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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 09:26 AM
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Anybody have experience with europlates.com or customeuroplates.com? I'm thinking about getting one with my CA license plate # on it.

I know they're illegal but thinking of picking up a bumper that has holes pre-drilled for euro style plates.

If anyone has had a good experience in dealing with euro plate companies please feel free to chime in and point me in the right direction.

Again, I know they're illegal here in CA, but I haven't heard of many people getting hassled for their front plate alone. If anyone feels otherwise, please feel free to share.

Thank you in advance!
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 09:47 AM
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As far as the front bumper goes, and avoiding plate tickets, I think it's safer to have no front plates rather than the euro plates. The front euro plates would scream "Hey officer, look at me!".
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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Hey Nick, just ask Weezy, he had euro plates on his E60 - remember? Not sure if he ever used his front California plate
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 09:50 AM
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I agree with balbs.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 10:03 AM
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Wait.... it is illegal to have front plates?

In the middle east, it is ILLEGAL NOT to have front plates.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Bteljuice
Wait.... it is illegal to have front plates?

In the middle east, it is ILLEGAL NOT to have front plates.
What he is saying is, it is illegal to have the incorrect plate in front.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by healthservices
What he is saying is, it is illegal to have the incorrect plate in front.
oh.... miss-understood Balbs

Don't know the difference between both plates
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Bteljuice
oh.... miss-understood Balbs

Don't know the difference between both plates
The Euro plates they're referring to are the tacky novelty plates that look a bit like european plates. A bit like how you'd see a California plate in a kids bedroom maybe in europe because someone went there on vacation and thought it'd be cool.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DD_545i
The Euro plates they're referring to are the tacky novelty plates that look a bit like european plates. A bit like how you'd see a California plate in a kids bedroom maybe in europe because someone went there on vacation and thought it'd be cool.
OHHHHHH..... Yeah, I had one like that in my room when i was a kid, but from Florida.
Thanks for the explanation
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 10:55 PM
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thanks for the replies.
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