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Old Jan 30, 2022 | 05:39 PM
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I finally received a front plate ticket on Friday morning before 6 a.m. The car was parked on the street in front of my house. I have had cars with no front plate for over 40 years now. My luck finally ran out. Bought my car used and did not get a factory mount. I Mounted the plate using the ijdmtoy kit here: Lexus RC No Drill Front Grille Mesh Mount License Plate Relocator Kit — iJDMTOY.com . They did not have one for my specific vehicle, but this one worked ok. Did a sloppy job with black plasti-dip making the silver parts black. Good enough for me.



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Old Jan 31, 2022 | 12:25 AM
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I zip tied the oem mount to the lower grill. Not a fan of it sticking out from the bumper.



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Old Jan 31, 2022 | 05:21 AM
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Front plates must die.
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Old Jan 31, 2022 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by peasodos
I zip tied the oem mount to the lower grill. Not a fan of it sticking out from the bumper.


What did you use to wrap the center part of your bumper? Just gloss black vinyl wrap? Or was it a kit?
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Old Jan 31, 2022 | 11:27 AM
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I would have done this if I already had the factory mount. Looked briefly for one - they are somewhat costly.
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Old Jan 31, 2022 | 03:31 PM
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What did you use to wrap the center part of your bumper? Just gloss black vinyl wrap? Or was it a kit?
Also, what Lip iis that it does not wrap up on the sides?
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Old Jan 31, 2022 | 03:37 PM
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Also, what Lip iis that it does not wrap up on the sides?
Just gloss Black vinyl, had a shop wrap it.
This is the basonr L-style lip. I bought it for $59, but they increased the price.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/391167972034

The lip is a must to protect the bumper, I think it's a more OEM+ look compared to the skipper style lip.
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Old Jan 31, 2022 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by peasodos
Just gloss Black vinyl, had a shop wrap it.
This is the basonr L-style lip. I bought it for $59, but they increased the price.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/391167972034

The lip is a must to protect the bumper, I think it's a more OEM+ look compared to the skipper style lip.
Yes it just blends in nicely with instead of sticking out. Thanks.
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Old Jan 31, 2022 | 07:30 PM
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Front plates must die.
Luckily in Louisiana, we only need the back plates. Man, it disgusts me that down here in Louisiana people put a stupid looking front license plate as a "mod." I've seen it all. People get the European front plate and put stuff like "Your Mom," "Suck It," etc. Lol all of the ricers with civics put "Type R" as a front license plate when they drive a base model civic. A few months ago, I saw a guy with a 13-15 GS 350 F sport with a front license plate saying "F-SPORT."
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Old Feb 1, 2022 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by initial
Luckily in Louisiana, we only need the back plates. Man, it disgusts me that down here in Louisiana people put a stupid looking front license plate as a "mod." I've seen it all. People get the European front plate and put stuff like "Your Mom," "Suck It," etc. Lol all of the ricers with civics put "Type R" as a front license plate when they drive a base model civic. A few months ago, I saw a guy with a 13-15 GS 350 F sport with a front license plate saying "F-SPORT."
Yes that is disgusting.
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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 12:54 PM
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I don't have mine on either. knock on wood. looks better without it.
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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by lexus4jess

I don't have mine on either. knock on wood. looks better without it.
Avoid parking on a public street whenever possible. Frinkin parking enforcement. That's how I finally got caught for the front plate.
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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 03:43 PM
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That musta been one bored azz cop/meter maid.
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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 05:38 PM
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Where I work we have a meter maid go by every day. Car is in plain sight. Scary ****.
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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Jakerin
That musta been one bored azz cop/meter maid.
The officer that verified my correction of the issue told me they have some other department doing the parking tickets. He said they had a lot of flexibility on the front plate issue. I got the impression that he would not cite that. I have received quite a few moving violation tickets before - they either didn't mention the plate or told me I am supposed to have a front one - never a citation until the parking enforcement one.
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