i got a lil problem, in ny we need to have two license plate on the cars, (front and back) which makes my RX8 look not so pretty but... anyways i lost my front plate mount with the plate and i was wondering if is there anyother way to put a plate on the front bumper without that big **** on it ?? or where can i get that big front thingy??

 

That's why I moved to PA. :D

Dealers will have them. Members in states like PA might still have theirs. I threw mine out.

 

Check out the DIY section.

 

https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...68&postcount=6
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Dont put the front plate on. I have not had a front plate for 5 years (13 months in the rx8) and have had no problems.

My argument - it looks stupid. If I wanted something that looks stupid, I could have saved 10 grand and bought an SRT4.

 

i had no front license plate for about 6 months then got pulled over 3 times in the period of 2 months -____-

now mine is on...

the dealer sells the front license plate holder for around 30 dollars

 

leave it in the trunk and tell the cop you're waiting on the brace from the dealer

 

NY law i have to have it on, and im not concerned about the getting pulled over i got the plate, its when i park on the street for anyreason, traffic cops in NY are pissed cause they didnt make it to be real cops, so they are A$$E$. but that Kmart plate is the best i seen perfect solution . thank you expo.

 

that's sooooo funny :D

I live in NY too, have had the eight for 1 week. no front plate...i do not drive a lot and putting a plate in the front is ugly as hell. I'll use the 'waiting for the plate-holder from dealer' excuse

 

Does that solution effect Airflow? In Colorado it is not a big offense. Parking cops will ticket you $15 dollars, and State Patrol will use it as a reason to pull you over and look for warrants.

 

They're very strict about that that front plate in New York State, anywhere you live it dosen't matter big city -small town, you'll get a ticket.

 

what if you're out of state w/o front license plate, parked in NYS/NYC? [but the plate is required in the state your car is from, like MA]

 

I think Iowa requires a front plate, too... and I'm REALLY considering doing away with mine. The plate in the trunk + "waiting for license plate holder" excuse sounds pretty good to me.

 

I happen to live in NY, and neither myself nor many people I know with other sports cars that do not have a front plate on, have ever gotten tickets, over the course of years without front plates. At least here on Long Island, they don't seem to care to harass people about the front plate. Just don't drive stupidly around a cop, and you're fine. Give them a reason to pull you over, and they'll probably tack on the no front plate.

I will continue with my plate on the bracket, in the trunk, with dead bugs from when it was on a previous car and mangled screw holes, incase I ever get pulled over.

 

Yeah well I don't really know for sure how it is in other European countries.

But I'm pretty sure, that they all need a front and back licence plate.

I know we do here in Belgium (IT SUCKS BIGTIME).

P.S. the speedcamera's here in Belgium can flash you from the back AND the front

 

lol here they send you the pics front, back and one of you smiling so there is no mistake. and long island they dont care much cause mostly white people there, i live in the bronx and im 23, Dominican, driving on a supper red car im a walking magnet to cops. :D :D

 

Yeah, here in Los Angeles, especially my city (Glendale) they are hard core about it. I had it off for about 6 months, but with the mods I have, the last thing I need is for the police to pull me over for no front plate, and make me pop my hood. Put it back on. I agree the RX8 is much better without it, but I'm dead if I get pulled over now.

 

they wont make you pop your hood, but NY sucks with tickets,(thanks major bloomberg) i dont feel like paying 100$ cause i dont have a front plate

 

knight7, maybe you should stop assuming your ethnicity has anything to do with any encounters or problems you may have with the police. Perhaps your driving is the cause of any attention you receive from the boys in blue. I hate to tell you but all of us "white people" on Long Island rack up plenty of tickets, it just so happens that no front plate is not one of the main offenses. I guess that the cops ignore the fact that we're white for the other offenses, but let us slide on the front plates. Please, if all of us don't get over what ethnicity we are, and start treating everyone with the same respect, we'll just continue building rifts between groups. You should be proud of your heritage, not use it as a crutch.

 

I live in NY as well and it really does suck. I didnt have my plate on my old 8 for a year and than I bought my Shinka, I didnt have it on and then I went for an interview and my investigator commented about it, so I decided that if Im trying to get a job I should pull up breaking the law. SO I put it on but it does suck looks so much more nicer without it. Now with my old old car, my civic I didnt put it on cause I had a bodykit and I got pulled over continuously, though I didnt get a ticket, thats the good part about being a pretty blonde.....lol............

 

I just accept the fact that I have to have one on there and just move on. I don't see the need to give them an easy reason to pull me over.

Luckily the color on the top part of the plate blends in very well with my Velocity Red car, so it doesn't look too bad.

 

hey wassup,

what's ur name...hit me up pretty blonde :D

 

oh god, get a life

 

Most states require a front plate...it's not like you're the only one

it's a small thing, and i'd be happier with the 50 bucks instead of giving it tot he police dept.

 

I live in Ohio and my front plate is coming off when I get the RB intake/duct kit. The sole reason there is a front plate is so that the police can id your vehicle when you are oncoming to them. Now my opinion, and my opinion alone is, that government agencies as a whole have gained too much autonomy. Politicians have forgotten that they are there for the people and should represent the majority and not their own whims. Last time I checked, no citizen was ever asked if they wanted front plates or even felt there was an overwhelming need for them. There are way too many bullshit nit picky laws and regulations out there.