R56 Plateless in front?
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i run plateless and like stated in an above post (on page one) have gotten tickets for no front plate instead of getting speeding tickets. id much much rather pay a $150 no front plate ticket than a $300+ speeding ticket + points. i also love the look of the no front plate, with the exception of the two stupid holes in the bumper. something i guess ive learned to live with.
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I can handle front plates because they look better on R56 than first gen....but what I don't get is folks who seem to not mind dealer badges...or even dealer plate frames. Talk about advertisement!!!!!
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Ive been looking at that mount on their site. How easy is that to put on and take off? Is it something that you can spin on as a complete unit or does it need to be taken apart to install? Thanks
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I have lived in Ohio now for almost nine years after returning from Florida which does not require a front plate. After moving up here, I never ran a front plate on any of my vehicles and i have had all sorts of entanglements with my friendly LEO's [speeding, accidents etc.]. No once has my lack of front plates been noticed from either local departments, county mounties, or state troopers. Therefore I will continue to run without one and not spoil Nigel's face.
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I called my dealer at least once a week until the car arrived. In NY State you must have a front plate installed or the will not let it leave the lot. So, I bought the bracket from GoMiniGo. It installs into the tow hook on the front. This way your bumper is not drilled but the plate is on.
My friend told the dealer when he ordered not to drill it but he didn't follow up. Guess what? They drilled the holes in the bumper and mounted the plate! Believe it or not, he got them to swap out a new bumper!
My friend told the dealer when he ordered not to drill it but he didn't follow up. Guess what? They drilled the holes in the bumper and mounted the plate! Believe it or not, he got them to swap out a new bumper!
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(Frantically knocking on wood)...I haven't run a front plate on any of my cars in over a decade even though my state requires one. I have gotten two tickets, one in my R53 MINI and one in an old Audi TT, I just considered them a tax I have to pay occasionally to keep my cars pristine. A few months ago, I had a DPS trooper pull me over in my Porsche out in the middle of nowhere under the auspices of my lack of front plate. A few minutes of enthusiast-like questioning about my vehicle and I was on the way with a verbal warning. To the OP, I do remember seeing a thread either here or on MetroplexMINI that mentioned some Dallas area burbs being particularly hard on this issue.
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I believe it would be possible to take it off without taking it all apart, but I cannot vouch for that right now. If you want, I'll check it out tomorrow and let you know.
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No, thats OK. Thanks for responding. I'll just give the company a call. I'm probabilly going to order it either way because Im not going to screw into the bumper.The car is on the ship right now and should be to the dealer within two weeks. Ill call Go-mini-go today.
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If you call we will be out for a few days, we are still filling orders but the office is closed for phone calls over the next few days.
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I called my dealer at least once a week until the car arrived. In NY State you must have a front plate installed or the will not let it leave the lot. So, I bought the bracket from GoMiniGo. It installs into the tow hook on the front. This way your bumper is not drilled but the plate is on.
My friend told the dealer when he ordered not to drill it but he didn't follow up. Guess what? They drilled the holes in the bumper and mounted the plate! Believe it or not, he got them to swap out a new bumper!
My friend told the dealer when he ordered not to drill it but he didn't follow up. Guess what? They drilled the holes in the bumper and mounted the plate! Believe it or not, he got them to swap out a new bumper!
Besides, it was great to see my MA have a heart attack when I told him I wasn't taking the car
Get your facts straight next time. And check your spelling!
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i told my MA that i didnt want it installed either. went to look at the car after it arrived yesterday and simply hid the bracket under the seat just in case lol :razz:
pickin her up Sat, and wont have to worry about front tags until the 30 day temps are up anyway... ill probably order the tow hook one, but for the past 2 years in my mustang that i had, i simply left it behind the seat and would stick it in the window if i was worried about the law enforcement wherever i was going
pickin her up Sat, and wont have to worry about front tags until the 30 day temps are up anyway... ill probably order the tow hook one, but for the past 2 years in my mustang that i had, i simply left it behind the seat and would stick it in the window if i was worried about the law enforcement wherever i was going
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My sales order said "no front plate". Picked up the car, two screws in the bumper, but no plastic license frame (just the screws). MA had them swap the bumper with another new car.
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We got two tickets within about 6 months on the wife's Corvette for having no front plate. One was an add-on to a speeding ticket, the other was a stop just for the front plate missing. The front-plate fine alone was about $100 per occurence. This is in Houston, TX. After that, we put the front plate on. Just too expensive for a cosmetic thing. There was a movement (largely pushed by Corvette owners) to drop the front plate requirement in Texas, but it went nowhere under protest of law enforcement.
I put the front plate on the Mini with the go-mini-go tow hook mount device. It is a quality piece of work-- all stainless steel. However, I had to put some Loctite on the threads of the stud that goes into the tow hole to keep it from getting loose. The threads are just too coarse to maintain tightness.
I put the front plate on the Mini with the go-mini-go tow hook mount device. It is a quality piece of work-- all stainless steel. However, I had to put some Loctite on the threads of the stud that goes into the tow hole to keep it from getting loose. The threads are just too coarse to maintain tightness.