the secret is double sided velcro from 3m. its great stuff and after youre done getting the ticket signed off by a leo, you can take the plate off and the velcro tape (it doesnt damage paint at all). try it and be amazed. i rarely get tix anymore because most oak pd know me. if i get one, i just throw my front plate on there with some velcro and get it signed off. no big deal at all. ______________ oh and braddah jay, your plates are def not legal. they have to be mounted to the front bumper. Positioning of Plates 5201. License plates shall at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle for which they are issued so as to prevent the plates from swinging, shall be mounted in a position so as to be clearly visible, and shall be maintained in a condition so as to be clearly legible. The rear license plate shall be mounted not less than 12 inches nor more than 60 inches from the ground, and the front license plate shall be mounted not more than 60 inches from the ground, except as follows: (a) The rear license plate on a tow truck may be mounted on the left-hand side of the mast assembly at the rear of the cab of the vehicle, not less than 12 inches nor more than 90 inches from the ground. (b) The rear license plate on a tank vehicle hauling hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, or asphalt material may be mounted not less than 12 inches nor more than 90 inches from the ground. (c) The rear license plate on a truck tractor may be mounted at the rear of the cab of the vehicle, but not less than 12 inches nor more than 90 inches from the ground. (d) The rear license plate of a vehicle designed by the manufacturer for the collection and transportation of garbage, rubbish, or refuse that is used regularly for the collection and transportation of that material by any person or governmental entity employed to collect, transport, and dispose of garbage, rubbish, or refuse may be mounted not less than 12 inches nor more than 90 inches from the ground. (e) The rear license plate on a two-axle livestock trailer may be mounted 12 inches or more, but not more than 90 inches, from the ground. (f) A covering shall not be used on license plates except as follows: (1) The installation of a cover over a lawfully parked vehicle to protect it from the weather and the elements does not constitute a violation of this subdivision. Any peace officer or other regularly salaried employee of a public agency designated to enforce laws, including local ordinances, relating to the parking of vehicles may temporarily remove so much of the cover as is necessary to inspect any license plate, tab, or indicia of registration on a vehicle. (2) The installation of a license plate security cover is not a violation of this subdivision if the device does not obstruct or impair the recognition of the license plate information, including, but not limited to, the issuing state, license plate number, and registration tabs, and the cover is limited to the area directly over the top of the registration tabs. No portion of a license plate security cover shall rest over the license plate number. A casing, shield, frame, border, product, or other device that obstructs or impairs the reading or recognition of a license plate by an electronic device operated by state or local law enforcement, an electronic device operated in connection with a toll road, high-occupancy toll lane, toll bridge, or other toll facility, or a remote emission sensing device, as specified in Sections 44081 and 44081.6 of the Health and Safety Code, shall not be installed on, or affixed to, a vehicle. (h) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that an accommodation be made to persons with disabilities and to those persons who regularly transport persons with disabilities, to allow the removal and relocation of wheelchair lifts and wheelchair carriers without the necessity of removing and reattaching the vehicle's rear license plate. Therefore, it is not a violation of this section if the reading or recognition of a rear license plate is obstructed or impaired by a wheelchair lift or wheelchair carrier and all of the following requirements are met: (A) The owner of the vehicle has been issued a special identification license plate pursuant to Section 5007, or the person using the wheelchair that is carried on the vehicle has been issued a distinguishing placard under Section 22511.55. (B) (i) The operator of the vehicle displays a decal, designed and issued by the department, that contains the license plate number assigned to the vehicle transporting the wheelchair. (ii) The decal is displayed on the rear window of the vehicle, in a location determined by the department, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, so as to be clearly visible to law enforcement. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a decal is displayed pursuant to this subdivision, the requirements of this code that require the illumination of the license plate and the license plate number do not apply. (3) The department shall adopt regulations governing the procedures for accepting and approving applications for decals, and issuing decals, authorized by this subdivision. (4) This subdivision does not apply to a front license plate. Amended Sec. 16, Ch. 1007, Stats. 1999. Effective January 1, 2000. Amended Sec. 2, Ch. 626, Stats. 2003. Effective January 1, 2004. Amended Sec. 6, Ch. 650, Stats. 2004. Effective January 1, 2005. Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 273, Stats. 2007. Effective January 1, 2008.
no doubt dave. i had suction cups on mine for awhile, it just didnt sit exactly flat against my bumper like the velcro does. i think a cop will say that its not "secured" enough, but most of them dont look that close....
Thanks for all the suggestions. I guess for now I'll just take my chances and hope I don't get pulled over. If I do, I'll just get some velcro or suction cupes and temporarily install the plate. Anyone know how much the ticket/fine is for having no plate? Thanks.
I saw this on a mustang that was parked a few down from me at a car show last weekend. Really a cool product. May have to think about getting one of these for the road trip next year to Cali., for SF. I got warnings for no front plate 2 times on my recent trip to SF. So on the drive back to Houston, I did not want to get pulled over anymore. So I bent the plate to fit my grip tuning front fascia and installed some 3M double sided tape and the plate stayed in place. Just before I was going to clean the bugs off the car after getting home. The plate came off easily once I heated up the tape some first.
haha, you know they just pulled you over to look at your ride. court costs are $25 in alameda county now. if you dont get it taken care of in like 90 days it goes up to $115.
Welcome to the Space Age I've had 1 no front plate ticket so far (4 correctable violations on 1 ticket that day, thank you Pleasanton PD) and it's a $10 dollar correction fee once you get it signed off here in San Jose. When I took it in to get it signed off, I just velcro'd it to the front bumper. The funny part was the police officer and I discussed it a bit Officer: How is that held on there? Me : Velcro. Work great. Officer: Oh. That's interesting. I've had a lot of people ask me how to do it without drilling holes in their bumpers. Me : Yeah uhh. Works great. Good enough for NASA, good enough for me! Officer: *scribble scribble* Here you go. and viola! ... I was rather worried she wouldn't sign it off but she seemed amused and did sign off on it.
I figured if I got another one and couldn't get a friend to sign it off, I could always use zip-ties and attach it to the mesh grille. Makes it easy to remove later too.
nice to see ya again dude! do you by chance remember that italian place we all went to in carmel? i cant for the life of me remember what it was called.
Google, you my only Friend! Yeah I think I'm over my year long depression of my SRT being repeatedly ran into by other people, some not insured, being hit by foreign objects from other peoples trucks, repair shops CRASHING IT INTO A WALL, and otherwise eating turd burgers and paying for them out of my own pocket instead of getting new mods :flowers: La Dolce Vita Ristorante, San Carlos between 7th & 8th, Carmel. I'm actually headed down that way next weekend to see The Watchmen on the IMAX in Monterrey and take the GF down 17 mile drive. It'll be the first time since that run we made with NorCalLX.
yeah dude, i remember something about the damages. thanks a lot for the info. i saw watchmen a month or so back on imax at the metreon in sf. it was pretty damn cool.
