Clau

Hey CL,

Ive had my 2012 IS 250 for almost half a yr now and after having a shoot with a few CL members, I really hate having my front plate on....Are there any alternatives besides using a Tow hook mount? I know I can cover up the holes with caps from my local home depot. I live in the Bay Area, CA so its a hit or miss with cops actually pulling you over for no front plate

Samieee

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Some people attach it to the lower grill. Not sure if it works with the IS

vapid2323

Lucky for me, in Washington I just leave it off. I have left it off for 6 years and never got a ticket... I might not do that in CA though.

VTsuckah

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That's exactly what I did to mine (with zip ties). Looks a lot better than the standard mount or tow hitch mount.

KillaIS250

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I did a ghetto-rig and found some parts at Home Depot that made it look like it was drilled into the lower grill.
I took it off though because I still hated the way it looks with the front license plate.
For a $25 fix-it-ticket, I figured i'll test my luck

reyoasian

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DOes it scratch the lower bumper?

VTsuckah

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I put some door weather stripping on the back, then wrapped that and the edges in white electrical tape. I put zip ties on all four corners. It doesn't move at all.

reyoasian

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Nice

I need a new bumper and really don't want to drill the new one so maybe I'll go with this route

Nikon

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any pics of these license plate options people have rigged up?

fpayqafa

I have left it off for 6 years and never got a ticket.

Sffd103

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This has been discussed before. In CA they can give you a ticket even while parked. Here is what I did.

Samieee

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^ Where did you get that?

DjRiDe

I have seen people use these Not sure if this is the same one as above.

Non Powered:
http://www.amazon.com/Show-Go-Licens.../dp/B001E4E0ZW

Powered:

Hope that helps!!

I haven't seen it on an IS but have on other cars.

bnizzle87

I used that exact same non-motorized version after my fix it ticket, which, as Mariano mentioned, happened while my car was parked outside on the street. I affixed it underneath my bumper, which reduced my ground clearance but protected the underside of the bumper a great deal. It really worked, but I just got bored with the look. I might try the motorized approach, but I know there will be some cutting of the lower grille.

Adam350is

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here's my setup -

heres the better view -

ISF front style bumper. i had to trim it a bit. cut it around all sides. not sure how to do it with regular bumper. originally i thought about just using like velcro perhaps. on the beamers they have this motorized unit that can bring up the plate and then hide it.