License Plate Placement

[hokie2012]

I wasn't sure if this post would fit in the body and appearance section so I put it here. I live in Virginia which has a law requiring both a rear and front mounted license plate. I am planning on getting a turbo soon which means the intercooler will have to get cooler air from the front of the car where the license plate bracket is. Is there a better place to put the license plate on the front and still look good?

[whitdog54]

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do you have a camaro or firebird?

[hokie2012]

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Its a camaro

[loser]

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ive seen people leave them in the windshield on the dash, ive seen them pop rivoted on the air dam.

but im 99% sure both are illegal. they technically have to be on the front bumper.

[Mr. Logger]

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http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/camfronlicpl.html

You might try that...

[whitdog54]

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Or possibly have it off set to the left or right.

[hokie2012]

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Ya, I know its illegal to have it on the dash and I think it would look weird to have it set off to the side. I guess I'll have to wait for the commonwealth to repeal the front license plate law:(

[hokie2012]

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Or I might go with that SLP license plate reallocator.

[whitdog54]

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Yea off setting it can look a little weird, ive seen some camaros pull it off though

[Chipmunk]

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Here in Illinois its the same law, although in the windshield corner is legal temporarily.
I just took mine off and said screw it until I they say something about it. I'll just tell them it fell off and waiting for some parts.

But even so, I've seen Vettes, Camaros and other cars that don't even have a place to put a front plate. Not sure why, but I've seen them. I dunno maybe if the car is built in a state where it don't require it, that they don't put a mount on for it or what. Most states require both plates don't they?

Not sure how strict Virginia is on that law, but apparently Illinois isn't cause I've had it like that for about 2 years and see others without it all the time.
Been pulled over plenty of times without it to and they don't say anything.
3 days after I bought the car, got pulled over and the guy thought I stole the car cause the plates where still registered for the other car.

[hokie2012]

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Ya, I don't know about cops in Virginia, but I know I've seen people without them on. But I do know that cops in D.C. will ticket you if our car is registered in VA but don't have a front license plate.

[RadRacer]

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Drill a bunch of holes in it, and then mount the intercooler behind it :) Air-Flow+Legal (unless it's illegal to alter one like that, IDK)

[blackRS]

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I have seen a few people tie em up to their sun visors and just flip the visor down when they need to...pretty sure thats illegal but the guys I have talked to havce never had issues with it.

[solocamaro95]

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i mounted mine on the air dam under the car ( that black piece of plastic that scrapes when you go into steep drive ways) there is a lot of f bodys where i live and we all have it mounted there

[eazy_e6996]

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mississippi alabama tennessee we only got em on the back