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silvia240 · 03-03-2003, 09:19 PM

Just as the topic seys, what is holding your front licence plate on?
I got a fix it ticket for no front licence plate on about a month ago and i need to fix this. Plus it used to be mounted to this black thing but i was driving down the highway and ran over a big rig tire and it ripped it all off with the licence plate. So i need to know if there is like a braket thing i can use to hold it in place or if i need to rethred the front bumper to screw it on, or how ever ingenious ways other people have put on their licence plate on. Thanks All

rps13kid · 03-03-2003, 10:33 PM

dam where u like??? i live in green bay wi and i dont have a plate on my front and i have not got pulled over yet and it has been 6 months with no prob, but all of my friends got pulled over but not me...i was watching tv ant they said that the only reason that we need them on is because thats one way for cops to get a radar on you hahaha....what did the cop say ...did he give you a warning or a ticket?? just put screws in there it will hold it there should already be some

**mrmephistopheles** · 03-03-2003, 11:21 PM

Front license plate? Whassat? ;-)

You can buy a new License plate bracket from your Nissan dealer.

Sixbanger · 03-03-2003, 11:24 PM

I just have mine behind the windshield.. no problems so far, but if I get hassled I guess I'll just drill some holes in the plate and mount it straight to the bumper. The holes for the bracket are too far apart.

DRIFTING_SIL_EIGHTY · 03-03-2003, 11:47 PM

i got my license plate in the front but whn i drive it dissapears

if you go to the apezi garage sale this saturday ill show you how i did it. dont mind helping out fellow 240sx'ers stay away from a ticket.if you cant make it i can i can meet you up if your in the la/southbay area in cali. lemme know wassup and ill let you know how to find me.

Brian · 03-04-2003, 12:12 AM

zipties.

silvia240 · 03-04-2003, 06:58 AM

i dont think zip ties are gonna work. But i do not want to make the holes bigger by screwing bigger screws in there. When the tire ripped the licience plate off, it ripped the whole thing off, including the black pastic thing that was holding it in resulting in stripped holes in the bumper. But i got like 2 weeks left before i get fined. Stupid san diego pd. Oh well, ill go to the dealership tomorrow and see what i cant throw my money away on.

Chew Slice · 03-04-2003, 10:28 AM

Well, for people with S13's, I took the plate off the front and put it under the air dam. If you look up there there will be some screws that match up exactly to the license plate holes. This might work for S14's too but im not sure. Oh yeah, there is some bending required as well (to the plate that is)

silnv · 03-04-2003, 10:37 AM

On my Mitsubishi it is held on with zip ties into the mesh. On my s13 I am not gonna run one casue it will block my intercooler and Ohio liscense plates are ugly and dont match anything very well. So I refuse to put it on. It will just sit in the front windsheild, I have been told that is legal as long as its visible.

BadMoJo · 03-04-2003, 10:51 AM

I have never driven with a front plate in any of my cars. Never had a problem with the cops either.

rps13kid · 03-04-2003, 06:43 PM

hahaha
ok listen to this i replied about not having a front plate on my car and today i was on the hiway and i got pulled over by a state troper for not having one and .because my tint was too dark and my back tires were bald hahahha so they gave me a warning for it and told me that i had to rip off the tint...whats the legal tint that you can have for your car neways i live in wisconsin and i got the car from cali,,,,dam laws

SilviaDriver · 03-04-2003, 07:14 PM

talking about license plate..how do them japanese people bolt it on the side of their car W/O using screws?

s14slide · 03-04-2003, 09:32 PM

if you have an fmic mount it in the middle of the bumber but only mount the top part on hinges w/ springs(the scissors type, kinda shaped like <) so when your going slow or stopped the plate is down but when you get up to speed it will kinda flip under the front bumber. Thought of that in my boredom one day even though I don't have to have a front plate in NC.

240racer · 03-05-2003, 06:43 PM

my friend mounted his plate to the passenger sun visor and then just left it down all the time. I'm not sure if he got a ticket for that or not, but it's not there anymore.

silvia240 · 03-06-2003, 01:48 AM

these cops here are dicks. Im just gonna buy some big screws and screw it in. I dont care anymore anyways. Its seriously a waste of time to deal with this crap. hehhe plus im just lazy as hell. hahhaha
take a look at the picture, that is what happened to my front bumper when i ran over a tire. it ripped everything off.
poor car

03-03-2003, 09:19 PM	#1
silvia240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: SoCal Posts: 438 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What is holding your front Licence plate on? Just as the topic seys, what is holding your front licence plate on? I got a fix it ticket for no front licence plate on about a month ago and i need to fix this. Plus it used to be mounted to this black thing but i was driving down the highway and ran over a big rig tire and it ripped it all off with the licence plate. So i need to know if there is like a braket thing i can use to hold it in place or if i need to rethred the front bumper to screw it on, or how ever ingenious ways other people have put on their licence plate on. Thanks All

03-03-2003, 10:33 PM	#2
rps13kid Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: GrEeN BaY WI Age: 41 Posts: 415 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	dam where u like??? i live in green bay wi and i dont have a plate on my front and i have not got pulled over yet and it has been 6 months with no prob, but all of my friends got pulled over but not me...i was watching tv ant they said that the only reason that we need them on is because thats one way for cops to get a radar on you hahaha....what did the cop say ...did he give you a warning or a ticket?? just put screws in there it will hold it there should already be some __________________

03-04-2003, 12:12 AM	#6
Brian Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: usa Posts: 12,840 Trader Rating: (54) Rides Gallery: Brian Feedback Score: 54 reviews	zipties. __________________ http://bhworld.wordpress.com/

03-04-2003, 10:37 AM	#9
silnv Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marietta, OH Age: 43 Posts: 1,094 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	On my Mitsubishi it is held on with zip ties into the mesh. On my s13 I am not gonna run one casue it will block my intercooler and Ohio liscense plates are ugly and dont match anything very well. So I refuse to put it on. It will just sit in the front windsheild, I have been told that is legal as long as its visible. __________________ 1997 Nissan 240sx 1991 Nissan 240sx hatch

03-04-2003, 10:51 AM	#10
BadMoJo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Luis Obispo, Ca Age: 43 Posts: 1,931 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have never driven with a front plate in any of my cars. Never had a problem with the cops either. __________________ ----Gone----

03-03-2003, 11:24 PM	#4
Sixbanger Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I just have mine behind the windshield.. no problems so far, but if I get hassled I guess I'll just drill some holes in the plate and mount it straight to the bumper. The holes for the bracket are too far apart.

03-03-2003, 11:47 PM	#5
DRIFTING_SIL_EIGHTY Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: gardena/los angeles Posts: 754 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	i got my license plate in the front but whn i drive it dissapears if you go to the apezi garage sale this saturday ill show you how i did it. dont mind helping out fellow 240sx'ers stay away from a ticket.if you cant make it i can i can meet you up if your in the la/southbay area in cali. lemme know wassup and ill let you know how to find me.

03-04-2003, 06:58 AM	#7
silvia240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: SoCal Posts: 438 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i dont think zip ties are gonna work. But i do not want to make the holes bigger by screwing bigger screws in there. When the tire ripped the licience plate off, it ripped the whole thing off, including the black pastic thing that was holding it in resulting in stripped holes in the bumper. But i got like 2 weeks left before i get fined. Stupid san diego pd. Oh well, ill go to the dealership tomorrow and see what i cant throw my money away on.

03-04-2003, 10:28 AM	#8
Chew Slice Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 41 Posts: 215 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well, for people with S13's, I took the plate off the front and put it under the air dam. If you look up there there will be some screws that match up exactly to the license plate holes. This might work for S14's too but im not sure. Oh yeah, there is some bending required as well (to the plate that is)

03-04-2003, 06:43 PM	#11
rps13kid Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: GrEeN BaY WI Age: 41 Posts: 415 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hahaha ok listen to this i replied about not having a front plate on my car and today i was on the hiway and i got pulled over by a state troper for not having one and .because my tint was too dark and my back tires were bald hahahha so they gave me a warning for it and told me that i had to rip off the tint...whats the legal tint that you can have for your car neways i live in wisconsin and i got the car from cali,,,,dam laws __________________

03-04-2003, 07:14 PM	#12
SilviaDriver Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 40 Posts: 5,514 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: SilviaDriver Feedback Score: 2 reviews	talking about license plate..how do them japanese people bolt it on the side of their car W/O using screws?

03-04-2003, 09:32 PM	#13
s14slide Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nippon Age: 43 Posts: 630 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if you have an fmic mount it in the middle of the bumber but only mount the top part on hinges w/ springs(the scissors type, kinda shaped like <) so when your going slow or stopped the plate is down but when you get up to speed it will kinda flip under the front bumber. Thought of that in my boredom one day even though I don't have to have a front plate in NC. __________________ = My day

03-05-2003, 06:43 PM	#14
240racer Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN Age: 46 Posts: 574 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my friend mounted his plate to the passenger sun visor and then just left it down all the time. I'm not sure if he got a ticket for that or not, but it's not there anymore. __________________ Adam '89 coupe KA24DE+T 14.1 @ 104 MPH '88 Celica All-Trac turbo stock, but no more ecu codes!!