What did you guys do when you moved/live in state that requires front plates?

bender rodriguez · 02-15-2013, 05:40 PM

I haven't really moved yet and I am living with a relative.. I refuse to drill holes in my car for these plates. They all have bullshit car inspection fees and shit.

Zaid A · 02-15-2013, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Ritz

I haven't really moved yet and I am living with a relative.. I refuse to drill holes in my car for these plates. They all have bullshit car inspection fees and shit.

Get a plate holder that goes into your tow hook.
I don't need one here, but that's your best bet.

wwc310 · 02-15-2013, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Ritz

I haven't really moved yet and I am living with a relative.. I refuse to drill holes in my car for these plates. They all have bullshit car inspection fees and shit.

I live in california. Its a $20 fix it ticket if you dont have it. I've been driving cars with no front plate for 7 years now and have never once been stopped. Could just be lucky. Theres alot of front mount's out there that either connect to your tow hook or the bottom of the bumper.

brownsound · 02-15-2013, 05:47 PM

Nothing. When the cop pulls me over for this (which rarely happens), I just smile and say sorry officer I didn't know and they let me off with a warning. I'm guessing the cops here don't care about this too much since I got pulled over 2 times in 6 years for this problem.

Dark_Knight_335 · 02-15-2013, 05:50 PM

Nothing. I still haven't put it on after 6 months of ownership. I'll pay the fines. Fuck it.
It's not like I'm exactly incognito- when I have the top-down I have a coral red interior.
Maybe the cops think that my car looks better without it just like I do

Maybe it has to do the fact that I'm 38 years old... yikes.

ryan970 · 02-15-2013, 05:54 PM

I got the tow hook front plate mount after I got a 75 dollar ticket for it.

bender rodriguez · 02-15-2013, 05:54 PM

Honestly, since I don't have an address here or anything in my name.. living with family thinking about just renewing in my old state. Inspections are the biggest scam I think for money.

Benstuck · 02-15-2013, 06:10 PM

I live in Houston and I have yet to be pulled over for no front plate, could just be luck though. But I do drive the speed limit and don't really attract attentions to myself. That might change tho with my new BMW PE ha

ef11 · 02-15-2013, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Skhmund

I live in Houston and I have yet to be pulled over for no front plate, could just be luck though. But I do drive the speed limit and don't really attract attentions to myself. That might change tho with my new BMW PE ha

I live in Houston too and have never been pulled over. I drove my CTS with no front plate for 5 years in College Station and Houston and got pulled over once for it with a polite warning and I drove off...

Don't put it on and don't worry about it! I just made a 90 minute road trip and passed 4 cops shooting radar, they all could clearly see I didn't have a plate and didn't care.

335 oClock · 02-15-2013, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Ritz

I haven't really moved yet and I am living with a relative.. I refuse to drill holes in my car for these plates. They all have bullshit car inspection fees and shit.

dont put it on... IF you do get a ticket, you borrow/buy a tow hook plate, get it corrected, and take it off.

thas what I did

Mardio · 02-15-2013, 06:43 PM

No holes in my car, I will take the risk.

captainaudio · 02-15-2013, 06:54 PM

I don't like the look of the tow hook mount even if it doesn't require holes in the bumper.

I like the Skene Design solution:

http://skenedesign.com/FPBracket/index.shtml

CA

Game · 02-15-2013, 06:54 PM

Only pulled over maybe once or twice in 8 years of having a car with no plate. No plans to ever have one on.

TwinTuning · 02-15-2013, 07:10 PM

Did this. http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...296&highlight=

fun2drive · 02-15-2013, 07:33 PM

Just put the front plate on it isn't the end of the world and I have a hell of lot of other things more important than this...

Spensaur · 02-15-2013, 07:36 PM

Never had it on and never will. Screw the law

menewtobmw · 02-15-2013, 09:53 PM

I ran without a front plate in Washington for a couple of years, no issues. I am now in a state with no front plate requirement and so glad I did not drill holes that would just be sitting there now.

Ivan@PYSpeed.com · 02-15-2013, 10:49 PM

it really depends on which area/city you are moving to.
It's fine without front plate in San Jose area, but I got tickets for no front plate in San Francisco all the time.....

alexwhittemore · 02-16-2013, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by wchilds310

I live in california. Its a $20 fix it ticket if you dont have it. I've been driving cars with no front plate for 7 years now and have never once been stopped. Could just be lucky. Theres alot of front mount's out there that either connect to your tow hook or the bottom of the bumper.

Roommate took the same attitude. He got pulled over for speeding within 5 months or so of owning the car and got that ticket. Granted, he got pulled over for speeding and got let off with that. And plans to put his old German plate back on the front

Mine came (CPO) with a front bracket and plate, so whatever.

CruzS4e92 · 02-16-2013, 12:41 AM

my car came from Hartford. ask me how stoked i am about the holes and how quick i am to pull the trigger on having them filled and a respray. i was thinking of a euro plate but ehhhhh maybe not

NEVER ENUF · 02-16-2013, 07:15 AM

I never put one on my cars, never have and never will. On my truck, sure, but on any nice car it is crime to make it look like crap with holes and a bracket.

Efthreeoh · 02-16-2013, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by NEVER ENUF

I never put one on my cars, never have and never will. On my truck, sure, but on any nice car it is crime to make it look like crap with holes and a bracket.

If you have a bracket on the bumper for the plate, then how do you see the holes?

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brownsound Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 234 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Coupe Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (6)	Nothing. When the cop pulls me over for this (which rarely happens), I just smile and say sorry officer I didn't know and they let me off with a warning. I'm guessing the cops here don't care about this too much since I got pulled over 2 times in 6 years for this problem.
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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1109 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	Nothing. I still haven't put it on after 6 months of ownership. I'll pay the fines. Fuck it. It's not like I'm exactly incognito- when I have the top-down I have a coral red interior. Maybe the cops think that my car looks better without it just like I do Maybe it has to do the fact that I'm 38 years old... yikes.
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ryan970 Major 164 Rep 1,304 Posts Drives: Tiag 328i,DGM F10 550 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	I got the tow hook front plate mount after I got a 75 dollar ticket for it. __________________ 08 TIAG 328i 13 DGM 550 x drive
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bender rodriguez Banned 149 Rep 1,995 Posts Drives: Audi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: CA iTrader: (1)	Honestly, since I don't have an address here or anything in my name.. living with family thinking about just renewing in my old state. Inspections are the biggest scam I think for money.
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Benstuck Lieutenant 69 Rep 510 Posts Drives: 335i N55 E92 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	I live in Houston and I have yet to be pulled over for no front plate, could just be luck though. But I do drive the speed limit and don't really attract attentions to myself. That might change tho with my new BMW PE ha
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Mardio Brigadier General 197 Rep 3,211 Posts Drives: 2017 X5 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nashville iTrader: (0)	No holes in my car, I will take the risk.
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Game ------ 7364 Rep 10,187 Posts Drives: G87 M2 (sold) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago'ish iTrader: (25)	Only pulled over maybe once or twice in 8 years of having a car with no plate. No plans to ever have one on. __________________
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TwinTuning Captain 19 Rep 712 Posts Drives: E90 335I Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: HERE iTrader: (7)	Did this. http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...296&highlight=
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fun2drive BMWCCA 149159 38 Rep 847 Posts Drives: 13 128i Vert/ 14 JGC Diesel Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Panhandle iTrader: (1)	Just put the front plate on it isn't the end of the world and I have a hell of lot of other things more important than this...
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Spensaur Lieutenant 38 Rep 555 Posts Drives: E93 328i Join Date: May 2008 Location: So.Cal iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 BMW E93 328i [9.00]	Never had it on and never will. Screw the law
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Ivan@PYSpeed.com Brigadier General 118 Rep 3,478 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (4)	it really depends on which area/city you are moving to. It's fine without front plate in San Jose area, but I got tickets for no front plate in San Francisco all the time.....
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CruzS4e92 Lieutenant 8 Rep 414 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 328i coupe Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Horsham, PA/Sea Isle City, NJ iTrader: (0)	my car came from Hartford. ask me how stoked i am about the holes and how quick i am to pull the trigger on having them filled and a respray. i was thinking of a euro plate but ehhhhh maybe not __________________ '09 328i coupe 6MT Sport SG/CR - BMW SSK/alcantara boot - 30% Llumar - Shadowline - BBS Style 197 - LUX H8 V3 LEDs - OEM Aero Lip
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NEVER ENUF Enlisted Member 4 Rep 48 Posts Drives: BMW 135i Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Colorado iTrader: (1)	I never put one on my cars, never have and never will. On my truck, sure, but on any nice car it is crime to make it look like crap with holes and a bracket.
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