front plate
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From: Houston/The Woodlands
BS ive been pulled over twice in my gf's eclipse when she had it for not having a front plate. it was the ghey. I was comin back down from dallas to houston... I45 at conroe...Woodlands will give you crap for it to, Houston PD seems to be more lenient though.
Originally Posted by Outlaw
BS ive been pulled over twice in my gf's eclipse when she had it for not having a front plate. it was the ghey. I was comin back down from dallas to houston... I45 at conroe...Woodlands will give you crap for it to, Houston PD seems to be more lenient though.
well I'm probly the only EVO owner with the factory bra(They use gravel when it snows here), but the bra has a cut out for the factory plate, and it actually looks like it belongs there with the bra in place...
i had a front plate and removed it... its illegal in california but no problems yet.. just a kinda uglly hole in my bumper 
my buddy just got his evo in santa rosa, and they didnt drill a hole in his...
my buddy just got his evo in santa rosa, and they didnt drill a hole in his...
My bumper was damaged due a towing snafu and just before taking it to the body shop to have it replaced, I took off the front plate. So they didn't drill a hole in the new bumper. Presto! 
Actually I do put the front plate on for the street, but take it off for autocross--partly because hitting a cone the wrong way could bend it, mainly because the car will look better in photos with no front plate. On the part of the bracket that goes up against where the hole used to be, I stuck a sturdy felt pad to prevent it from scratching up the bumper.
Actually I do put the front plate on for the street, but take it off for autocross--partly because hitting a cone the wrong way could bend it, mainly because the car will look better in photos with no front plate. On the part of the bracket that goes up against where the hole used to be, I stuck a sturdy felt pad to prevent it from scratching up the bumper.
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Originally Posted by donour
Bought mine in Illinois. The state requires a front plate, but the dealers around here don't put them on until you ask them to (Evo's only). I asked why and they told me it was because of people from out of state often come across the line to buy.
I _have_ been pulled over in chicago for having the plate in the window and gotten a $25 fix-it ticket.
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I _have_ been pulled over in chicago for having the plate in the window and gotten a $25 fix-it ticket.
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For $25, I'll just take my chances and leave it off.
i don't have front plates on my other cars and don't have problems with the law. but the side mounted front plate on the evo makes a statement. it says symmetry is for posers, function is fashion if your function is being the fastest.