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RedSkyMan · 04-10-2008, 05:23 PM

Maybe it's me, but I really get ticked off at states that force people to put a plate on the front of a car, especially the Sky. In older cars they were in a place made for them in the bumper where they were low and didn't detract from the looks of the car as they do on the Sky. In states where you didn't have to put a front plate there, you could add something personal there, like your name, favorite sports logo or something to personalize your car. Now it's like going around with a big nasty zit on the end of your nose. If they did that here, I would seriously consider moving.

**JohnD** · 04-10-2008, 05:38 PM

We need to do a test where we determine that the front plate disrupts the airflow around the car and reduces gas mileage. Then we can compute that we would be saving gas (or better yet -reducing emissions) and that we can save a gobzillion tons or gallons of whatever... The idiot politicians will buy into the bogus science, and once the greenies get hold of it we will have a law outlawing front plates in every state!

Hey, it's worth a shot. If people can buy into man-made global warming carbon credits, this should be a walk in the park!

SkyBaby · 04-10-2008, 05:43 PM

I agree..... but... I have usually lived in states that require it... but... I have NEVER put it on any of my cars... No ugly zit on my baby! SkyBaby

Ernest · 04-10-2008, 05:50 PM

Front plates? front plates? I don't use no friggin' front plate

Supposed to but I never have any problem not having them mounted. Besides it is just a $10 fine. Only be ticketed once, taped the front tag to the bumper, took a pix,. and sent it to the court, case dismissed

**EndiSky** · 04-10-2008, 06:05 PM

Had a front plate on mine when I went on our "Idyllwild II" run. out of 17 cars I was the only one w/ a front plate. It got removed immediatly!

gadget · 04-10-2008, 09:14 PM

Mine fell off!

into my trunk.

IKenn · 04-11-2008, 12:58 AM

I Keep mine handy under driver floor mat
but have never been asked about it

**EndiSky** · 04-11-2008, 02:36 AM

Gotta admit, I also took the advice of MORE THAN ONE person from a few of our meets and took the back one off as well. Man does it look better, I just leave that nice dealer sticker in the front window and enjoy the cars lines!

xmicro_Redline · 04-11-2008, 06:41 AM

In my area of New York you will not rest in peace without one. Been there done that, no plate ....no peace. And in NY it is a $50 fine, and there is a point (i believe 3 tickets for same equipment failure) where you need to appear in court. Damn Nazi's

stromo · 04-11-2008, 09:13 PM

$60 in the peoples republic of maryland. i drove for 6 mos before getting one. it is just another tax. they also want to be sure you have something to bounce the laser off so they can try to stick you with a $150 speeding ticket.

i put a bracket below the leftmost edge of the lower front fascia and hung the plate there.. about 1 inch above the road and swept back about 45 degrees.

ya, the peoples' republic also has 10 pages of regulations describing the location and angle of the plate, permissible plate covers, etc. but i figure the police are unlikely to have a ruler.

Mickey · 04-12-2008, 09:23 AM

That is why delaware is great we have no front plate

RedSkyMan · 04-12-2008, 07:09 PM

The only good use we ever had for a plate (on the back), was to hang our car club plaque off of.

Va_Sky · 04-12-2008, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gadget

Mine fell off!

into my trunk.

What a coincidence...

Mine just happen to fall off into the same place...

Must have something to do with the air flow around and over our Sky's...

dcparks · 04-13-2008, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gadget

Mine fell off!

into my trunk.

Hey, that is where mine is too!!! In all my travels, I have never been stopped or even questioned about the lack of a front plate.... Just many, many

and lots of questions about this beautiful car... Even from cops...

**Celt03** · 04-13-2008, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcparks

Hey, that is where mine is too!!! In all my travels, I have never been stopped or even questioned about the lack of a front plate.... Just many, many

and lots of questions about this beautiful car... Even from cops...

The funny thing about our state is they supposedly require front plates BUT if you get collector car plates they only send you ONE & they will not under any circumstances issue you a 2nd one.

Now figure that one out!
But the cops here have never (knock wood) fussed at us for not having front plates on any of our cars that they aren't on.
Hubby has always hated front plates ... whenever we are in a different state he tells them it is not required in our state & they let us go merrily along.

Now - for the good news, I think we have figured out how to get the front plate holder that was installed by the dealership (which they say they automatically do because of state law) off my Saffy without damaging the bumper. Crossing fingers here!

gadget · 04-13-2008, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celt03

The funny thing about our state is they supposedly require front plates BUT if you get collector car plates they only send you ONE & they will not under any circumstances issue you a 2nd one.

Now figure that one out!
But the cops here have never (knock wood) fussed at us for not having front plates on any of our cars that they aren't on.
Hubby has always hated front plates ... whenever we are in a different state he tells them it is not required in our state & they let us go merrily along.

Now - for the good news, I think we have figured out how to get the front plate holder that was installed by the dealership (which they say they automatically do because of state law) off my Saffy without damaging the bumper. Crossing fingers here!

Strictly by coincidence! When mine fell off into my trunk. I happened to be holding a drill in my hand.

Apparently the pop rivets were faulty because the heads came off

**todaresqSL2** · 04-19-2008, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mickey

That is why delaware is great we have no front plate

And DE allows people to sell plate numbers for hundreds of thousands of dollars... one just set a record at auction, I think that was number 6 or something... it may have hit over a million... I'll have to look it up.

**Celt03** · 04-19-2008, 12:27 PM

Saffy's zit is gone !!

SkyhighNY · 05-28-2008, 07:23 AM

Yes, we here in New York are definitely required to have the front plate.

I ordered a flip license plate holder for mine. I recently saw it on a Solstice and thought it was great. I ordered it Sunday and had it by Wednesday. By the way, no drilling involved.

Hide-A-Way front license bracket @ Davies Corvette Parts & Accessories

Other than speeding, don't need to give anyone a reason to pull me over.

SKYtime · 05-28-2008, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by todaresqSL2

And DE allows people to sell plate numbers for hundreds of thousands of dollars... one just set a record at auction, I think that was number 6 or something... it may have hit over a million... I'll have to look it up.

Yes, yes they do. But only the antique black/white plates. I have the modern version on my Sky which you can now buy and use. The original #1 is on the Governor's car, #2 is for the Lt. Gov and #3 is for the Sec of State. The lower the number, the more they are worth. That last one that was sold, #11, went for $675,000.00.

04-10-2008, 05:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
RedSkyMan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 402 My Photos: (6)	Zits Maybe it's me, but I really get ticked off at states that force people to put a plate on the front of a car, especially the Sky. In older cars they were in a place made for them in the bumper where they were low and didn't detract from the looks of the car as they do on the Sky. In states where you didn't have to put a front plate there, you could add something personal there, like your name, favorite sports logo or something to personalize your car. Now it's like going around with a big nasty zit on the end of your nose. If they did that here, I would seriously consider moving. __________________ Chili Pepper Red Ordered 3-28-06 Delivered 6-29-06 Sent to Mallett 2-21-07 Delivered 5-11-07 #007 "Beast" LS-2 400 HP Dual Exhaust

04-10-2008, 05:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
JohnD First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,477 My Photos: (73)	We need to do a test where we determine that the front plate disrupts the airflow around the car and reduces gas mileage. Then we can compute that we would be saving gas (or better yet -reducing emissions) and that we can save a gobzillion tons or gallons of whatever... The idiot politicians will buy into the bogus science, and once the greenies get hold of it we will have a law outlawing front plates in every state! Hey, it's worth a shot. If people can buy into man-made global warming carbon credits, this should be a walk in the park! __________________ First:"BABY"* Silver Pearl 9 May 06* Then:"SPIRIT"* Black Onyx Red Line 25 Oct 06* Check out My Photos!

04-10-2008, 05:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
SkyBaby First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Somewhere In The SKY! Posts: 7,549 My Photos: (13)	I agree..... but... I have usually lived in states that require it... but... I have NEVER put it on any of my cars... No ugly zit on my baby! SkyBaby __________________ Whats NOT to Love??? www.kappascoasttocoast.com www.kustomkaps.com http://www.myspace.com/skybabymissy

04-10-2008, 05:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ernest First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, TEXAS Posts: 4,297 My Photos: (10)	Front plates? front plates? I don't use no friggin' front plate Supposed to but I never have any problem not having them mounted. Besides it is just a $10 fine. Only be ticketed once, taped the front tag to the bumper, took a pix,. and sent it to the court, case dismissed __________________ ERNEST '04 Torch Red Corvette Coupe '07 Corvette Z06 "Scarlett" Victory Red 555.6 rwhp / 485.5 rwt N/A - No Spray Myspace www.myspace.com/ernest06z06 Scarlett's 10.97 @ 127 Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWEaFz9hn8s

04-10-2008, 09:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
gadget Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Westminster,Colorado Posts: 579 My Photos: (0)	Mine fell off! into my trunk. __________________ '07 2.4 Liter Polar White With Tan Trim L.S. Differential B&G Springs and Dampers,Eibach Stabilizers Dual Filter Fugita CAI SMS BBTB, Vector tune Monsoon Stereo,Six disk changer PDA and 350GB hardrive space for audio

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04-10-2008, 06:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
EndiSky Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 513 My Photos: (0)	Had a front plate on mine when I went on our "Idyllwild II" run. out of 17 cars I was the only one w/ a front plate. It got removed immediatly!

04-11-2008, 12:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
IKenn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bedford,Texas Posts: 252 My Photos: (8)	I Keep mine handy under driver floor mat but have never been asked about it __________________ "Liberty" 07 Silver Pearl Black/Red Leather Vin# 103550 6 disc Prem Monsoon, Xm,CD/MP3 Slip Diff GM CAI Magnaflow Exhaust W/ dual quad tips Windrestrictor V1 Custom Laser W Red LED (2) Red Painted Calipers OGT Antenna

04-11-2008, 02:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
EndiSky Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 513 My Photos: (0)	Gotta admit, I also took the advice of MORE THAN ONE person from a few of our meets and took the back one off as well. Man does it look better, I just leave that nice dealer sticker in the front window and enjoy the cars lines!

04-11-2008, 06:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
xmicro_Redline Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,500 My Photos: (1)	In my area of New York you will not rest in peace without one. Been there done that, no plate ....no peace. And in NY it is a $50 fine, and there is a point (i believe 3 tickets for same equipment failure) where you need to appear in court. Damn Nazi's

04-11-2008, 09:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
stromo Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, Maryland Posts: 76 My Photos: (0)	$60 in the peoples republic of maryland. i drove for 6 mos before getting one. it is just another tax. they also want to be sure you have something to bounce the laser off so they can try to stick you with a $150 speeding ticket. i put a bracket below the leftmost edge of the lower front fascia and hung the plate there.. about 1 inch above the road and swept back about 45 degrees. ya, the peoples' republic also has 10 pages of regulations describing the location and angle of the plate, permissible plate covers, etc. but i figure the police are unlikely to have a ruler. __________________ 2007 RL Graphite / Black leather / magnaflow 3" quad Last edited by stromo : 04-11-2008 at 09:27 PM.

04-12-2008, 09:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mickey Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dover, Delaware Posts: 80 My Photos: (0)	That is why delaware is great we have no front plate __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pontiac builds excitement... Saturn has rethought it's image... The time has come for the enthusiasts... NASSOA Founding Member ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #1922 12/03/05 N/A Classic Solstice Mysterious MODS:GM CAI & CATBack

04-12-2008, 07:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
RedSkyMan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 402 My Photos: (6)	The only good use we ever had for a plate (on the back), was to hang our car club plaque off of. __________________ Chili Pepper Red Ordered 3-28-06 Delivered 6-29-06 Sent to Mallett 2-21-07 Delivered 5-11-07 #007 "Beast" LS-2 400 HP Dual Exhaust Last edited by RedSkyMan : 04-12-2008 at 07:45 PM.

04-19-2008, 12:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
Celt03 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,574 My Photos: (6)	Saffy's zit is gone !! __________________ "Saffyre" 2008 Midnight Blue RL/Black/Black Leather / 5-spd w/Spoiler Magnaflow 3" Quad tip / Chrome Wheels / On Star / 6 CD XM Monsoon / Splash Guards / GT Antenna / WindRestrictor V2 www.imsaturn.com/profile/Celt