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Originally Posted by BET530' post='882547' date='May 18 2009, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='882730' date='May 18 2009, 09:15 PM
I've never been pulled over in any car for not having a front plate.
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I got pulled over for speeding and the officer asked for the front plate. I told him it was missing. He just told me to go to DMV and get one.
That was it, no citation or fix-it ticket. I still got the speeding ticket though.
That was it, no citation or fix-it ticket. I still got the speeding ticket though.
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='882730' date='May 19 2009, 12:15 AM
I've never been pulled over in any car for not having a front plate.
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Originally Posted by BET530' post='882537' date='May 18 2009, 06:24 PM
No, i was on sepulveda and roscoe! i just moved out here the valley this past year and with all the stuff going on here you think the police would concentrate there energy on bigger things then giving out fix it tickets!
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Originally Posted by advancedlogic' post='883035' date='May 19 2009, 08:22 AM
Stay outta Panorama City with an E60! I got pulled over last year for "Loud Exhaust" at the same intersection - right across from Galpin, in front of Checkered Flag Audio. I explained it was a Remus and just made a deeper sound. He gave me some BS that he has a 550 and it is quiet. His partner walks to the front of the car and busts me for no front plate. Both were dismissed - the plate thanks to zip ties (fix it ticket), and the exhaust due to abserdity (below threshold). Good luck man.
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What was the $ hit for the fix it? I am running around town (will avoid Panorama City) with no front plate. I like the look of the front and am not looking forward to drilling holes into the bumper. May follow your lead with the zip ties....
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Engine: Custom Remus cat-back exhaust w/chrome square tips, K&N Air Filter, Charcoal Filter Removed, Sprint Booster :-), 50/50 mix of 91+100 Octane, EuroRev ECU Remap (coming soon lol), Dinan High-Flow Throttle Body (coming soon...maybe lol)
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Exterior: E60 forum clings, 5% rear tint, ACS roof spoiler (painted black for distinct look against limo tint), ACS trunk spoiler, ACS add-on front spoiler and rear apron (awaiting installation), "18 Black Staggered BeBeS Style OER (emergency replacement for cracked sport 124 rims), black kidney grill, white accessory lighting (including license and trunk lamps), Angel-eye upgrade, AIB xenon-matched fog lamps, AIB V3's on order, red rear reflectors
Originally Posted by lorinzo' post='883670' date='May 19 2009, 05:24 PM
Curious
What was the $ hit for the fix it? I am running around town (will avoid Panorama City) with no front plate. I like the look of the front and am not looking forward to drilling holes into the bumper. May follow your lead with the zip ties....
What was the $ hit for the fix it? I am running around town (will avoid Panorama City) with no front plate. I like the look of the front and am not looking forward to drilling holes into the bumper. May follow your lead with the zip ties....
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Originally Posted by forced528' post='881483' date='May 18 2009, 02:13 AM
I have never put front plates on any of my cars. They look fugly. But I also keep my vehicle registration paper stuck on my windshield to help. I agree with Nerwill, it can be mounted any way as long as it's mounted.
However they can be placed anywhere as long as they have the correctly spaced letters / numbers. My plate is so illegal but then again I was always a rebel.
