Did you mount your front Licence Plate?
05-11-14, 09:04 AM
#17
I'm rolling the dice here in IL and not running the required front plate on any of our three Lexus vehicles. It's probably just a matter of time before my wife or I get pulled over. A buddy of mine has ran without a front plate on his Miata for 10 years without a problem but recently bought a red Corvette Z06 and had it two days before getting harassed by a local doughnut eater. It's all about drawing attention to yourself and being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
05-11-14, 09:05 AM
#18
It's not required in North Carolina, and I'm tempted to leave it off, but my wife, who will be the primary driver of our new RX, has long had an oval, European-style license plate on the front of her Avalon that says, "HB," for Holden Beach where we vacation. All her friends want her to put it on the RX because that's how they recognize her around town. It's her call.
05-11-14, 09:28 AM
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Use a Rho-plate if you get a ticket and then take it back off when you get home, goes in the tow hook adapter. dont mixed up in the model menu its all the same thing...
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05-11-14, 09:48 AM
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Use a Rho-plate if you get a ticket and then take it back off when you get home, goes in the tow hook adapter. dont mixed up in the model menu its all the same thing...
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=361579
05-11-14, 11:17 AM
#22
Lexus Test Driver
I got one " fix it" ticket because my license plate cover is bluish plastic.
I know the fine is less than a 100, probably chunk change to most members,
But it's the waste of time to drive to a CHP Officer to show them you " fixed" it that bothers me.
I can't justify a lunch break or an hour of work time just to do this.
05-12-14, 01:09 PM
#24
No front plate on my 91 MR2 since new, Nov 1990, and none on my 2014 RX350. Its all about the esthetics.
I did get stopped once in the MR2 as the state sent me a truck sticker one year and the officer looked for my front plate but never said anything about it not being there. He verified that my registration was current but the tag was a truck tag and not a car tag. The truck sticker was red while the car tags were brown that year. He said that you might get stopped a lot unless you replace that sticker. It probably helped as I was dressed in a suit and tie and on my way to the office.
I did get stopped once in the MR2 as the state sent me a truck sticker one year and the officer looked for my front plate but never said anything about it not being there. He verified that my registration was current but the tag was a truck tag and not a car tag. The truck sticker was red while the car tags were brown that year. He said that you might get stopped a lot unless you replace that sticker. It probably helped as I was dressed in a suit and tie and on my way to the office.
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05-12-14, 01:33 PM
#25
The toll roads in the area use toll-by-plate and a transponder is not a requirement. They just send a bill to the address of vehicle registration. Guess the rule is in place as it may/will interfere with collection.
07-25-14, 06:19 PM
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Driver School Candidate
When i had my wrx and evo, i always got pulled over for no front plate... Then i got a 335 and no plates, no problem. Same thing with the is250. Now the ct came wit brackets, but i took it off as soon as i got home. Im in san diego too so... I guess just depends on the type of car (at least majority of the time)
07-26-14, 07:09 AM
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[QUOTE
The driver of this SUV, never got a ticket for years!
until the time he got pulled over for something else! LOL!
Yeah, that's an M2 machine gun mounted at the back of his SUV.
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Wait, I didn't see THIS on the options list!
The driver of this SUV, never got a ticket for years!
until the time he got pulled over for something else! LOL!
Yeah, that's an M2 machine gun mounted at the back of his SUV.
[/QUOTE]Wait, I didn't see THIS on the options list!
07-26-14, 10:54 AM
#28
Pit Crew
It looks much better not having a front plate on, but it can also serve as a protective purpose. It's the only reason why I leave mine on, but it's a 2010 RX. I'm not sure how far a plate sticks out on the new spindle grilles because it seems a bit recessed in. I once had a car back up into mine and it dented/scratched my plate instead of my bumper.
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