Front Plates....on or off?

[chemicalstylez]

I've noticed very few f-bodies in NJ without front plates. I recently took mine off my z28 and WS6 and i haven't been bothered at all. I must say, the front of the cars look A LOT better without the plates. I know that in NJ you get a $42 ticket for not having one, but i think the look is worth the risk. (I've been pulled over once so far, and the cop didn't mention it)

Anyone else agree?

[Savage_Messiah]

I agree, had mine off for a while but then figured my car's no show car and I've got enough other stuff to get pulled over for (any reason's a good one in north jersey) so put it back on.

[hardline_42]

F-bodies definitely look better without front plates but it isn't worth it IMO. I got pulled over three times and got a ticket each time before I finally decided to put it back on.

[camaro2you]

im gonna be running with it off but im going to have it in the car someplace.

[Rich189]

i put mine on....i got pulled over twice for it on the way home from work (and i still had temp tags on) damn cranbury cops just thank god for the fop and pba cards i carry :P

[hardline_42]

Originally Posted by Rich189

i put mine on....i got pulled over twice for it on the way home from work (and i still had temp tags on) damn cranbury cops just thank god for the fop and pba cards i carry :P

Most of the tickets I've gotten have been in Cranbury. What's up with that? They're pretty heartless. I had my plate in the windshield and they still gave me a ticket every time.

[WayFast84]

my plates are riged onto my grill with them twist things that cam on loafs of bread, so I can take them off in seconds.. I need a whole new plate set up and its not worth the money for something i dont need..I just need some zip ties and ill be set!

[hardline_42]

Originally Posted by WayFast84

my plates are riged onto my grill with them twist things that cam on loafs of bread, so I can take them off in seconds.. I need a whole new plate set up and its not worth the money for something i dont need..I just need some zip ties and ill be set!

Believe it or not, zip ties are illegal also. Plates have to be attached by a metal bolt. I only know this because, you guessed it, I got pulled over for it.

[Savage_Messiah]

I went thru inspection the first time with my front plate held on by string and they passed me


well they didnt pass me, but i passed the front plate hahaha

[deadtrend1]

Originally Posted by hardline_42

Believe it or not, zip ties are illegal also. Plates have to be attached by a metal bolt. I only know this because, you guessed it, I got pulled over for it.

aint that some ****. I never knew that

[hardline_42]

Originally Posted by deadtrend1

aint that some ****. I never knew that

It really depends on the cop. I had one of my rear plate bolt holes on my pickup strung up with a zip tie and they didn't mention it when I went to get it inspected. The jack-hole that gave me a ticket for it while driving my camaro gave me three at once:
1)expired inspection sticker
2)improper display of plates
3)improper mounting of plates
It's probably one of those things where they can't stop you for it but if they already got you and they wanna stick it to you...well there you go.

[Rich189]

cranbury cops are mostly ******** its a well known fact apperently.... i did however have one let me go doing 86 in a 55.... mostly because i had 2 fop cards and 2 pba cards with me but he also has a 95 z28 so we started talking cars

[Oddball]

My car looks great with it on....

You live in Jersey. The front plate is required. There are bigger things to fight about.

[BonzoHansen]

Someday I will put one on the front of my 77. I gotta find an NOS bracket.

[Tsar]

i agree the car looks better without the front plate and 42 bucks isnt that much to pay. However after it becomes 84, 126, 168 thats kinda alot for stupid lisence plate. I had the same problem when i had my wondows tinted, 45 bucks wasnt much. However when i got pulled over twice in 3 days by the same cop and got two tickets i took it off.

[WayFast84]

Originally Posted by hardline_42

Believe it or not, zip ties are illegal also. Plates have to be attached by a metal bolt. I only know this because, you guessed it, I got pulled over for it.

WOOT Im legal now!!!

[Savage_Messiah]

[ar0ck]

I haven't had a plate mounted in the front for almost 2 years now. Ive only gotten one ticket for it and one verbal warning. The one ticket was much better then getting a gathering on a rest-stop/street-racing ticket I could have got! Right now its not even in the front window! (*knock on wood*)

Right now its mounted on a home made frame that I keep in the back seat. My excuse is "I was taking photos of the car so I removed the front plate, and due to the cold weather I haven't had a chance to re-mount it

[chemicalstylez]

Yea i don't think i'm ever gonna put the front plates back on. I guess i'm just lucky enough to have no cops around here care. I have a completely custom 88 Monte Carlo SS i almost never drive, and thats how i've gotten my only front plate ticket. I drive my 95 z28 everyday and NEVER get bothered. Go figure how that works eh? My WS6 is getting some paint/bodywork done, and i bought the front insert with the T/A emblem on it, front plate won't be going back on that one either. And keeping the plate in your car doesn't work, i tried that when i got pulled over with my SS.

[slasherbarb]

front plate=

took the bracket off as soon as i bought the car...

[maroman88]

i got a ticket for not having it on, while the car was parked at 7-11 lol, so instead of that ugly braket, i cut the plate to the size of where it says CAMARO on the grille, drilled holes in it and bent it to fit the crease in the middle and screwed it on, they didnt say anything with about an inch cut off each side at inspection but i failed emmisions and cuz my shift indicator doesnt move!

[qwikz28]

jon's dad has a motorized thing for the front plate on his plymouth i think. i'm actually thinking about mounting it on my air dam so when the cops can see it when i pull the front tires coming out of a toll booth

[coldkilla]

you need to beware and ask your insurance company about it first. long story short: i had mine off for over a year and then all of a sudden i was pulled over twice in one week. got off the first time, not the second. got the 42 dollar ticket, paid it, and when i had to renew my car insurance shortly thereafter, they knew about it and it hurt my premium! i asked why and they said thats how it is, its considered a moving violation, just like driving without registration, plates, inspection, license etc. so i got beat and now they are on. yes 42 bucks aint much but itll get you in the back end.

[Brando56894]

i have mine on but then again i dont have the front "cap" for the bumper so it would look just as bad.

[BonzoHansen]

Based on growing up at the beach, where local cops have nothing to do, here is the big problem with no plates, bad inspection stickers, tint, lights out, etc. It is a reason to get you pulled over (what do they call it, probable cause?). If you have nothing to hide or whatever, then roll the dice. But if your goofy friend has something in his pocket that might not be legal, or you had ½ a beer at dinner, look out. You are sending out the welcome mat. And yes, your friend (or his friend who came along for the ride) the one with the 1/8th that you didn’t even know about, is the one that will screw you in a second, dumping it out on your floor or under the seat.

I never liked having conversations with the local boys, at least ones I didn’t initiate. So I learned to stop inviting them over. And I never liked stupid tickets that cost me money.

I’m rolling the dice with the 77, but I’m older, I have QQ plates, and I have a clean license, so I think I could talk my way out of a ticket. ‘Sorry sir, I am trying to find the right bracket – not easy to get for a 30 year old car’.

Just a thought.