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From: fred on 21 Feb 2010 15:06
Ulf <asdf(a)asdf.com> wrote in
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> Nate Nagel wrote:
>> On 02/21/2010 01:39 AM, Tim Wescott wrote:
>>> On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:09:04 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote:

>> I dunno, years and years ago I had a VW Scirocco and the front plate
>> bracket had been mangled beyond use before I got the car. I got
>> hassled regularly until I found a replacement, and I don't really
>> think I look all that threatening. (it took a while too, as it
>> wasn't available from the dealer as the car was already more than 10
>> years old. I think at one point I installed the mangled original
>> bracket and zip-tied the license plate to it. Eventually I did find
>> a replacement front bracket, and was able to mount the plate
>> correctly.)
>
> What's wrong zip ties? The front plate on my Camaro has been attached
> like that for almost two years now. Sure, it was meant as a temporary
> solution to avoid more tickets, but simplicity has its charm... :-)
>
Until the day when the plastic ages, your plate falls off and a couple
miles later you get pulled over for not having one. At the least do a bit
of simple mechanics and fix it properly.


From: aemeijers on 21 Feb 2010 19:36
Tim Wescott wrote:
(snip)
> I do share your frustration, by the way -- an otherwise nice front bumper
> with a honking big notch in it for a plate looks a lot nicer than a plate
> sticking out like a sore thumb on the front of a nice curvaceous bumper.
>

Several models used to have the best of both worlds- a curved plug
matching the bumper contour (like a drive bay cover on a 'stylish' PC),
that you only took out if you had to have a front plate. (And hopefully
kept it, for you or next owner, if car moved to a no-plate state later.)

I guess that went away with all the decontenting to meet price and
weight bogeys. Lighter and cheaper always wins, etc.

--
aem sends...
From: Ulf on 22 Feb 2010 17:29
fred wrote:
> Ulf <asdf(a)asdf.com> wrote in
> news:O_adnSylyIyZ9xzWnZ2dnUVZ8hudnZ2d(a)giganews.com:
>
>> Nate Nagel wrote:
>>> On 02/21/2010 01:39 AM, Tim Wescott wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:09:04 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote:
>
>>> I dunno, years and years ago I had a VW Scirocco and the front plate
>>> bracket had been mangled beyond use before I got the car. I got
>>> hassled regularly until I found a replacement, and I don't really
>>> think I look all that threatening. (it took a while too, as it
>>> wasn't available from the dealer as the car was already more than 10
>>> years old. I think at one point I installed the mangled original
>>> bracket and zip-tied the license plate to it. Eventually I did find
>>> a replacement front bracket, and was able to mount the plate
>>> correctly.)
>> What's wrong zip ties? The front plate on my Camaro has been attached
>> like that for almost two years now. Sure, it was meant as a temporary
>> solution to avoid more tickets, but simplicity has its charm... :-)
>>
> Until the day when the plastic ages, your plate falls off and a couple
> miles later you get pulled over for not having one. At the least do a bit
> of simple mechanics and fix it properly.

Yeah, I'm going to make a retractable bracket using rc servos. That way
I can flip a switch from inside the car and drive twice the SL passed
speed cameras (while giving the finger) without worrying. ;-)

Of course, it has to be infallible...

>
>
Ulf
From: fred on 22 Feb 2010 18:55
Ulf <asdf(a)asdf.com> wrote in
news:oeudncHxMtGHmB7WnZ2dnUVZ7sydnZ2d(a)giganews.com:

> fred wrote:
>> Ulf <asdf(a)asdf.com> wrote in
arm... :-)
>>>
>> Until the day when the plastic ages, your plate falls off and a
>> couple miles later you get pulled over for not having one. At the
>> least do a bit of simple mechanics and fix it properly.
>
> Yeah, I'm going to make a retractable bracket using rc servos. That
> way I can flip a switch from inside the car and drive twice the SL
> passed speed cameras (while giving the finger) without worrying. ;-)
>
> Of course, it has to be infallible...
>
Trade in for a jet car - I refer to Mythbusters when they showed the *only*
way to beat a speed camera with a licence plate showing - be going over
180Mph. I make no promises you won't get roadside inspections however. <g>.

From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. on 24 Feb 2010 15:39
Ulf wrote:

> fred wrote:
>> Ulf <asdf(a)asdf.com> wrote in
>> news:O_adnSylyIyZ9xzWnZ2dnUVZ8hudnZ2d(a)giganews.com:
>>
>>> Nate Nagel wrote:
>>>> On 02/21/2010 01:39 AM, Tim Wescott wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:09:04 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote:
>>
>>>> I dunno, years and years ago I had a VW Scirocco and the front plate
>>>> bracket had been mangled beyond use before I got the car. I got
>>>> hassled regularly until I found a replacement, and I don't really
>>>> think I look all that threatening. (it took a while too, as it
>>>> wasn't available from the dealer as the car was already more than 10
>>>> years old. I think at one point I installed the mangled original
>>>> bracket and zip-tied the license plate to it. Eventually I did find
>>>> a replacement front bracket, and was able to mount the plate
>>>> correctly.)
>>> What's wrong zip ties? The front plate on my Camaro has been attached
>>> like that for almost two years now. Sure, it was meant as a temporary
>>> solution to avoid more tickets, but simplicity has its charm... :-)
>>>
>> Until the day when the plastic ages, your plate falls off and a couple
>> miles later you get pulled over for not having one. At the least do a bit
>> of simple mechanics and fix it properly.
>
> Yeah, I'm going to make a retractable bracket using rc servos. That way
> I can flip a switch from inside the car and drive twice the SL passed
> speed cameras (while giving the finger) without worrying. ;-)
>
> Of course, it has to be infallible...

You mount the plate slightly below the front bumper from a hinged bracket so
that it can swing up to a horizontal position below the bumper. Make the
pivot point very near the center of gravity of the mounting assembly so
that the slightest aerodynamic pressure will cause it to swing up.

--
Paul Hovnanian paul(a)hovnanian.com
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