Fix-it Ticket : No Front Plate

[K-MTG]

I got pulled over in Irvine for tint (35%) and no front plate. Don't have a front plate on any other car.
Anyone recommend a front plate mount?
I wonder if I can ignore the ticket (they have my info) but I didn't sign it and they wrote the model and plate number incorrect.

 

[run-the-joules]

Anyone recommend a front plate mount?

I put down PPF where the plate goes and then installed the factory mount. I don’t understand why people would pay money for an aftermarket one.

 

[Gresh]

I put down PPF where the plate goes and then installed the factory mount. I don’t understand why people would pay money for an aftermarket one.

Is it actually stuck and held up with the original double-sided tape on top of PPF?

 

[run-the-joules]

Is it actually stuck and held up with the original double-sided tape on top of PPF?

Yup. VHB tape does not fool around, it's stable.

 

[NathanielHrnblwr]

I got pulled over in Irvine for tint (35%) and no front plate. Don't have a front plate on any other car.
Anyone recommend a front plate mount?
I wonder if I can ignore the ticket (they have my info) but I didn't sign it and they wrote the model and plate number incorrect.

Suction cups. Got them on Amazon. Sticks well and comes off easily.

 

[outie]

I put down PPF where the plate goes and then installed the factory mount. I don’t understand why people would pay money for an aftermarket one.

And they pay $$$ for one too, because well, Tesla.

I got pulled over in Irvine for tint (35%) and no front plate. Don't have a front plate on any other car.
Anyone recommend a front plate mount?
I wonder if I can ignore the ticket (they have my info) but I didn't sign it and they wrote the model and plate number incorrect.

35% is pretty light. What have you done to catch their attention?

 

[K-MTG]

And they pay $$$ for one too, because well, Tesla.


35% is pretty light. What have you done to catch their attention?

Literally just got pulled over for that and no front plate. The first time I got pulled over.

 

[NathanielHrnblwr]

Literally just got pulled over for that and no front plate. The first time I got pulled over.

CHP?

 

[MXWing]

That’s bull *sugar* because I see 20%, 360 tints on Audi’s every single block.

 

[Retaw]

I put down PPF where the plate goes and then installed the factory mount. I don’t understand why people would pay money for an aftermarket one.

Last time I checked PPF also costs money? Also how to remove the plate on PPF easily?

 

[Lloyd]

California is ambiguous also as when they issue "Dealer Plates" they only issue one, and it only needs to be displayed on the rear. The dealer plate can be used for the dealer owners primary vehicle on a permanent basis.

 

[Need]

I got pulled over in Irvine for tint (35%) and no front plate. Don't have a front plate on any other car.
Anyone recommend a front plate mount?
I wonder if I can ignore the ticket (they have my info) but I didn't sign it and they wrote the model and plate number incorrect.

And in Irvine no less where 1 out of 3 cars got tint and no front license plates. I actually have never heard of anyone got "pull over" for just tint and/or no front plate in SoCal. Maybe he pulled you over for something else but didn't tell you and let you go easy on just tint and no front plate? Like rolling a stop sign or something?

 

[run-the-joules]

Last time I checked PPF also costs money? Also how to remove the plate on PPF easily?

I already had the PPF from installing HOV stickers, the roll was $12

If I need to remove it I’ll just warm it up, yank it off and remove the film

 

[K-MTG]

CHP?

Irvine PD

And in Irvine no less where 1 out of 3 cars got tint and no front license plates. I actually have never heard of anyone got "pull over" for just tint and/or no front plate in SoCal. Maybe he pulled you over for something else but didn't tell you and let you go easy on just tint and no front plate? Like rolling a stop sign or something?

I actually saw him hiding (motor cycle cop) at a new stop sign so I did stop fully and did everything correctly.

 

[GolanB]

Absolutely! I have not had one for about the past 15 years. Average about a fix-it ticket every 2.5 years. Usually get a cop buddy to sign off on it. Totally worth it for me to have a clean looking front end. Plus, I see no point in a front plate if you've got one in the rear already. If it was that crucial, it would be law in every state.

Overall, I think its a good law even though some of us ignore it. Police are not the only ones that need to see plates- think of what happens if you get dinged in a parking lot and you've got Sentry mode enabled. Sometimes the only recourse you have is to go after the owner based on the plate information.

As for myself, I purchased the Bandit, but in the end, did not mount it. I was a little concerned about what might happen to the front grill if a car came at it at an angle while parking in front of me. I haven't heard any reports of grill damage, but it is something I remain curious about.

 

[Eno Deb]

I already had the PPF from installing HOV stickers, the roll was $12

If I need to remove it I’ll just warm it up, yank it off and remove the film

You can do the same with the adhesive on the front plate holder. It's really not that hard to remove and doesn't leave any damage. I don't really see a reason to use PPF. It's a different story with the damn CA HOV stickers since they are designed to fall apart and leave behind pieces when you try to remove them. Since the white stickers expired, I see tons of Teslas with the remains of stickers that their owners tried to remove ...

 

[run-the-joules]

You can do the same with the adhesive on the front plate holder. It's really not that hard to remove and doesn't leave any damage. I don't really see a reason to use PPF.

I used PPF to protect from the plate mount itself in case it rubs on the paint.

It's a different story with the damn CA HOV stickers since they are designed to fall apart and leave behind pieces when you try to remove them. Since the white stickers expired, I see tons of Teslas with the remains of stickers that their owners tried to remove ...

Everything about those stickers is a debacle. The people involved with the planning, design, rollout, and manufacturing are all morons.

 

[silentcorp]

I put down PPF where the plate goes and then installed the factory mount. I don’t understand why people would pay money for an aftermarket one.

I can pop mine off within a minute and put it back on. For me, and many others, that is well worth the cost. That and the all-too-plastic factory version is ugly as sin.

 

[Invictus88]

I honestly just didn't like the idea of having a front plate that wasn't secured by anything but sticky tape. I've had enough things using that stuff fall off randomly after some time.

The last thing I want is for my front license plate to be one of those things; especially as It would be unlikely I would find it later.

The Bandit that I have looks nice, is secured by a mechanism that tightens and doesn't require that I touch the paint job of my car at all. It was worth it for me. <shrugs>

 

[kpalaniswami]

You may want to take a look at this inexpensive option,

No-Hole Tesla Model 3 Front License Plate Installation kit