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fmybody
12-09-2009, 03:36 PM
do you guys follow it?

do you hate it?

do you not care?

do you guys get pulled over for it?

i have it on my dd but not on my SS and havent gotten pulled over in it yet *knock on wood*

but im bored at work and i was just wondering how you guys feel about it?

(again i searched and found nothing about this so im sorry if its a repost or in the wrong spot im horrible at that apparently)
91chevywt
12-09-2009, 03:45 PM
I follow it but mainly because its not an inconvenience. I think its pretty lame and a waste of money. Worked at volvo for a while and did some new car inspections and it always bothered me drilling self tapping screws into a nice smooth bumper. I think as far as getting pulled over it depends on the cop and if they feel like looking your car over. A missing front tag on a sports car is a good reason to pick on a young guy
Bcozzi71
12-09-2009, 03:45 PM
i have it on my 3rd gen .....didnt have it on my 4th gen or my old truck.... hah when i had a honda for a year as a dd i got 2 tickets for having the plate in my window
fmybody
12-09-2009, 03:49 PM
its soo ugly if you have the SS grill on the 4th gen... you have this like extended buck toothed lookin attachement on ur car.. and it covers the SS symbol.. i just keep the whole attatchment in the back seat so if i get pulled over for it i can say someone tapped me and it fell off or something along those lines..

and yes i agree it is a good reason to pull a kid over ... im only 20 and ive gotten pulled over/tickets for the oddest things..."failure to keep right".. more like driving while a young puerto rican kid! but he let me go so i cant hate that much
LTb1ow
12-09-2009, 03:51 PM
My front plate absorbs the shock of other peoples bumpers, so it shall stay.
ar0ck
12-09-2009, 03:53 PM
I don't have it on the front, it gets me out of other more severe tickets. I'll take the $55 fine over a speeding ticket.
fmybody
12-09-2009, 03:55 PM
I don't have it on the front, it gets me out of other more severe tickets. I'll take the $55 fine over a speeding ticket.

good point. my luck id get both tho haha :-x
BurninrubberGT
12-09-2009, 03:57 PM
theres definately like a dozen threads on this lol


i had mine off and drove from the top of morris county to the bottom of nj and back without one, didnt get stopped...forgot to put it on after a cruise night next day got pulled over and got a written warning
Bcozzi71
12-09-2009, 03:58 PM
I don't have it on the front, it gets me out of other more severe tickets. I'll take the $55 fine over a speeding ticket.

haha very true... both times i got the tag ticket that was the case
NastyEllEssWon
12-09-2009, 04:39 PM
lol this thread comes up like once every few months. it depends on the car. daily drivers get the front tag....nice cars get a special bracket for the license plate so i dont have to drill a hole in the bumper....it is useful in getting a break for a larger ticket though :lol:
fmybody
12-09-2009, 04:43 PM
lol this thread comes up like once every few months. it depends on the car. daily drivers get the front tag....nice cars get a special bracket for the license plate so i dont have to drill a hole in the bumper....it is useful in getting a break for a larger ticket though :lol:

damn first i repost the "my new honda" now i repost this.. i guess my search skillz arent up to par :( but i agree with you guys for the most part but i have yet to be "given a break" by getting a lesser ticket that what i was originally pulled over for.. i always get what i "deserve" lol or just get let go all together..
sweetbmxrider
12-09-2009, 05:34 PM
didn't run one for awhile. got a ticket. zip tied it on. bought a show n go plate mount. its cool.
fmybody
12-09-2009, 06:06 PM
didn't run one for awhile. got a ticket. zip tied it on. bought a show n go plate mount. its cool.

pics of said plate mount?
FlyingDutchman
12-09-2009, 06:11 PM
didn't run one for awhile. got a ticket. zip tied it on. bought a show n go plate mount. its cool.

like one of those sweet electric powered ones??


i would get one of those except i already go holes...
NJ Torque
12-09-2009, 08:34 PM
Mines on cuase the car is rather loud and whatnot...
NJ346
12-09-2009, 08:43 PM
havent had one on the car for almost a year. I gotta put it on for inspection next month, but as soon as it passes, it's coming off. Only problem is...I gotta find the front plate first lol
Jersey Mike
12-09-2009, 08:49 PM
:mrgreen: http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44785

(in this thread, you will also find a link to a similar thread made about a month earlier :lol: )
MyFirstZ
12-09-2009, 10:35 PM
when i had my billet grille i just had some spare zipties in my glove box so i take it off at shows. Now i have the stock bracket and it stays on maybe next spring/summer i will do something again
HW72
12-09-2009, 10:54 PM
I don't have the front plate on my SS yet, but I'm looking to throw it on just to play it safe. The car's pretty loud and the cops around here are total dicks. I don't have the original grille insert or license plate holder that came with this car and I personally don't like the SLP mount, so if one of you guys would be interested in selling the OEM grille/license plate bracket that'll mount right onto my car, hit me up.

BTW you should be able to pass inspection without a front plate. If a cop is sitting in the parking lot, he can pull you over and ticket you, but it's not one of the things they care about when inspecting the vehicle. I just got my car inspected yesterday in Freehold (knowing it would fail... needed the extension), and the only two things they got me for were rear tire tread (drag radials), and exhaust leak (header).
DaSkinnyGuy
12-10-2009, 12:32 AM
No front plate, havent been stopped.
B4C
12-10-2009, 12:45 AM
SLP grill=no front plate. Have yet to get pulled over knock on wood.
fmybody
12-10-2009, 06:11 PM
:mrgreen: http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44785

(in this thread, you will also find a link to a similar thread made about a month earlier :lol: )

yeah apparenlty im a R'tard. :nod:
Brendan713
12-10-2009, 06:21 PM
ive had the car like three weeks and im liking that i got "tapped" excuse sounds legit to me haha im getting one but i might just put it on to play it safe. The other day i took a turn hard and the license plate smashed into the passenger window and onto the floor so....
fmybody
12-10-2009, 06:35 PM
ive had the car like three weeks and im liking that i got "tapped" excuse sounds legit to me haha im getting one but i might just put it on to play it safe. The other day i took a turn hard and the license plate smashed into the passenger window and onto the floor so....

imaginary fender benders ftw lol:-P