc :p, probably averaged a little over 1 ticket per year. One time it was mentioned, as in "Hey you need a front plate, I won't ticket you, but some other ******* might, so you should put it on". Another time I got a written warning for it (which doesn't mean anything). Twice they actually added the "missing front plate" charge to my ticket, and I paid the fine for it, which was small. I still never installed that damn plate :) I wouldn't worry about it much in TX.

If i do get pulled over for mine not being on my car, I am going to use the excuse that the dealer never installed it and I am waiting for them to order me one ....

My buddy in his 550i has been pulled over several times and they have mentioned the front plate missing but he has always been issued a warning, never a ticket.

Here in Kalifornia they'd give you the ticket and tell you to stop waiting for the dealer...

Zip Tie the front plate on the back of the Passenger side visor works like a charm!!! Very visible and so far no issues with the police...

I've been given crap about no plate in the past, but never a ticket. I was in a feisty mood one time and said something along the lines of "So you're telling me if I have a $100,000 Mercedes I have to drill holes in my front bumper to mount a plate?!" He just calmly replied "yes."

There is a second page to your attachment where it mention to drill about 2" holes to the bumper itself, which some of the stupid stealership will do...:mad::mad::mad:

can't you just mount it to the black grill? or would that get in the way of the radiator?

Does anyone know if its legal in texas to have the plate behind the windshield?

Texas law states front plate must be visible and on the front bumper I believe, but cannot find the exact law/rule currently. Most cops/officers view windshield as a viable solution as long it is 100% visible.

Sweet i might change to that setup then. All the civics of team high rev have it on their windshields. Made the front look much cleaner

Yes they do, and I can tell you why.
Not sure if she was there but Kim who owns a red sedan Si got two tickets within one or two weeks, so they all opted to start putting them there. Also, the second ticket was given when she was on her way to buy suction cups to mount it.

You can find cheap suction cups at wal-mart or walgreens and use all 4, will keep it from rattling or making noise.

I've seen a lot of people get some felt padding with a sticky back and go around the bottom edge of the LP. Then suction the top (2) mounting holes and you're set.

Haha that blows. Yeah Kim has the one with the cf hood right? I think it was getting photographed by the main tent. If I ever remember to get the suction cups i might.

Yeah, I think she has a CF hood now.
I always have been told to do all 4 Vipor, but I am sure there are other ways to do it.

I'd rather get a ticket for having no front plate than risk running a red light camera with a front plate. Think about it. How often do you get pulled over and get a ticket for not having a front license plate? probably once a year.

How often do i run a red-light camera? Almost every week. Not intentionally but just bad timing. :happydance:

I would have to get 10 no front plate tickets to equal one red-light running. Still worth it not to have no front plate.