Do you have your front license plate on? (for those who live where it's required) - Page 4 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Jeff_SS · 11-30-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by n116ebo

You must have a front plate in Texas. Kind of like seat belts IT'S THE LAW so why go around asking for trouble. Just my 2 cents.

I have never driven without my seatbelt, that could endanger my life. I always stop at stop signs cause it's so simple, and could endanger my life, or others, and it's the LAW. BUT I refuse to put a license plate on the front of my vehicle, it does not have registration stickers on it because the back does, it does not protect my life or anyone else's life, so I have no need for it, and it looks so stupid.
Now I'm getting the retractable one.

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Originally Posted by PAUL SS

My front plate is in my glove box. In September after I tinted my headlights, fog lights and turn signals blue, a local LEO got a good look at the front of my car as I was slowly moving through an intersection and I figured if I was going to get nailed, this would be the time. He didn't bother with me. Also I got my state inspection in August without it.

Yeah on my truck I don't have a front plate. The whole truck is flat black and black rims and smoked lights and blacked out everywhere, I have yet to be pulled over for it. Even after pulling up adjacent to a cop at a light multiple times.
So in this case, I haven't ever been pulled over for it, yet when I got a parking ticket, they just tacked the fine on their with it. I am sure I would have been able to talk the cop out of it if I was present at the time he was issuing it.

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Originally Posted by matthook

How much is the ticket for not having one showing anyway?

mine was $48 I'm in southern California.

kiteman · 11-30-2011, 11:54 AM

nope, dealer didn't install it. and that's exactly what i would tell a policeman if they pulled me over.

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Originally Posted by PAUL SS

My front plate is in my glove box. In September after I tinted my headlights, fog lights and turn signals blue, a local LEO got a good look at the front of my car as I was slowly moving through an intersection and I figured if I was going to get nailed, this would be the time. He didn't bother with me. Also I got my state inspection in August without it.

wouldn't hold on to that logic for much longer. not every cop is the same. if it's illegal to not have a plate, i guarantee you there is a cop that will pull you over for it for every cop that won't.

valnzula · 11-30-2011, 12:02 PM

anyone know how strudy the hide a plates are? How aerodynamic are they?

calegarrison · 11-30-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by midnighter

yea, don't rub it in

haha my bad, also we dont need anything inspected either

velociSSimo · 11-30-2011, 12:03 PM

No plate for mine. Never had an issue.

RichGreene · 11-30-2011, 12:40 PM

Cars too attention getting not to have one. JacFab on mine. Clean easy install and unbolts off in a minute.

MMC · 11-30-2011, 01:15 PM

No plate and no problem so far. I have the JacFab bracket and plate in the trunk if I need it.

Baba · 11-30-2011, 01:16 PM

Wouldn't even dare to consider not having my front plate on. That's added attention I can do without!

Johng57 · 11-30-2011, 01:23 PM

I had to have on also - NJ Resident.

EdRedCamaro2 · 11-30-2011, 01:30 PM

Nope! I haven't put on the front license plate since I bought my first Camaro in 1995.
I think it helps to be near the border of two states that do not require front plates...
And to obey the law...
and to keep it off the streets where the police run those new cameras that automatically read plates to look for vehicles with outstanding warrants.

kobSS · 11-30-2011, 01:35 PM

I dont have one on ever. I got a ticket for it not too long ago. Zip tied it on, went to the local station and got it signed off. Paid the 40 bucks, mailed it away and done. Really not a long process, so ill keep the plate off other than those 10 minutes where im getting it signed off.

As a side note, the local station here doesnt even go outside to confirm if the plate is on, so maybe youll get lucky?

matthook · 11-30-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by valnzula

anyone know how strudy the hide a plates are? How aerodynamic are they?

I think it depends on which one you get... I was checking some websites out last week and a lot of the reviews said they werent the greatest quality. One guy said every time he came to a curb-type parking spot it would get mangled at the bottom of his car.... but i guess that also depends on how stupid you are for pulling up too far in a parking spot.

Supercamaro64 · 11-30-2011, 01:55 PM

When i first got my camaro, it wasnt illegal to not have it. I got pulled over and the cop said it was because i didnt have a front plate. He didnt give me a ticket (he couldnt, it wasnt illegal) but he claimed that it was, and told me to put one on.(I did check later, and it wasnt illegal until about 6 months AFTER i got pulled over for it) A similar thing happened to my friend when i was with him, we got pulled over, apparently for no front plate. This was 3 years ago, and my friend still hasnt put on a front plate, and hasnt gotten pulled over again lol. I put my front plate in the front windsheild of my camaro. i havent gotten pulled over since. Most cops dont notice or dont care. But im not putting mine on the front bumper, it looks stupid!

Lucavi · 11-30-2011, 02:01 PM

I have my plate. Really didn't mind getting it done, but if I do the ZL1 front bumper, I may not put the front plate back on.

11-30-2011, 12:03 PM	#47
velociSSimo ... well, not yet. Drives: 2012 Chevy Silverado ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 1,213	No plate for mine. Never had an issue. __________________ 1988 Wellcraft St. Tropez / 32' Length / Twin 454ci

11-30-2011, 01:15 PM	#49
MMC Drives: CGM 2SS/RS, 1987 & 2014 Silverado Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Spencerport, NY Posts: 1,012	No plate and no problem so far. I have the JacFab bracket and plate in the trunk if I need it. __________________

11-30-2011, 01:16 PM	#50
Baba Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USAREUR, CONUS/DOD-A, VA Posts: 1,745	Wouldn't even dare to consider not having my front plate on. That's added attention I can do without! __________________ 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible Summit White Black Leather 3 Pedals Build Date: 06/27/2011 Purchased: 07/30/2011 Title Received: 08/15/2011 1984 Camaro (3rd Gen.): Traded: 1987 "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss."

11-30-2011, 01:23 PM	#51
Johng57 Mid-Wife Crisis Drives: 2012 Black 2SS / RS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: South River, NJ Posts: 378 View My Garage	I had to have on also - NJ Resident. __________________ Order PVSN9X - 2SS Black, RS, GFX.... VIN - 9125176 10/08/2011 (6000) Vehicle delivered to customer or dealer has completed customer paperwork

11-30-2011, 01:30 PM	#52
EdRedCamaro2 4BC Motorsports Drives: 2010 1SS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cincinnati OH Posts: 215 View My Garage	Nope! I haven't put on the front license plate since I bought my first Camaro in 1995. I think it helps to be near the border of two states that do not require front plates... And to obey the law... and to keep it off the streets where the police run those new cameras that automatically read plates to look for vehicles with outstanding warrants. __________________ 1SS/RJT/Sunroof TPW 9/7/09 3800: 9/14/09 Arrived 9/24/09 "In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go...I know it's true; racing doesn't lie" The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

11-30-2011, 12:02 PM	#45
valnzula 4Cs Member Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lompoc,Ca Posts: 171 View My Garage	anyone know how strudy the hide a plates are? How aerodynamic are they?

11-30-2011, 12:40 PM	#48
RichGreene Account Suspended Drives: 2011 1SS M6 Green 1993 Custom Eldo Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 973	Cars too attention getting not to have one. JacFab on mine. Clean easy install and unbolts off in a minute.

11-30-2011, 01:35 PM	#53
kobSS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 535	I dont have one on ever. I got a ticket for it not too long ago. Zip tied it on, went to the local station and got it signed off. Paid the 40 bucks, mailed it away and done. Really not a long process, so ill keep the plate off other than those 10 minutes where im getting it signed off. As a side note, the local station here doesnt even go outside to confirm if the plate is on, so maybe youll get lucky? __________________ 2010 CGM 2SS/RS: Pfadt'ed Out Level 4, Pfadt Featherlight Coilovers, Pfadt ZL1 Sways, Pedders Radius Rod Inserts, CTS-V Brakes, Borla S-Type, Quad Tips, Forgestar 22" F14's (Show), CAI Intake w/ scoop, Rx Catch-Can, AAC Lighting, Showstopper Sidemarkers "Information is the oxygen of the modern age" Build Thread

11-30-2011, 01:55 PM	#55
Supercamaro64 Right, right. Drives: 79 Z28, 86 Camaro, 94 Burb 4x4 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 1,350 View My Garage	When i first got my camaro, it wasnt illegal to not have it. I got pulled over and the cop said it was because i didnt have a front plate. He didnt give me a ticket (he couldnt, it wasnt illegal) but he claimed that it was, and told me to put one on.(I did check later, and it wasnt illegal until about 6 months AFTER i got pulled over for it) A similar thing happened to my friend when i was with him, we got pulled over, apparently for no front plate. This was 3 years ago, and my friend still hasnt put on a front plate, and hasnt gotten pulled over again lol. I put my front plate in the front windsheild of my camaro. i havent gotten pulled over since. Most cops dont notice or dont care. But im not putting mine on the front bumper, it looks stupid! __________________ "You wanna lay the fate of the world on the kids camaro? Thats cool." "When reporters asked what it was, one official stated, 'It's a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.'" The Creampuff Fleet-

11-30-2011, 02:01 PM	#56
Lucavi Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Burgundy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 117 View My Garage	I have my plate. Really didn't mind getting it done, but if I do the ZL1 front bumper, I may not put the front plate back on.

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