Cameron

I refuse to drill holes in my camaro, will hanging it in the window work? I read the law and it said it had to be displayed from the front...window will work right?

undr cnstrn92RS

yeah you can put the liscence plate in your frond windshied. as long as its visible fron the front of the car, i have had mine wedged between the window and the dash on the passenger side so it doesn't obstruct my view. i have pulled over a couyple of times and every time i got let go b/c they overlooked it when they pulled me over

jgifford

That's exactly where I keep mine, in the window. Of course, I only did that because after several years, a robocop finally pulled me over and gave me a warning.

tankueray

That's where mine is. I found some suction cups at Pep Boys near the license plate brackets and they work great. Before I only had it suctioned on the top and the bottom cracked my dash. My windows are also too dark, so I keep a copy of both laws in the car along with a Drs. note saying I have light sensitivity. Tell you what though, it really pisses off DPS when they pull you over. I think I get away with it because I'm a girl... I tried to find the link for the specific code, but I can't. It's somewhere in the Transportation Code at www.capital.state.tx.us The window tint thing is under TTC chapter 7 section 547.609 and 547.613

DURTYBIRD

Good luck getting scalped when you get into a serious car accident.

best place for it is on the front airdam. If you can get down close to ground level and see it from the front - then it's legal...according to a texas cop that posts on another website.

HTH!

zap89

I thought that if it, did not have FACTORY installed mounting brackets then you didn't have to have a front license plate ?

DURTYBIRD

This is incorrect.

zap89

Is this in writing some where ? I don't want to drill holes in my bird either if I don't have too.

DURTYBIRD

DURTYBIRD

You actually dont have to drill holes though. Mount the plate to the fron airdam (under the front bumper). You can use zip ties or the like. It may scrape from time to time, but it is considered the front of the car.

HTH!!!

Jekyll & Hyde

Here's a petition for getting rid of the front license plate law. 9,300+ people signed it the last time I checked.

krazycracka55

hmm mines between the seat and the console...when i got pulled over... on 2 seperate occasions(no tickets written) they both **SUGGESTED** i move it cuz if i wrecked it could in fact potentially harm me.. so inbetween it went....this was when i boght my bullit grill becuase it had no mounting holes for a license plate

Jekyll & Hyde

I have mine under the seat today, is that ok?

I haven't had a front plate on for a couple years now, only got a warning one time, but I looked at the cop wrong and he just needed a reason to pull me over.

Under the seat:
Incase you are wondering, and before I get flamed... I just got new plates when I went in for my registration, just when I remembed the other one!!!

Pro

Question - how can a cop radar you from in front if you dont have a license plate in front?

If they cant... in theory, you could hawl your *** as fast as possible down the highways, and if the cop cant radar you, then if he does decide to pull you over, the best you would get is a ticket for no plate (revoked when you put one on) since he couldnt determine how fast you were going (unless I guess he turned around real quick and got you from behind).

88txiroc

Dont need a front plate for RADAR, as it just bounces off of the largest moving object in its path. Although a LASER does need a reflective surface, it does not have to be a plate. Headlight, turn signal, even a bling, bling grill will work. I have even gotten a reading from a flat, nicely painted hood.

DURTYBIRD

1) its not legal, and;
2) if you get into a big accident and it comes out of there...it will shave the back of your legs for you. (ouch)


Just mount it to the airdam UNDER the front bumper. Its still visible from the front and therefore technically legal.

Rydex

I just take my chances. I will and have paid the $135 ticket if the cop insists that he wants to be a jackass. Usually most officers will not give you a ticket for no plate unless your being a jackass yourself. I received my ticket because I was also close to being over the intoxication limit, so the slew of tickets I received was the "warning" of not to drink and drive.
My other warnings have been from pulling out of the bar after only 1 or 2 drinks, presumably to check on my intox level. I wasn’t drunk so I didn’t get a ticket.

My car lived in AZ for 12 years, Ill be damned if I am going to put holes in nor endanger my person by putting it in the window. I will pay the ticket again if I get one for this asinine law.

Pro

Isnt there like a bracket or something you can buy to hold it in? Thats what mine has, with no drilling required. I have never put it on though because a)I hardly ever drive the car, b)Im not in an area where cops patrol that often c)I just dont care

88txiroc

Check out eBay. There is a guy that sells a bracket that mounts under the bumper, to the bumper supports or something. No holes to drill in your bumper cover.

Just fab some sheet metal up in a "L" shape and mount the plate. Better then drilling holes and getting a ticket. Or you can check out Autozone's HELP section to see what they have.

Jekyll & Hyde

Actually I only had the new plates under the seat for a while.

As for not having the front plate, at least it's not lying when I say I don't have the front plate.

USA_Rally

I live in OK and here we don't have to have a front license plate. But, my car did come equipped with the factory front license plate option. The grille insert is the black louvers with a factory plate. I recently switch to the IROC/Z28 grille with the fog lights. If someone wants the other grille let me know, I'd be willing to part with it. It's an easy switch and you shouldn't need to drill any holes. I can post a pic of it, if needed.

DURTYBIRD

Another option is if you know someone who lives in LA or NM and you use their address to register in that state - then you not only have the one rear license plate - you also don't have to worry about the stupid windshield sticker or vehicle inspection sticker.

Pro

Maybe they can vote twice as well.

krazycracka55

my friend got a written warning for no front plate so he mounted it right quick, took a pic, took the pic to the courthouse, and had the ticket dropped.... then unmounted the plate again

Wi$h

my car had no front plate when i bought it, went for nearly 6 months without getting pulled over for it. then one day i got pulled over by a local cop, just a warning. 1 week later got pulled over by a state troop, same thing just a warning. 2 days later, got pulled over by local cop again, another warning. 1 week later, got pulled over by another local cop, another warning. about 2 weeks later i got pulled over by the same cop that pulled me over the first, was very close to getting a ticket, but i told him i was on my way home so that i could put the plate on. so i went home and put the damn thing on because i was tired of getting pulled over, made me late for work 3 times. my car already had holes drilled in it so, no big deal for me.

oh and appearently you can't have it in the window as i had the state troop and one the other cops tell me that.

H0TR0Dn

I used to get pulled over in my 79 TA all the time with it in the windshield and was also told it is not legal there. So i put it on hinges under the front of the car. Even though it stays pushed up out of sight I havent been pulled over since.