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Number plate location
Just saw this pic and it looks like the number plate mount will be in front of the grill. Its a shame because it will block quite alot of the grill reducing air flow.
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Ahhhh! That's terrible. In California, it's they're pretty strict about having a front license plate since they have all of the cameras that automatically take pictures of your front end if you run a red light. I think I'll have to put mine on the dashboard....
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check here for other discussions about this problem
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and these are just the threads about this subject. do a search and you will find just as many threads that started on a different topic but include posts about the plate positioning. mazdaman since your in scotland can you just get stick on numbers or something like that?
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and these are just the threads about this subject. do a search and you will find just as many threads that started on a different topic but include posts about the plate positioning. mazdaman since your in scotland can you just get stick on numbers or something like that?
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i've already said this (possibly in every post zoomy linked to), but maybe there could be a braket which would allow relocation of the plate to the side (right or left, depending on whether the car is LHD or RHD) of the grill, below the headlight and above the oil cooler ducts??
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if you are just going to throw it on the dash, remember to move it once in awhile so you dont have to figure out how to explain the not faded area to the nice policeman. "really officer, it just broke yesterday and i have the part on order with my dealer!"
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Im sorry zoom44 for bringing up this topic yet again but this pic was the first I have seen of the new 8 with a license plate. Yes I can stick on a number plate e-type styli but even so where do I stick it?
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Not sure what the big deal is...
Neither my 93 Rx7 nor my 99 Isuzu have front plates and I've never been hassled about it, not by CHP nor meter maids, and I live in California. If the looks of the front plate bothers you...leave it off.
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Re: Not sure what the big deal is...
Originally posted by Ozone
Neither my 93 Rx7 nor my 99 Isuzu have front plates and I've never been hassled about it, not by CHP nor meter maids, and I live in California.
Neither my 93 Rx7 nor my 99 Isuzu have front plates and I've never been hassled about it, not by CHP nor meter maids, and I live in California.
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Re: Re: Not sure what the big deal is...
Originally posted by Puppy1
I have never had a front plate on my current car, and was only ticketed once in conjunction with a parking ticket.
I have never had a front plate on my current car, and was only ticketed once in conjunction with a parking ticket.
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I've seen some cars in California with their front plates cut at the top and bottom, to resemble the European "short and wide" license plates. This allows a lot more options for cleanly mounting the plate as it doesn't take up so much space. Dunno if it's legal but I don't see why not since you don't need registration tags on the front plate.
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Originally posted by Buger
Here is the somwhat unusual plate location of the last 7. It does leave most of the intake area open but messes up the curves.
Brian
Here is the somwhat unusual plate location of the last 7. It does leave most of the intake area open but messes up the curves.
Brian
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Actually, the front end and the air intake of that model RX-7 was designed with the placement of the plate. Supposedly, the plate causes turbulance and a venturi effect directly behind the lower edge of the plate. As the air is squirling behind the plate, it squirls directly into air intake and intercooler ducts. Mazda used to have a nice graphic for it on their Japanese website.
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Actually, the front end and the air intake of that model RX-7 was designed with the placement of the plate. Supposedly, the plate causes turbulance and a venturi effect directly behind the lower edge of the plate. As the air is squirling behind the plate, it squirls directly into air intake and intercooler ducts. Mazda used to have a nice graphic for it on their Japanese website.
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This is the company that used mathmatical equations, computer modelling etc. to ergonomically design the "freestyle" doors on the Rx-8.
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Here atleast we don't have to worry about that front lisence plate at all. So we are in the clear. If you Yankees want to keep complaining about the front air damm to lisence prolem, send all of those pretty RX-8 up north, trust me we don't mind :D
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Re: GOD BLESS CANADA
Originally posted by Canuck69
Here atleast we don't have to worry about that front lisence plate at all. So we are in the clear. If you Yankees want to keep complaining about the front air damm to lisence prolem, send all of those pretty RX-8 up north, trust me we don't mind :D
Here atleast we don't have to worry about that front lisence plate at all. So we are in the clear. If you Yankees want to keep complaining about the front air damm to lisence prolem, send all of those pretty RX-8 up north, trust me we don't mind :D
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Re: Number plate location
Originally posted by Mazda man
Just saw this pic and it looks like the number plate mount will be in front of the grill. Its a shame because it will block quite alot of the grill reducing air flow.
Just saw this pic and it looks like the number plate mount will be in front of the grill. Its a shame because it will block quite alot of the grill reducing air flow.
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