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INTIMIDAT3R · 08-04-2010, 09:08 PM

Does anyone have a photo of their Camaro with a factory installed lisence plate bracket? One without the lisence plate in it.

I'm just wondering what to expect when my 2SS finally shows up.

Man, Iowa sucks!!! Front lisence plates and ANY tinting on the driver and passenger doors is illegal. Unless of course you live on the east side of Waterloo and drive a hoopty. Cops are too scared to pull them over. They just harrass us hard working, middle class folks.

Anyway, my parents bought a Malibu years ago and the dealer just used 4 freaking screws and attached their lisence plate to their front bumper without a bracket.

Needless to say, Dad went off the deep end on them. Lucky for them, the lisence plate bracket they ordered after his tirade matched the holes they had already put in the bumper.

I'd hate to have to go postal if they did that to my new Camaro.

whitehorse · 08-04-2010, 09:30 PM

Mine is still in the trunk

Kurushio · 08-04-2010, 09:35 PM

I bought a manual retractable plate that goes on the bottom of the front bumper pretty much any where you want. Still holes but atleast on the bottom.

VictoryMuscleCars · 08-04-2010, 10:10 PM

Is this what you're wanting to see? The license plate bracket was no longer needed and some black caps were installed to hide the holes.

Inferno Man · 08-04-2010, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitehorse

Mine is still in the trunk

Mine too................No holes in the bumper for me.

VictoryMuscleCars · 08-04-2010, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inferno Man

Mine too................No holes in the bumper for me.

Yeah, I'd much prefer not to have the holes with the black caps. Always trying to see the brighter side... I guess I have the option to have the bracket on or off... change it up when I want. I've seen some pretty cool front plate setups plus it's not the end of the world... I freakin totally love my Camaro... she's all mine!!

LoneCynic · 08-04-2010, 10:33 PM

Mine is also still in the trunk. In Ohio you are required by law to have a front and rear license plate. I just put my front plate on the dash in the passenger side bottom right hand corner so it is visible from the outside of the car through the windshield. I looked up court cases where people had been in trouble with the law in my state for doing just this, but they were able to argue that it was visible from the front of the car as the law stated. They were also able to show that nowhere in the law does it state that it has to be on the front bumper. They won and had the case dismissed. I saw 2 such cases of this. I am thinking about printing the law and those two cases as a precedent and keeping them with my registration and insurance information for the off chance that anything is ever said to me about it.

There was no way in hell I was going to put holes in the front bumper of my new Camaro. I'll comply with the law and have it tucked in the dash viewable from the windshield, but that's all I am willing to do. Better than some of my co-workers who also own very nice cars. They just stow the front plate in the trunk and don't even attempt to comply with the law. Better to have a hand full of cards you can play to back up your choices, but that's just my stance on the matter.

mbspeed · 08-04-2010, 10:50 PM

mine is also in the trunk now.. there is a stelth front plate bracket for our cars think its like $90 no drilling in front bumpper

oldfriend · 08-04-2010, 11:08 PM

Mine is ........wait .......oh in the trunk with the front plate !!!!

IamJacksCamaro · 08-04-2010, 11:46 PM

I told my salesman that I didn't want them to mount the bracket. Well, they didn't and it was not in the trunk.

2010 SSRS · 08-04-2010, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitehorse

Mine is still in the trunk

+1

xBlackout_Camaro · 08-05-2010, 12:01 AM

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61029

Jcalk052 · 08-05-2010, 11:12 AM

Can someone link the stealth one hat can be directly in the front that makes it so you have no holes in the front? Not the flip up one but the low pro one?

Coldpants · 08-05-2010, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INTIMIDAT3R

Does anyone have a photo of their Camaro with a factory installed lisence plate bracket? One without the lisence plate in it.

I'm just wondering what to expect when my 2SS finally shows up.

Man, Iowa sucks!!! Front lisence plates and ANY tinting on the driver and passenger doors is illegal. Unless of course you live on the east side of Waterloo and drive a hoopty. Cops are too scared to pull them over. They just harrass us hard working, middle class folks.

Anyway, my parents bought a Malibu years ago and the dealer just used 4 freaking screws and attached their lisence plate to their front bumper without a bracket.

Needless to say, Dad went off the deep end on them. Lucky for them, the lisence plate bracket they ordered after his tirade matched the holes they had already put in the bumper.

I'd hate to have to go postal if they did that to my new Camaro.

just get a hidden bracket

08-04-2010, 09:08 PM	#1
INTIMIDAT3R Account Suspended Drives: '11 2SS/RS L99, '12 2LS LFX Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Malmac A.U.N. Posts: 2,122 View My Garage	Factory License Plate Bracket Does anyone have a photo of their Camaro with a factory installed lisence plate bracket? One without the lisence plate in it. I'm just wondering what to expect when my 2SS finally shows up. Man, Iowa sucks!!! Front lisence plates and ANY tinting on the driver and passenger doors is illegal. Unless of course you live on the east side of Waterloo and drive a hoopty. Cops are too scared to pull them over. They just harrass us hard working, middle class folks. Anyway, my parents bought a Malibu years ago and the dealer just used 4 freaking screws and attached their lisence plate to their front bumper without a bracket. Needless to say, Dad went off the deep end on them. Lucky for them, the lisence plate bracket they ordered after his tirade matched the holes they had already put in the bumper. I'd hate to have to go postal if they did that to my new Camaro.

08-04-2010, 10:10 PM	#4
VictoryMuscleCars Drives: 2012 Camaro SS RS Convert Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 886	Is this what you're wanting to see? The license plate bracket was no longer needed and some black caps were installed to hide the holes. __________________ Tom P

08-05-2010, 12:01 AM	#12
xBlackout_Camaro Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Cyber Grey Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 500	http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61029 __________________ "............don't lose sight of the fact that the Mustang is not only Ford's "Camaro" - it's also their "Corvette". "-FbodFather

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whitehorse Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro 2SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 211 View My Garage	Mine is still in the trunk

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Kurushio Drives: 2011 CGM 1LT RS (M6) Join Date: May 2010 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 703	I bought a manual retractable plate that goes on the bottom of the front bumper pretty much any where you want. Still holes but atleast on the bottom.

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LoneCynic Drives: 2015 BVM 1SS/1LE Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: United States of America Posts: 457 View My Garage	Mine is also still in the trunk. In Ohio you are required by law to have a front and rear license plate. I just put my front plate on the dash in the passenger side bottom right hand corner so it is visible from the outside of the car through the windshield. I looked up court cases where people had been in trouble with the law in my state for doing just this, but they were able to argue that it was visible from the front of the car as the law stated. They were also able to show that nowhere in the law does it state that it has to be on the front bumper. They won and had the case dismissed. I saw 2 such cases of this. I am thinking about printing the law and those two cases as a precedent and keeping them with my registration and insurance information for the off chance that anything is ever said to me about it. There was no way in hell I was going to put holes in the front bumper of my new Camaro. I'll comply with the law and have it tucked in the dash viewable from the windshield, but that's all I am willing to do. Better than some of my co-workers who also own very nice cars. They just stow the front plate in the trunk and don't even attempt to comply with the law. Better to have a hand full of cards you can play to back up your choices, but that's just my stance on the matter.

08-04-2010, 10:50 PM	#8
mbspeed Drives: 2015 CAMARO SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: mass Posts: 145	mine is also in the trunk now.. there is a stelth front plate bracket for our cars think its like $90 no drilling in front bumpper

08-04-2010, 11:08 PM	#9
oldfriend Drives: Fiat 500 E Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 32.7607/N. 16.95947/W Posts: 7,816 View My Garage	Mine is ........wait .......oh in the trunk with the front plate !!!!

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IamJacksCamaro Drives: Camaro LS M6, Fiero, Ford F100 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 638	I told my salesman that I didn't want them to mount the bracket. Well, they didn't and it was not in the trunk.

08-05-2010, 11:12 AM	#13
Jcalk052 Waiting No Longer! Drives: 2011 Black 2SS/RS here, 8/25/10! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oswego, Illinois Posts: 73	Can someone link the stealth one hat can be directly in the front that makes it so you have no holes in the front? Not the flip up one but the low pro one?