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BAD BRAD · 09-21-2009, 11:21 AM

on here the cops and dps are jerks around here once they get ur number u will get stopped every day.

Cam10RS · 09-21-2009, 11:34 AM

This was posted awhile back on our site, but this may help, This should keep you legal, and you could have fun with it, just think you get pulled over for no front plate, and you say I have one and behold there is one there when you both look.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...201#post830201

toetter · 09-21-2009, 01:33 PM

Dursin - Just a joke bro! I would not risk losing my job! Still love ya. Thanks for all the imput, I cannot stop laughing at some of them! Sorry for you guys in Texas, they are hardcore down there. If they had a new Camaro, would they put a front plate on it??? Oh well!!

toetter · 09-21-2009, 01:34 PM

LOVE IT!!!

MontyCarlo · 09-21-2009, 01:44 PM

Toetter, I'm in Iowa too. I've been driving my Camaro every sunny day for 2 and a half months, and so far I've had no trouble with cops at all. My dealer told me that they never install front plates on Camaros and Corvettes and that the law isn't enforced much.

FenwickHockey65 · 09-21-2009, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrhaus76

no plate here, its a stupid law.

Dumbest law ever. Front plates are on the Envoy and Sonoma just because there were holders installed when we bought them. Dealer would've had to drill through the bumper of the Malibu to install the holder, my dad told them to forget about it.

raven214 · 09-21-2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigd1276

No law in PA, so no front plate on mine.

Ya bastid!!

I used to live in PA, but now have moved back west and the front plate is required here. It was hard enough to watch them drill the holes into the front of my Impala.. if I one day get a Camaro I don't know what I'll do!

toetter · 09-21-2009, 05:32 PM

Montycarlo - Thanks for the info. I can't see it being a big issue, but we will see. All the trooopers in the area are good friends and hope that will help. Once they know it is my car, I should be fine. I just feel like a hipocrit not putting it on. I think I will get over it!!

nova · 09-21-2009, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toetter

It is the law!!

Not the law where I'm at so no front plate for me...

WadeWilson · 09-21-2009, 05:55 PM

Not gonna happen. If I get a ticket then I will invest in the motorized holder.

Dave McFly · 09-21-2009, 05:55 PM

when I was living in Florida (one plate state

) i came up in summer of 99 to get a new (well newer) car. That was when I got my 95 40th anniversary Thunderbird from a auction in PA (also a one plate state). got a temp tag for it and drove it back to NY where i was staying. I got all the paperwork and registration from the last car (and the Florida tag) with me so it was very easy transferring it over, did it over the phone. I drove that car in Florida for a year then we moved back to NY after new year 2000. of course NY is a 2 plate state

, i drove on the Florida tags until spring 2001 cause that's when the registration ran out. when i finally got it registered in NY they gave me my 2 plates i put on on the back but kept the other in the glove box. I drove with one plate on my car till it was totaled in 2002, if i ever got pulled over and they mentioned it i told them "it was on back order", they let me go. My dad is currently driving a Pacifica that has no front plate on it, and has had it over a year, keeps the front tag under the floor mat on the passenger side and has never been harassed.....yet.

PA FAST · 09-21-2009, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigd1276

No law in PA, so no front plate on mine.

The joys of living in PA.

MEPoPo · 09-21-2009, 06:04 PM

I have been a police officer for 20 years and this has to be one of the several laws I disagree with. Some cars look fine with a front plate and some are not meant to have one such as a Camaro, Mustang and Challenger. In Maine, there is a double whammy, there is a violation not to have a front plate, and also an inspection standard that if you dont have a front plate the car will not pass inspection. I will admit that it is nice to be able to see a plate when you meet it for several reasons, but I dont see it necessary. But if you buy a car from a dealer here, they have to sell it with the plate bracket on the car. So I guess my Camaro will have a front plate on it.

toetter · 09-21-2009, 06:10 PM

MePoPo - Ouch - That sucks! On a seperate note, where did you get the Camaro's cop car picture? Love it!!!!

09-21-2009, 01:44 PM	#33
MontyCarlo Drives: 2010 2LT/RS auto IBM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,255	Toetter, I'm in Iowa too. I've been driving my Camaro every sunny day for 2 and a half months, and so far I've had no trouble with cops at all. My dealer told me that they never install front plates on Camaros and Corvettes and that the law isn't enforced much. __________________ FAQs: 1. No, I do not have any strong opinions about the Monte Carlo. 2. Yes, I know what my name looks like. 3. Yes, but the medication helps immensely. 2LT/RS IBM/gray #21,895 ordered April 21st, delivered July 3rd

09-21-2009, 05:55 PM	#39
Dave McFly new car smell Drives: 2007 Ford Mustang 'Natasha' Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jamestown, NY Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	when I was living in Florida (one plate state ) i came up in summer of 99 to get a new (well newer) car. That was when I got my 95 40th anniversary Thunderbird from a auction in PA (also a one plate state). got a temp tag for it and drove it back to NY where i was staying. I got all the paperwork and registration from the last car (and the Florida tag) with me so it was very easy transferring it over, did it over the phone. I drove that car in Florida for a year then we moved back to NY after new year 2000. of course NY is a 2 plate state , i drove on the Florida tags until spring 2001 cause that's when the registration ran out. when i finally got it registered in NY they gave me my 2 plates i put on on the back but kept the other in the glove box. I drove with one plate on my car till it was totaled in 2002, if i ever got pulled over and they mentioned it i told them "it was on back order", they let me go. My dad is currently driving a Pacifica that has no front plate on it, and has had it over a year, keeps the front tag under the floor mat on the passenger side and has never been harassed.....yet. __________________ "May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house." George Carlin

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09-21-2009, 11:21 AM	#29
BAD BRAD Drives: 1969 CAMARO 2010 CAMARO Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: BROWNWOOD TEXAS Posts: 213	on here the cops and dps are jerks around here once they get ur number u will get stopped every day.

09-21-2009, 01:33 PM	#31
toetter Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS CGM 6M Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 311	Dursin - Just a joke bro! I would not risk losing my job! Still love ya. Thanks for all the imput, I cannot stop laughing at some of them! Sorry for you guys in Texas, they are hardcore down there. If they had a new Camaro, would they put a front plate on it??? Oh well!!

09-21-2009, 01:34 PM	#32
toetter Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS CGM 6M Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 311	LOVE IT!!!

09-21-2009, 05:32 PM	#36
toetter Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS CGM 6M Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 311	Montycarlo - Thanks for the info. I can't see it being a big issue, but we will see. All the trooopers in the area are good friends and hope that will help. Once they know it is my car, I should be fine. I just feel like a hipocrit not putting it on. I think I will get over it!!

09-21-2009, 05:55 PM	#38
WadeWilson How U Doin? Drives: 2014 CTS-V Coupe Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Californication Posts: 24,154 View My Garage	Not gonna happen. If I get a ticket then I will invest in the motorized holder.

09-21-2009, 06:04 PM	#41
MEPoPo Drives: 2003 Chevy Avalanche Z71 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maine Posts: 36	I have been a police officer for 20 years and this has to be one of the several laws I disagree with. Some cars look fine with a front plate and some are not meant to have one such as a Camaro, Mustang and Challenger. In Maine, there is a double whammy, there is a violation not to have a front plate, and also an inspection standard that if you dont have a front plate the car will not pass inspection. I will admit that it is nice to be able to see a plate when you meet it for several reasons, but I dont see it necessary. But if you buy a car from a dealer here, they have to sell it with the plate bracket on the car. So I guess my Camaro will have a front plate on it.

09-21-2009, 06:10 PM	#42
toetter Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS CGM 6M Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 311	MePoPo - Ouch - That sucks! On a seperate note, where did you get the Camaro's cop car picture? Love it!!!!