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Yes - Required by law to have a front plate, and I drilled it | 61 | 9.38% | |
Yes - Required by law to have a front plate, but use a no-drill solution | 111 | 17.08% | |
No - Required by law to have a front plate, but I opt not to at my own risk | 406 | 62.46% | |
No - Not required to have a front plate | 72 | 11.08% | |
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Not caring about if something is legal or not is pretty common in this forum. Illegal catless downpipes; darker than legal window tint; no front plates where it is required; etc. are all things that forum members will criticize you for if you mention that they are illegal. Being legal and following the law are not priorities in today's society.
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The other two are obvious visual strikes that catch attention very quickly. It's not as much about breaking the law as being smart in a way that doesn't get you caught.
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Haven't had mine on since delivery 3 years ago. Even the dealer asked me if I wanted it on or off. So here's the thing, in NY and CT it's mandatory to have front and back plates. However, a lot of higher end cars where i am do not have the front plates on. It all depends on how strictly it is being enforced in your area. I've never been pulled over for it and I bet if I drove some rice mobile or a beater without the front plates I would have. Just the way it works around here.
If you have some serious doubts though put the front plates on.
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This is the best option www.usmillworks.com I have it on my M4
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1. Not having a front plate gives all the reason any jurisdiction needs to pull you over. If you've had a drink, or any other small thing, this is additional exposure I don't need. A local motorcycle cop did turn around and pull me over once. 2. The City of Portland parking enforcement loves to issue $45 tickets if you are parked on the street without a front plate. I don't park on the street often, but occasionally. As I read the law, the front plate is only required if moving. Judge did not listen the one time I tried to fight this. I kind of like the asymmetrical look of the tow hook placement. Another possible benefit, if you angle the plate to match the bumper angle, it may deflect lidar beams to the side rather than straight back (this is theory on my part at this point).
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I really don't like the tow hook mount. I think it just looks too ricey. I'm going to leave the plate off, but if I am forced to put one on, I will use the skene mount again which puts holes underneath the bumper which can not be seen. Or just 3M tape the thing to the front.
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4+ years without a front plate and was never looked at let alone looked at twice. Heck when I returned from European delivery I requested the euro plates left on the car. I drove for a week with euro plates only.......drove by 7 cop cars. Nothing.
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Yes. Painful as it is my CA respectively asks first for each delivery and I say unfortunately yes its got to be on there. He puts it on at the very last moment. There is no actual drilling just two screws that go into a slight dimple. I don't need any extra reasons to be pulled over.
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Back to the OP - I'd go with the don't drill the holes until you get harassed method. Those funky adapters that go in the tow hook threads look awful. I could see using one if you need to have a plate temporarily mounted every once in a while. If it has to be on there 100% of the time, you might as well just drill the holes and put it where it belongs. |
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I used to use double sided Velcro tape for my front and rear plates....on long distant trips or when I needed to do some spirited driving I would simply pull them off and keep them in the trunk...granted my car was black so you couldn't really see the Velcro bits.....
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Don't do it! Having a front plate on your sports car has been scientifically proven to shrink your penis by 3 inches.
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Dang!! I have a front plate on both of my BMWs!! Well now I know what happened
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