Cali folks--Are you Runninf Front Plates?

[Mr.DJ]

Thanks guys...it's a 'done deal'

[apbrian112]

no front plate... haven't had a problem yet (only had my 300 for 2 weeks). *knock on wood*

[turbohips]

No plates at all for three months now and no problem.

[Mr.DJ]

Well, my dealer installed the new grill and modified/lowered the front license plate bracket...I thought that it turned out very well.

[300CUL8R]

Not going to run a front plate on my new 300. Didn't have one on my Bimmer for years and never had a problem.

You may want to be extra careful when having drinks with dinner though. You'd hate to blow a 0.81 after getting stopped for a lousy plate.

[Mr.DJ]

Anybody come up with a good idea for a removable license plate bracket yet; i.e., 'on' whilst driving and 'off' while it's parked at shows?

[iwanna300c]

I've had two front plate tickets issued by two different parking enforcement agencies. LA and Beverly Hills.

[II kings 9:20]

I am in a front plate state, no probs. here, also did not run one on my RX8

[steverwrx]

No front plates on my 300C, WRX or 4-Runner. I have a small front license plate collection I have not run front plates on most of my vehicles in 20+ years driving in CA. I did get one parking ticket "no plate" in Anaheim about six years ago on my old BMW 325.

[joeSRT8]

Originally Posted by Mr.DJ

Anybody come up with a good idea for a removable license plate bracket yet; i.e., 'on' whilst driving and 'off' while it's parked at shows?

One thing about that show "Knight Rider" I watched in my youth that I liked was that he would push a button and it would cycle the plate to a different one. I think he had three combinations. I always thought about building a little system to do that (ya know, running a toll in a pinch if you have no change, etc.) No doubt if you were ever discovered with a system that cycles between different plates at the push of a button you'd probably be staring at some federal-level judge sooner or later; but it's a nice thought!

Anyway, to hell with front plates - it throws off the look of the front grill too much. If I ever get a fix-it ticket I'll show up with the front-plate and get it signed off, pay the $15, and then when I get home the plate comes right back off.

Rinse-cycle-repeat.

Simple operating expense - so just say NO to front plates especially if you care about the look of the front of your car.