[rault18]

I hate it..thats all...wish it wasnt there and dont want to spend the money for a bodyshop to remove it... yes yes pay to play...

FML

/endofrant

[Tee212]

Its not soo bad, I feel kinda juvenile with it off nowadays. Its rather refreshing to be normal and rock a front plate like everyone else in society lol.

[Moja]

Originally Posted by rault18

I hate it..thats all...wish it wasnt there and dont want to spend the money for a bodyshop to remove it... yes yes pay to play...

You don't have to pay somebody - you can remove it yourself and get some color coded buttons to plug the screw holes. Not perfect, but a hell of a lot better looking than having a front plate holder on the car.

[iBoost]

+1 Just remove it and add the plugs, or you can add circles of vinyl if you find some matching your car color.

[TheRox]

^^ I love bmw nerds.

I can just imagine how an outsider would view this thread: these guys are worried about how a license plate looks on the front of their 3-series

[Tee212]

Some of us are insecure about our cars like how hot chicks are about their bodies. This would be a sample

[Moja]

Originally Posted by TheRox

^^ I love bmw nerds.

I can just imagine how an outsider would view this thread: these guys are worried about how a license plate looks on the front of their 3-series

This isn't unique to BMW nerds - you will find this discussion on just about any car nerd forum. Front plates = fail.

[HD335]

We have to have a front plate here. I have tinted plate covers, though. My only mod.

[MONSTER11]

Bumper plugs

[iBoost]

Originally Posted by Takashi

+1

Move to a state that doesn't require front plate. There. Problem solved.

They don't require them here in Vegas. His dealer probably put them on?

[stickypaws]

http://stores.promountequipment.com/...Categories.bok

http://www.bumperplugs.com/BPindex.html

[Tag]

The whole front plate law is BS. It's just another fake law that's all about generating $$$ by screwing you over. They server no real purpose other than to F you over and take your $$$.

I love the morons that say "it's the law!" but cannot answer why it's needed other than reading the talking points of the aholes that put this BS law into place.

[AppleEater]

Get a PO box in another state, register your car there.

Don't have to move!

[jopa489]

Originally Posted by AppleEater

Get a PO box in another state, register your car there.

Don't have to move!

I assume you can't actually register a car to a PO box.

[TheRox]

Originally Posted by Tee212

Some of us are insecure about our cars like how hot chicks are about their bodies. This would be a sample

its so true...

you guys need to own it...should conditions yourselves, go out and drive a pink car, and own it -- just for kicks i'll take a 1991 beat up honda accord, with a busted muffler and a 5MT...run it in high rev range, and i thought it sounded cool for a busted car, with rust all over the body, the bumper falling of. ALl this with people watching...and i could care less what they think...no shame, i could care less how ppl view me -- own it! be a man!

You'd be surprised how much confidence plays a role in how people view you, its all in the image!

Rock that license plate frame on the front! Show 'em how its done!


Edit: That '91 accord still goes down as the most fun i've had in a car (though I couldn't sit in it for more than 15 minutes)...but it had a beautiful 120 HP 4 cyl engine, light as a feather, and a manual clutch without a CDV that makes BMW seem sad.

In contrast, the e90 has light, boosted steering and a disconnect clutch engagement.

[///Mik3]

i hated that my bumper came pre-drilled also. So to make due w/ with the situation, i figured i'd go ahead and mount the plate, but try to make it a little less bulky and obtrusive as i can. So i just ditched the mounting bracket, and mounted the plate directly to the bumper by way of double sided tape. Since my car is white, and the CA plate is white-ish, it's not too bad i guess.

[glacious]

Hope you guys don't try that here in CA, they will jump on you.

[BMW Jeff]

Go to this web site its very inexpensive
http://www.bumperplugs.com/BPindex.html

[bsamoul]

that reminds me that i need to take the frame off my front plate from a dealer i'm not allowed at anymore lol

[rault18]

actually some of u guys were reading it right..i dont even have a plate on it!!! its just the damn frame lol..Las vegas is requiered to mount one IF u have mounting plates/braket..so if u remove it..then u dont have to do it. Did it with my subaru and no issues..some friends of mine got tickets for no front license plate but i never did as the officer saw that there was no mounting area (removed by a bodyshop)

my car comes from cali so thats why it has a stupid front bumper license frame

Front plate is a retarded law...never got the point of it.

I will be ordering the plugs from that link! thxs so much and im glad some of u guys hate it too lol

[33five]

i like to leave mine on imo just so I wont attract cops

[Bakeme521]

Originally Posted by rault18

actually some of u guys were reading it right..i dont even have a plate on it!!! its just the damn frame lol..Las vegas is requiered to mount one IF u have mounting plates/braket..so if u remove it..then u dont have to do it. Did it with my subaru and no issues..some friends of mine got tickets for no front license plate but i never did as the officer saw that there was no mounting area (removed by a bodyshop)

my car comes from cali so thats why it has a stupid front bumper license frame

Front plate is a retarded law...never got the point of it.

I will be ordering the plugs from that link! thxs so much and im glad some of u guys hate it too lol

If you can't get your color you can go to the dealer and get a little bottle of brush on gloss touch up paint in your color, and you can just brush it on and stick them in. Thats what we did when I worked for a body shop if they didn't want to pay for them to be filled and have the bumper repainted.