Square Wheels Posted March 13, 2023 Share #1 Posted March 13, 2023 In MA we had front and back plates, in TN we only have back. Now the wife and I both have front plate brackets screwed into our cars. What plate should I get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #2 Posted March 13, 2023 Steelers plates? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted March 13, 2023 Share #3 Posted March 13, 2023 I just removed the front bracket from the pickup and CX5. The holes are not noticeable. If you notice them, paint some button head hex screws black or to match the paint and and put them in the holes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #4 Posted March 13, 2023 My other car is a bicycle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #5 Posted March 13, 2023 http://static.demilked.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/5cb0455202aad-5caca1712be34_YDfvaWS__700.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted March 13, 2023 Share #6 Posted March 13, 2023 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #7 Posted March 13, 2023 Whatever you do, avoid politics, religion, or something that personally identifies you. Walmart.com has pages of plates: This is about as far as you can go without pissing someone off in today's intolerant America: Or you could just do this: Or you could go the Van Gogh route and remind everyone what a Starry Night looks like when you're stoned: Or you could remind everyone of bountiful flora: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 13, 2023 Share #8 Posted March 13, 2023 Why not just get ride of the plate brackets? You can contact your car dealer or DIY. You need a trim part for BMW. (not sure I have the correct cars... but you get the idea) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #9 Posted March 13, 2023 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #10 Posted March 13, 2023 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted March 13, 2023 Share #11 Posted March 13, 2023 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Sorry, I'm not giving up my plate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #12 Posted March 13, 2023 14 hours ago, Bikeguy said: You can contact your car dealer or DIY. Or buy new cars? WTF is @Square Wheels waiting for??? This is a definite sign from god to upgrade his cars ASAP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted March 13, 2023 Share #13 Posted March 13, 2023 BEANZ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #14 Posted March 13, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #15 Posted March 13, 2023 16 hours ago, Square Wheels said: In MA we had front and back plates, in TN we only have back. Now the wife and I both have front plate brackets screwed into our cars. What plate should I get? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #16 Posted March 13, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted March 13, 2023 Share #17 Posted March 13, 2023 I'd vote to remove the front bracket. That's what I did when we moved from NY to PA (another with no front plates). (In PA they call them "tags" not "plates" and that's one of those silly little things that just bugs me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 13, 2023 Share #18 Posted March 13, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted March 13, 2023 Share #19 Posted March 13, 2023 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc2000 Posted March 14, 2023 Share #20 Posted March 14, 2023 Printed in mirror image font: If you can read this, I'm too close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 19, 2023 Share #21 Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 8:53 PM, Square Wheels said: What plate should I get? What did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted March 19, 2023 Share #22 Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 9:58 PM, Longjohn said: Steelers plates? I think you meant to say Browns. It's OK if you are confused. You are getting old. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted March 19, 2023 Share #23 Posted March 19, 2023 That seems like a great place to have the Cafe url. If Pennsylvania and some other states can put their urls on plates, why not advertise the Forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 20, 2023 Share #24 Posted March 20, 2023 Subtle..... but fits your sense of humour 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share #25 Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/19/2023 at 2:48 PM, Bikeguy said: What did you get? Nothing yet. As listed above, there are no replacement parts aside from a new bumper, and that would probably be a couple thousand, painted. On 3/19/2023 at 8:14 PM, Zephyr said: Subtle..... but fits your sense of humour I need some help here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted March 22, 2023 Share #26 Posted March 22, 2023 9 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I need some help here. You and all the restofus! But if I had to put money on a forumite to finger it oot it would be between PZ and Trenton! Well shit, I just got it. Nice. Of course considering the source made it almost instant. Weird how that worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 22, 2023 Share #27 Posted March 22, 2023 If you are young enough I think a set of inserts would be better than a frontal plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted March 22, 2023 Share #28 Posted March 22, 2023 Is assman available in TN? Probably not, they probably have obscenity restrictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted March 22, 2023 Popular Post Share #29 Posted March 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Square Wheels said: Nothing yet. As listed above, there are no replacement parts aside from a new bumper, and that would probably be a couple thousand, painted. I need some help here. Think about seeing that plate in your rearview mirror 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zephyr Posted March 22, 2023 Popular Post Share #30 Posted March 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Square Wheels said: I need some help here. It is so the person in front of you can read it in their mirror 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 22, 2023 Share #31 Posted March 22, 2023 By the time you realize it the plates so close you can't see it over the deck lid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 22, 2023 Share #32 Posted March 22, 2023 Can we start making new car recommendations? This front plate nonsense is a waste of time. He and his wife NEED new cars (or, really, trucks), so let's get cracking on making suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 22, 2023 Share #33 Posted March 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Can we start making new car recommendations? This front plate nonsense is a waste of time. He and his wife NEED new cars (or, really, trucks), so let's get cracking on making suggestions. Wife F 2 Fiddy with a lift kit - plates "HER'S" Wheels - Hyundai Santa Cruz "HER'S 2" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 22, 2023 Share #34 Posted March 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: Wife F 2 Fiddy with a lift kit - plates "HER'S" Wheels - Hyundai Santa Cruz "HER'S 2" Not a Rav4 Hybrid for SW??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted March 22, 2023 Share #35 Posted March 22, 2023 I hate front plates, they're ugly and unneccesary. So you should just get rid of the brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 22, 2023 Share #36 Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Wheels - Hyundai Santa Cruz "HER'S 2" Or 'NOT HIS' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 22, 2023 Share #37 Posted March 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Or 'NOT HIS' I like this more than my lame idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 22, 2023 Share #38 Posted March 22, 2023 Squamous or orbital, it is all frontal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Square Wheels Posted April 20, 2023 Author Solution Share #39 Posted April 20, 2023 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 20, 2023 Share #40 Posted April 20, 2023 45 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I am glad we could help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 20, 2023 Share #41 Posted April 20, 2023 1 minute ago, jsharr said: I am glad we could help. I feel like my input was wasted. And my feelings are important. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 20, 2023 Share #42 Posted April 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: I feel like my input was wasted. And my feelings are important. Post a head on picture of your car please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 20, 2023 Share #43 Posted April 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, Kzoo said: I feel like my input was wasted. And my feelings are important. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 20, 2023 Share #44 Posted April 20, 2023 31 minutes ago, jsharr said: One of the 2 best states in the union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 20, 2023 Share #45 Posted April 20, 2023 10 minutes ago, Kzoo said: One of the 2 best states in the union. Yep. VA nips it by just a hair. But close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 20, 2023 Share #46 Posted April 20, 2023 I expect your insurance premiums to go up soon due to vandalism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted April 20, 2023 Share #47 Posted April 20, 2023 Had the same problem when bought a car in RI. Discovered the front plact bracket installed and looked at photo texted wife after test drive. They install them on the original PDI, not when cleaned up for delivery at sale. Thought about taking off and repairing the hole with Bondo and touchup paint. But besides the effort that would require, just seemed wrong on a new car, plus could do it anytime in the future. Then the debate what to get. University? Sport Team? Cycling/Photography or other hobby? Political slamming the Governor that might get the car keyed? Then settled on this after perusing through Amazon. Ironically, the military exchanges and the VA canteen didn't have anything. I liked the black against the silver car over the more AF Blue. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted April 20, 2023 Share #48 Posted April 20, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 10:00 PM, Longjohn said: My other car is a bicycle? You could still fit a vanity plate to it. Will be great when it is your time to lead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 20, 2023 Share #49 Posted April 20, 2023 VA was a two plate state when I lived there. The Daytona had two front plate screw holes...........on the bottom of the nose. I was stopped several times for not having a front plate and when I showed the staties where it was mounter per factory spec they said that position was unacceptable. They made me bend the plate so most of it was close to vertical. Unfortunately that interfered with the air flow into the lower two radiator intake holes under the nose of the car so I would bend it back to flat as soon as they were out of sight. It was a rickie tickie bullshit situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 20, 2023 Share #50 Posted April 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: VA was a two plate state when I lived there. The Daytona had two front plate screw holes...........on the bottom of the nose. I was stopped several times for not having a front plate and when I showed the staties where it was mounter per factory spec they said that position was unacceptable. They made me bend the plate so most of it was close to vertical. Unfortunately that interfered with the air flow into the lower two radiator intake holes under the nose of the car so I would bend it back to flat as soon as they were out of sight. It was a rickie tickie bullshit situation. It seems most "sports car" owners here in VA ignore the rule. Some toss it in the glove box or on the floor in the back, or maybe put it on the dash. I remember years ago, the Dulles Access/Toll Road FINALLY started using cameras to capture toll avoidance and front plates help with that a bit. They try to capture front plate, rear plate, and driver photos. Not sure how well it does, but they're now phasing out "fines" in general at many toll plazas and going to 1) EasyPass type payment, and then, if no EasyPass/whatnot, 2) send a bill plus a processing fee (aka the fine but a little less $$$) to the plate owner. Not sure what their "success" rate is in reading plates and receiving out-of-state payments, but it saves on manned toll plaza costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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