Then you fucked up big time. He will obviously have a look and cops are familiar with retractable license plates. And most people using these plates aren‘t as innocent as the creator of this vid, they usually use them to run away from the cops. So he‘ll be in big trouble.
Gtm Nayan the cops would just get mad and give a ticket for not properly displaying the front plate thank god I live in ga and they don’t require it 🤔 I could get a bumper for my mustang that doesn’t have the mount and I can have the lights.
I want the JAMES BOND one that has multiple plates both sides and smoke and rocket and machine guns and drink and gamble and have more women then BILL Clinton
Magic Cat I have no idea if it’s illegal here in Utah, because I’ve been driving without one forever Edit: It is illegal, but it’s a secondary offense, so you can only get a ticket when you’re pulled over for something else
My car has a straight pipe system with a remote controlled varex muffler (look it up), when open it's way too loud to be legal, when closed it's quieter than the factory exhaust. A cop pulled me over once, had the biggest wtf moment of his life.
lol tell me about it. they put those out shortly before i got my first car which was white. That sentra would have looked way better with he older white blue plates than these black and yellow/orange shits.
the chile new mexico plates are yellow on black and they are so cool compared to most state plates, let alone you only get one plate so you don't get a front one (go to nm if you want to have a clean car without that braket)
Half the idiots in this comment section completely missed the point of this device. It's only supposed to be retracted for car shows and other special events where the license plate may ruin the styling of the car. His Subaru, for example, was not designed to have a front plate and as a result, it looks worse with it on. And for the people asking why he'd bring that thing to a car show: You don't need a good looking car to attend a car show. They're not just about looking at cool cars. They're places where fellow car enthusiasts can meet and share their passion for cars. Go to one and you'll see what I mean.
all cars in japan are MANDATORY front plate. Subaru is a japanese company. Just because they didn't put it there, doesn't mean they didn't want you to do it.
Thank you for educating us lol 😂 I’d never know what it was for or why he has it because he doesn’t explain at all in the video . 😂 on top of that I though it was for running through tolls and robbing banks I’m so glad you went into extreme detail exactly word for word what he said on the video lol 😂 your so good at teaching . I’m so so glad you are here to translate English into English. Thank you so so much 😆.
@@TeXasDadBod unwarranted sarcasm. If you read through the comments you will see that most people do need to be told what was in the video. I don't know, maybe lots of people don't pay attention or they don't watch the whole video, or they are just plain stupid.
They did that in Japan after they put speed cameras all over their favorite highway racing circuit. However, theirs was activated by speed with some springs. It was in the old days.
But where are you going to mount it? most of the time it looks ugly when the plate isnt mounted in it's intended place. I would get plate flipper or hider where a black curtain would come down and cover it
Here in Germany the license plate is almost 60cm wide (about twice the width of the US-one), and it has to always be on the front, with no folding mechanisms or anything. If you get lucky with the guy at the "offices" you can get a special permit to mount it off to the side or use a special shortened version. If you're caught without a front plate in a very closely defined area your car is pretty much declared not road-legal right on the spot, and you have to either mount the plate properly immediately or get the car towed.
Same in the UK. However we are allowed to display any plate as long as it's visible to a speed camera and has the correct spacing. It is also "required" to have a blue GB with a European star emblem on it, however as of March 2017 this wont be required as the UK has unfortunatley left the EU. We're allowed to re-locate and resize plates however we want, plenty of taxis use the square plates used of Land Rovers so they can have the Taxi ID in a better place on modern cars. See here: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/2010_Mercedes_S350_Bluetec_taxi_(15780750655).jpg
Dylan 'Robin' Harwood The plate on the taxi you showed is about the size of the special plate you can try to get in germany. It's only handed out if you can prove that your car can't "house" the standard plate (if you import a car from the US, they may even have you swap out the bumper/trunk-lid to fit the normal plate).
Dylan 'Robin' Harwood In Germany when you register a car you can go to "sign-makers" too, but previously you have to register a combination of (partly chosen) numbers and letters. Also, you can have the signs made in any shape and colour you want, but only ones in the correct shape and colour(s) with a register-able text on them "count" officially.
Here in Australia, and heaps of other countries, makes it compulsory for manufacturers to include a front license plate mounts to the car, which they take into consideration when designing the bumper, so looks are not really an issue here.
Every car sold in the has provisions for mounting license plates. Either the front bumper is formed with a plate mount or an optional mount is included.
@@Suubie Rex - I disagree. My Holden Commodore (aka Chevrolet SS) would look like garbage with the front plate bracket installed. The bumper was most definitely not designed for a plate of any kind. That said, when I am able to mount the bracket without resorting to drilling holes thru the bumper face, I'll consider it.
Ahahaha here in europe EVERYONE needs a licence plate and in some parts of europe you need to display what time of emission class the car is, like in Germany
*drives around with it in gets pulled over *officer: do you know why I pulled you over today son *me: no officer I don’t actually *officer: you don’t have a front license plate and that is illegal *me: officer I don’t know what you me by I don’t have a front license plate can you check again please **hits button to bring out license and plate**
They would immediately be able to tell that you have a retractable license plate and then probably slap you with even more fines for trying to be a smartass about it.
being military I travel a lot and I hate the stupid front plates. So I use where my folks live in SoFlo as residency to get florida plates. I leave my VT Plates to be hung up on the wall now lol. Soon enough I'll just apply for the military plates in every state I go to just cuz they're free and keep a collection of em all haha. I don't know why I never did before.
flex modz Damm guys, in my country they give you a ticket if you have a Motorcycle plate instead of the big one and you guys said you go away with no license plate... you gotta love USA :))
I’m in Dallas , and idk do you put it in your dash so it can be seen through your windshield because I been pulled over twice for that 1 in a Honda prelude and one on a sc300
I'm in Maryland and my impala SS doesn't have a mount and the police pulled me over and I showed him and he said I have a drill set in my trunk I can install it. Me: " I'm good run me the ticket" Still haven't put it on 🤣👏🏽
I live in Texas also and my car did not have a set location for the front plate and I still have to run one, ive gotten pulled over before. I just have it 3m taped on, works great.
CJ5797 if you drove your car like a car guy should drive his car, you'd know that setting it up in the dash will fail every time. Take a corner at speed, and woah look, suddenly your plate is in the floorboard or your lap
Not necessarily I have put a tag on the dashboard before numerous times I know what I'm talking about and it did not slide at all I stand corrected what I said That's all you do whatever you want with your car I'll do whatever I want mine that's it
I got a ticket in SoHo, NYC, parked on the street. Not allowed behind glass or plastic, mine was on the dash, clearly visible, $62. Just a plain old Mercedes wagon. So I wrote a whiny letter, "stripped screws, I just registered it that morning" blah blah, and they dismissed it.
My solution was high quality suction cups for the front license plate holder on my wife's 03 Cobra. I didn't want to drill holes in her front bumper to mount the ugly plastic stock front plate holder. I happened to have 4 high quality silicone suction cups that had threaded inserts from some previous project so I used them on the back of the plate holder and it has worked perfectly (haven't lost a plate) for 2 years at 120+ MPH : ) ... It has held on amazingly well even in hard rain, when I'm showing the car I just pop it off (takes a bit of effort to get the suction cups to release) and voila! Clean bumper!
I was so glad when I moved to a state that doesn't require the front plates. I've asked cops if the front plate makes a difference to them, and they said no. They look at the rear plate 99% of the time.
The biggest thing is if they have a suspect that lets say robs a store, and the security camera only catches the front of the car, they have identification, in states with no front plate they wouldnt have any identification...
Although it's still somehow legal to just throw them up on the dash where it won't be legible in person or on cameras anyways. Seems more like a way to make money off tickets.
Terri Bel Bliss bumpers were first intended to protect the car (they could bump into things and the car is still ok). now we need license plates to protect the bumpers so the bumper doesn't bump into anything, only the plate does.. hahahaha
I'm pretty sure your "solution" is more illegal than your no tag problem. Having the ability to hide your plate might be considered as not properly displaying equipment or conspiracy to commit a crime. (you know how virginia is). I'm not saying this is dumb by any means and understand the jackass law, I live in virginia. I live in a much smaller town that looks for much smaller laws to bust you for, pulled over for ear plugs hanging on rear view mirror. Pulled over to measure height of bumper to the road. Pulled over for 2 inch crack line in windshield (but i see people with the entire side or rear window out and that "clear" plastic over it going past cops all the time). Pulled over because the lens on my rear side marker (near the fender/wheel well) was broke. "if it is on your car it has to work" What crap. Actually failed an inspection because of ear plugs on the rear view mirror. He went as far as putting the sticker on the window, told me why I failed, said I could remove the ear plugs and he would pass me. I went out and pulled them down, he removed the sticker and put on a pass. THEN he charged me the extra dollar for having to inspect it again.
it's only really illegal if you use it to dodge toll gate fees by obscuring your plate to avoid ticket cams. As long as you display it while driving and only hide it as he said during shows it is totally legal. Just dont try to wait till your getting pulled over to pop it out as that will get you a ticket for being a smartass.
"I don't want to ruin my bumper by drilling holes in it" Almost every single car comes with two predrilled holes for exactly this one reason: a front plate. It's mandatory in literally every single civilized country. Not to mention, at 2:30 you can see the two holes made for the plate. But obviously it'd be too logical to attach anything there, those holes are probably just for aesthetics.
Some cars do not have holes predrilled. They may have tiny indentations when the manufacturer suggested you drill to put on a license plate holder. That's the case with my brother's Chrysler 300. He doesn't want to ruin the look off his car but he's going to put on a license plate on the front anyway. Then again, he's not going to take his car to car shows.
I don't know why they take front plates so seriously, I mean it's not like we're protesting, blocking highways, or looting lol. We have rear plates like everyone else lol.
Finally! A solution to a problem that doesn’t really exist. I never understood the big deal about front tags, if there’s no bracket just use double sided tape! Instead you spent hundreds of dollars on a pointless accessory because you obsess about something as trivial as a license plate.
I’d only pop it up once I see a cop. Like I roll my 5% windows down when I’m around a cop. I’d assume the cop would understand that your not trying to hide anything.
Cool but personally as someone who's anal about their paint I wouldn't cause it could possibly scratch. Maybe not a clear noticable one. But micro scratch which is noticable when the sun shines
EnKay Moto it hasn't fallen off, I worried about that too so I had zip ties attaching it to me grill for the first week just in case. But the magnets hold very well
The only reason in England you'd not want a front number plate, is if you had a massive intercooler behind the bumper. Instead of the video method, which only works in places you are legally allowed to drive on the road without one. It still potentially blocks the air to the intercooler so....redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_154664457462116&key=c00b16f9b8ea0aebcf155638e86db91d&libId=jqio8bso0100kp46000MAc91d8u48&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.focusstoc.com%2Fforums%2Ftopic%2F158050-number-plates%2F&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fs1108.photobucket.com%2Fuser%2FCJW07aab%2Fmedia%2FIMG_20130712_185239_zpsbc9c204a.jpg.html&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&title=number%20plates%20-%20Focus%20ST%20Mk2%20Discussion%20-%20Focus%20ST%20Owners%20Club&txt= Paint it on
I run a tow hook license plate bracket, and since I always have a tool kit in my trunk, I just unscrew the bolt itself with an adjustable wrench and pop on the tow cover whenever I’m doing a photo shoot or at a meet. Takes 1 minute, cost me ~25 bucks. 2008 Benz C63 Amg.
Law just states it must be display on the front of the vehicle.. any ways you spend 50k on a new car you really want to drill holes in a brand new car? That law is bs when's the last time I cop pulled up in front of you to run your plate and pull you over. It just doesn't happen
Having lived in Maryland I understand totally the situation. First with my 77 Trans Am. I had the car repainted and the body shop didn't re install the front plate. I got stopped literally feet from the body shop. Then when I bought my first Corvette it didn't have a front plate on the car. I drove for quite a while before I was stopped doing over 80 on the Baltimore beltway. The trooper gave me a warning for the speed and a citation for not having the front plate. He asked me if I didn't have one cause I thought it spoiled the looks of the car. I also had to help my son install a front plate on his 98 Trans Am after he moved to Virgina from our house in Pennsylvania which doesn't require a front plate. Most car enthusiast don't want the front plate. Police departments and the state which charges more for two tags want them. I say let the voters decide by putting it on a referendum.
I didnt even know there are countries or states that don't require front license plates. In germany, no car is sold without a holder for a license plate on both front and rear
Matthew Gailey I don't really mind having front license plates but, when I wanna do crazy stuff at night people have something called a phone and they can record you and report you,
He has a nice car with a prestine bumper, to install a front license plate would mean drilling 4 holes in it and mounting an ugly piece of metal to his bumper.
Here in Australia you can get different sizes of license plates to suit your vehicle. You can also get them in different colours to suit your vehicle even more.
In the Netherlands and in many other EU countries its illegal to not have front or rear plates. You always need both on. They are bigger and often European cars are designed to have space for them. Also its illegal if the plate isn't readable up to a distance of 200 meters. The rear license plate must have working licence plate lights if that is factory default on your car. Any modification of the licenseplate is illegal. Including license plates that can hide or flip down. Its not illegal to put a cover over the license plate as long as it stays readable up to 200 meters. You can't fool camera's. However it is legal to shine very bright IR on the plate. It *may* obtruce the speed cameras. It is legal cuz its readable up to 200 meters.
I worked at California Toyota Design, and when a designer he asked me about his design, I told him he needed to design a place for the front license plate. That the front bumper look would be ruined if just tacked on. Told him to do something like a 1992 Corvette. It has a removable panel the says Corvette that follows the bumper lines; those states that require front plates simply remove the panel for a well designed mounting location. The designer said he really never thought about that, and agreed with me. The caveat is he also said "It'd be too hard." Sadly, Corvette ended that after the 2005 model year.
@@Poopsticle_256 not true, CA does require it, back in my day with a slammed lowered car I got about 10 tickets for it, but then again I was asking for it. I still don't run a front plate but haven't been bothered about it but my car is no longer slammed and bouncing all over the street with a loud exhuast, but where they do enforce it is at LAX.
I agree with you, cars do look really better without the license plate in the front. With the license plate, it just takes away the style of cars and makes it less stylish and doesn't go well with the car. They're better without it in the front 😎
1- i agree in va there should not be a requirement for a front tag. however - many speculate the reason for the front tag is to make a flat metal reflector their radar bounces off of and immediately back to their receptor. i know for a fact radar will grab a large ( flat surface ) tractor/trailer BEFORE it senses my vehicle - test confirmed. you could STILL get gigged on the technicality of attachment because the tag is not firmly attached " to the vehicle " as va code is very specific.
You guys are lucky. In Germany this would be considered license/document fraud and is a felony that can result in the confiscation of your vehicle. The underlying assumption of the state is that you installed this to avoid getting caught by automated speed traps by hiding the plate. It's equally fraudulent to cover the plate, either completely or by reflecting transparent foil. And honestly the authorities have a point here.
Here in NYC because of all the crazy tolls, you have a lot of people using these and also the plate "flippers" that allow 2 plates to flipped like james bond. However, they made them completely illegal and it's a criminal charge of tampering with a plate as opposed to a violation of not having the plate at all.
I have had mine under my wind shield because my shitty bumper couldn't hold it without falling off every damn highspeed bump. No complaints. Well alot but i asked them to read my plate and they all could then said i shouldn't be a smart ass and gave me a warning.
I'm from Ohio and I see tons and tons of people without front plates when it's required. It makes me wonder how they all get away with it. Maybe there's just so many the cops don't care?
Utah is the same way. They even changed the law day you can't get pulled over for it. You have to get pulled over for something else first, then they can ticket you.
You took your Subaru to car shows and wondered why you weren't winning. Then a retractable license plate changed everything. I was going to tell a dumb story, but I could never top that.
Gets lit up by cop for not displaying front license plate. Before coming to a full stop, he pushes the button to reveal the plate: -Hello sir, do you know why I’ve stopped you today? -Absolutely no ideea... -Well, your front license plate is missing. -Uhm, that’s not true. Could you check again? *heckin bamboozled dem cops*
In washington state, we have the same law with one exception- If your car did not come from the factory with a designated area for a front plate, you are exempt.
Mike D except all manufacturers design their cars for front license plates. But it is the dealerships job the screw in the holes. Cause I live in Arizona, and you can tell if it's from Arizona or not. We don't have holes on our bumpers.
MCD0И4LD TЯUMP3T I bought my last car in Phoenix, with no front plate. When i moved to washington, i looked up the state patrol website. It said, if it did not come from the dealer with a front plate, you dont have to have one. Since Washington is a police state, i installed one anyway to avoid being pulled over every day.
you can't put it inside the car and in front of windsheld? I got pulled over once and I put my license in front of windsheld, no officer pull me over again.
Youd be surprised how badly loose items hurt in a crash, and how far they can travel.... also if your car isnt slow the torque can send it flying into your passengers face
1. Its illegal to drive without front license plate in somewhere at Asia too 2. Srsly put the plate at the center so there is balance of the airflow, and also symmetry so the car looks same at both sides 3. Is that a Subaru Impreza??
People make the argument of looking ugly, which for my eclipse would definitely do that, but there’s no way I can mount it on my bumper and have it look practical. Only practical spot would be in the grill slot, but that would reduce air intake and damage my car. Just gotta suck it up or buy an expensive mount that doesn’t drill into the front of your bumper
So wait you said you dont know if the plate is out when driving? Yet your outside with remote and is able to press the button. Im wondering do you need to start the car in order to display it?
I always say they could save $and resources by not making a second plate for the front, charge the same at registration shit charge me $20 more, or $50 annually for exemption from having front on. They could save$ and make more at same time and we the enthusiast are happy. Triple win
Drew Thompson Wait till you have a cool car. As a Michigan driver who doesn't need them, believe me when I say they look stupid. Buck toothed. You are used to looking at them.
That's a neat contraption. If I didnt have a bumper made to hold a front plate, I'd do it. Plus I like the off center plate. It looks good when displayed.
"Takes away from the designers intentions of front bumper" Euro cars are designed specifically to accommodate them, because front plates are a legal requirement. But sure, you do you
Virginia has over 200+ styles to chose from. They make 27 million dollars a year on them. Of course they want you too have them. It's business. They even sell them to people who have only one plate in rear as souvenirs.
Next thing you know he’s gonna say it NEEDS to be mounted or bolted on! Reason: safety. It is possible the plate can come loose due to bumpy road conditions and go fly spinning through a group of people slicing off heads and limbs. Safety.
Reading all the responses below I have to wonder how many of you get tickets because you are young or drive foolishly or because you do dumb things top your car( such as lowering , spoilers etc..) I'm "old" by most standards. My family has 4, soon to be 5 cars. Only 1 has a front plate. I have an F150, SMART car, and two Celica's. Only my 2003 Celica GTS has a front plate and that's because the bumper came with it. We also have tinted windows (fronts 60, rear and trunks 80%) on all the vehicles. Neither I or my wife have never been pulled over for either a front plate or tinted windows. I got pulled over once for an expired plate (by about 2 months) and I told the officer the truth (I forgot) and he let me go with a warning for the expired tags and not a word about the front plate or tinting. I don't speed, I obey traffic laws and I don't do stupid things to my car to bring anymore attention to myself. I think HOW you behave and how you present yourself and your car have a huge impact. Think about it. My new car (being shipped from TN, will also not have a front plate, as the bumper cover never had one installed just like my other cars. Still, to the point of this video, if it ever becomes an issue this folding plate is nice, but unless your showing your car at shows would be a total waste. You would need to have the plate showing anyways during 90% of your driving. For less money, I would rather buy a "drill-less" plate holder and just have the peace of mind knowing my bumper and paint are not damaged.
In Montana we have to have the front plate also, but if your vehicle doesn’t have the bracket on the front we just put them in the front windshield so it is visible and it’s acceptable
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Take it out when cops sound the siren.
Gtm Nayan so what do you tell the power tripping cop when they say it wasn’t displayed when you passed me?
Then you fucked up big time. He will obviously have a look and cops are familiar with retractable license plates. And most people using these plates aren‘t as innocent as the creator of this vid, they usually use them to run away from the cops. So he‘ll be in big trouble.
Gtm Nayan the cops would just get mad and give a ticket for not properly displaying the front plate thank god I live in ga and they don’t require it 🤔 I could get a bumper for my mustang that doesn’t have the mount and I can have the lights.
Idk about your state, but Virginia has cameras in the front and back of the squad car.
I want the JAMES BOND one that has multiple plates both sides and smoke and rocket and machine guns and drink and gamble and have more women then BILL Clinton
Does it hold up at 160mph?
Asking for a friend...
probally you can go a fast as you can probally the vibration could break it
Idk but it's great for mustang drivers who flee the scene after hitting a group of pedestrians. No worries of leaving behind evidence.
Ha!!!
No. Will snap off.
@@Evergreen_Kings better than your honda civic
I saw a guy with his front plate on his passenger sun visor
A true madlad
Free flip plate mod lmao
I thought thats how everyone does it?
lol i do that and live in NYC.
Magic Cat I have no idea if it’s illegal here in Utah, because I’ve been driving without one forever
Edit: It is illegal, but it’s a secondary offense, so you can only get a ticket when you’re pulled over for something else
Cop: ive pulled you over because you dont have a front licenses plate.
Me: (pushes button) are you sure about that? Check again B-)
Accidentally hits train horn button while cop is looking... gets life.
My car has a straight pipe system with a remote controlled varex muffler (look it up), when open it's way too loud to be legal, when closed it's quieter than the factory exhaust. A cop pulled me over once, had the biggest wtf moment of his life.
So it's like a cutout that routes the exhaust to a freer flowing path?
PGTMR2 Exactly!
cop gets frustrated and breaks it ..throws it In the grassy shoulder ...then says ..."LIKE I WAS SAYING....."
Dude. You have a VA license plate, which is one of the nicest minimalist plates in the US. At least you do not have a fugly NJ plate.
The new York plates are the ugliest orange ever, they are terrible
Are California ones are pretty basic not much too it
MrGarbageHole try UK plates
lol tell me about it. they put those out shortly before i got my first car which was white. That sentra would have looked way better with he older white blue plates than these black and yellow/orange shits.
the chile new mexico plates are yellow on black and they are so cool compared to most state plates, let alone you only get one plate so you don't get a front one (go to nm if you want to have a clean car without that braket)
Half the idiots in this comment section completely missed the point of this device. It's only supposed to be retracted for car shows and other special events where the license plate may ruin the styling of the car. His Subaru, for example, was not designed to have a front plate and as a result, it looks worse with it on. And for the people asking why he'd bring that thing to a car show: You don't need a good looking car to attend a car show. They're not just about looking at cool cars. They're places where fellow car enthusiasts can meet and share their passion for cars. Go to one and you'll see what I mean.
all cars in japan are MANDATORY front plate. Subaru is a japanese company. Just because they didn't put it there, doesn't mean they didn't want you to do it.
@@MrKushinator420 still doesnt look good on there regardless
Thats the great thing about living in a free state
Thank you for educating us lol 😂 I’d never know what it was for or why he has it because he doesn’t explain at all in the video . 😂 on top of that I though it was for running through tolls and robbing banks I’m so glad you went into extreme detail exactly word for word what he said on the video lol 😂 your so good at teaching . I’m so so glad you are here to translate English into English. Thank you so so much 😆.
@@TeXasDadBod unwarranted sarcasm. If you read through the comments you will see that most people do need to be told what was in the video. I don't know, maybe lots of people don't pay attention or they don't watch the whole video, or they are just plain stupid.
get one for the back and your all set for doing illegal shit james bond style
DailyOC The Transporter style (Jason Statham not modern ones)
They did that in Japan after they put speed cameras all over their favorite highway racing circuit. However, theirs was activated by speed with some springs. It was in the old days.
But where are you going to mount it? most of the time it looks ugly when the plate isnt mounted in it's intended place. I would get plate flipper or hider where a black curtain would come down and cover it
Justin Bozeman
There is also this clear paint you can spray on your plate so that the numbers can't be photographed.
SI0AX if they discover you get like 400$ fine tho
Here in Germany the license plate is almost 60cm wide (about twice the width of the US-one), and it has to always be on the front, with no folding mechanisms or anything.
If you get lucky with the guy at the "offices" you can get a special permit to mount it off to the side or use a special shortened version.
If you're caught without a front plate in a very closely defined area your car is pretty much declared not road-legal right on the spot, and you have to either mount the plate properly immediately or get the car towed.
Same in the UK. However we are allowed to display any plate as long as it's visible to a speed camera and has the correct spacing. It is also "required" to have a blue GB with a European star emblem on it, however as of March 2017 this wont be required as the UK has unfortunatley left the EU. We're allowed to re-locate and resize plates however we want, plenty of taxis use the square plates used of Land Rovers so they can have the Taxi ID in a better place on modern cars. See here: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/2010_Mercedes_S350_Bluetec_taxi_(15780750655).jpg
Dylan 'Robin' Harwood The plate on the taxi you showed is about the size of the special plate you can try to get in germany.
It's only handed out if you can prove that your car can't "house" the standard plate (if you import a car from the US, they may even have you swap out the bumper/trunk-lid to fit the normal plate).
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Wow, that's harsh! We can just pop down to our local car parts strore and get one made for about £25! (~€30?)
Dylan 'Robin' Harwood In Germany when you register a car you can go to "sign-makers" too, but previously you have to register a combination of (partly chosen) numbers and letters.
Also, you can have the signs made in any shape and colour you want, but only ones in the correct shape and colour(s) with a register-able text on them "count" officially.
Same goes for Sweden, and i dont give a shit :P License plate doesnt ruin the look, they are just there..
It's VA. You'll get pulled over for ANYTHING.
Fr
Even if i breathe in my car?
EpicScythe // TheBlueBallG yes
shut up, yi
Same with Texas
Got stopped twice for no plates as soon as I got into Texas (was on my way to retrieve them)
meanwhile the rest of the world never allowed driving without a front plate in the first place.
HKS Atlanticore Exactly! Living in a ****ty country, I am really jealous of those US States and Canada that don’t require the front license plate.
Say it with me now..... FREEEEEDOOOOM
Vern
frrrrrreeeeedump
Vern Let’s just keep in mind that 19 of the 50 US States don’t require a front license plate.
Soooooo... 38% of freedom.
Gabriel Pauka the majority of Canada requires front license plates
I want to see a video of you getting pulled over for it and then just flip it out when youre getting pulled over
Exactly what I was thinking.
Yeah, I was thinking that too.....
Hahaha that's funny LOL but I don't think he'll take another chance to a fourth ticket🤣😂😂
Police car always pulls over from the back. Plenty of time to pop it out once they’re behind you.
The cop would probably hear it, *skreeetch* lol
Here in Australia, and heaps of other countries, makes it compulsory for manufacturers to include a front license plate mounts to the car, which they take into consideration when designing the bumper, so looks are not really an issue here.
Every car sold in the has provisions for mounting license plates. Either the front bumper is formed with a plate mount or an optional mount is included.
@@Suubie Rex - I disagree. My Holden Commodore (aka Chevrolet SS) would look like garbage with the front plate bracket installed. The bumper was most definitely not designed for a plate of any kind. That said, when I am able to mount the bracket without resorting to drilling holes thru the bumper face, I'll consider it.
Yea this is the only good thing our country Australia does lol
@@curtiswhite656 search up a Australian version u will see
I'm from Australia and i agree. my front plate looks cool and it's black
Ahahaha here in europe EVERYONE needs a licence plate and in some parts of europe you need to display what time of emission class the car is, like in Germany
You need a rear license plate everywhere here, it's just the law regarding the front plate that varies by state.
Same in Turkey.
CoolHwip92 he meant here, in Europe we have to show license place both in front and back of the car.
Michele Franco so in Germany with an American V8 (older one) would they just have a plate that lists emissions as "ALL"?
Michele Franco idk why i have seen cars without a front license plate
For sports cars-super cars
Looks great man! I hate the front plate law. $150 is more than I expected though!
Thanks! the price has actually come down a bit now, around $120.
it's not 150$.... Amazon has it for less than 30 with tax...
Harry Hov See that's more what I was thinking for it.
Harry Hov those are prolly worse quality though
Harry Hov Where did you find it for 30 though, I can only find electric retractable license plate holders for 100+
*drives around with it in gets pulled over
*officer: do you know why I pulled you over today son
*me: no officer I don’t actually
*officer: you don’t have a front license plate and that is illegal
*me: officer I don’t know what you me by I don’t have a front license plate can you check again please
**hits button to bring out license and plate**
Ik i really wonder wat would happen lol
They would immediately be able to tell that you have a retractable license plate and then probably slap you with even more fines for trying to be a smartass about it.
ThePhobophile
No wonder why police officers are considered power hungry.
@@ThePhobophile thats so true tho trying to make them look stupid ain’t gonna help they got dash cams
And now you're gaslighting. Jerk.
Here in Florida it is not required to have a license plate on the front of the car. The cars here look clean asf regardless.
being military I travel a lot and I hate the stupid front plates. So I use where my folks live in SoFlo as residency to get florida plates. I leave my VT Plates to be hung up on the wall now lol. Soon enough I'll just apply for the military plates in every state I go to just cuz they're free and keep a collection of em all haha. I don't know why I never did before.
yeah all the old ladies' volvo s80's look clean as fuck
Some cars,like BMWs look good with a licence plate,but look bizzare without it..
You don't need front license plates in Kentucky either.
Do they have cars in Kentucky? J/K.
In Texas if your car didn't come with a spot for the front plate you don't have to mount one. My GTO doesn't, so the police let me go.
flex modz 😂😂😂 no shit
flex modz Damm guys, in my country they give you a ticket if you have a Motorcycle plate instead of the big one and you guys said you go away with no license plate... you gotta love USA :))
I’m in Dallas , and idk do you put it in your dash so it can be seen through your windshield because I been pulled over twice for that 1 in a Honda prelude and one on a sc300
I'm in Maryland and my impala SS doesn't have a mount and the police pulled me over and I showed him and he said I have a drill set in my trunk I can install it.
Me: " I'm good run me the ticket"
Still haven't put it on 🤣👏🏽
I live in Texas also and my car did not have a set location for the front plate and I still have to run one, ive gotten pulled over before. I just have it 3m taped on, works great.
Bro it's a Subaru, a front plate can't possibly make it look any worse.
Rip
Oh , come on , give him a break ! He loves his Subaru! Ok?
Carolina * Ember I agree
True lol.
😂
I agree front plates are ugly. But mounting it on the side makes it even uglier.
EXACTLY!!!!
I would put it on the dashboard
Some cars like Ferraris made not to have a front plate
CJ5797 if you drove your car like a car guy should drive his car, you'd know that setting it up in the dash will fail every time. Take a corner at speed, and woah look, suddenly your plate is in the floorboard or your lap
Not necessarily I have put a tag on the dashboard before numerous times I know what I'm talking about and it did not slide at all
I stand corrected what I said
That's all
you do whatever you want with your car I'll do whatever I want mine that's it
I got a ticket in SoHo, NYC, parked on the street. Not allowed behind glass or plastic, mine was on the dash, clearly visible, $62. Just a plain old Mercedes wagon. So I wrote a whiny letter, "stripped screws, I just registered it that morning" blah blah, and they dismissed it.
CORVAIRWILD you can’t display your plates on your dash. Your windshield is made of glass.
My solution was high quality suction cups for the front license plate holder on my wife's 03 Cobra. I didn't want to drill holes in her front bumper to mount the ugly plastic stock front plate holder. I happened to have 4 high quality silicone suction cups that had threaded inserts from some previous project so I used them on the back of the plate holder and it has worked perfectly (haven't lost a plate) for 2 years at 120+ MPH : ) ... It has held on amazingly well even in hard rain, when I'm showing the car I just pop it off (takes a bit of effort to get the suction cups to release) and voila! Clean bumper!
I was so glad when I moved to a state that doesn't require the front plates. I've asked cops if the front plate makes a difference to them, and they said no. They look at the rear plate 99% of the time.
The biggest thing is if they have a suspect that lets say robs a store, and the security camera only catches the front of the car, they have identification, in states with no front plate they wouldnt have any identification...
VazDrae Studios Most vehicles used in robberies, are either stolen, or have stolen plates on them.
Although it's still somehow legal to just throw them up on the dash where it won't be legible in person or on cameras anyways. Seems more like a way to make money off tickets.
TheBonzomatic oh ya having a front plate is such a horrible life experience one should move to a diff state. moron.
I believe all 50 states should require a front license plate visible at all times.
To be honest you could have it inside your car on top of the dash.
That is how many of us do in Europe.
People still get pulled over for it surprisingly
Many of my friends have still been ticketed for this unfortunately.
Gears and Gasoline Good thing then you do not live in europe.
If I recall even those mechanisms are illegal.
Almost got ticketed 200$ for that in Sweden. Luckily i was stationary and some drunk took the cops attention.
***** Sweden also has some strict laws right?
I live in Oklahoma, so I don't have to worry about it
Clifton Williams Because you don't have cars there yet?
Brem lol.
@@bremCZ Can confirm, we ride around on horses still
@@bremCZ Because the cars blew away in the tornado
@@bremCZgot em
My city state requires a front plate and I actually like it because it protects the front bumper from careless parkers.
Terri Bel Bliss bumpers were first intended to protect the car (they could bump into things and the car is still ok). now we need license plates to protect the bumpers so the bumper doesn't bump into anything, only the plate does.. hahahaha
The irony of it all.
Wouldn't be a problem if bumpers weren't so darn expensive.
and this is why i park far as possible away from the grocery store
Jeff C i just paid $130 usd for mine.... A front plate wont help animals that i cant avoid because im mid curve doing 70mph
I'm pretty sure your "solution" is more illegal than your no tag problem. Having the ability to hide your plate might be considered as not properly displaying equipment or conspiracy to commit a crime. (you know how virginia is).
I'm not saying this is dumb by any means and understand the jackass law, I live in virginia. I live in a much smaller town that looks for much smaller laws to bust you for, pulled over for ear plugs hanging on rear view mirror. Pulled over to measure height of bumper to the road. Pulled over for 2 inch crack line in windshield (but i see people with the entire side or rear window out and that "clear" plastic over it going past cops all the time). Pulled over because the lens on my rear side marker (near the fender/wheel well) was broke. "if it is on your car it has to work" What crap.
Actually failed an inspection because of ear plugs on the rear view mirror. He went as far as putting the sticker on the window, told me why I failed, said I could remove the ear plugs and he would pass me. I went out and pulled them down, he removed the sticker and put on a pass. THEN he charged me the extra dollar for having to inspect it again.
This device is legal in all states that require front plates. I still don't like though.
therealdeadpen I
it's only really illegal if you use it to dodge toll gate fees by obscuring your plate to avoid ticket cams. As long as you display it while driving and only hide it as he said during shows it is totally legal. Just dont try to wait till your getting pulled over to pop it out as that will get you a ticket for being a smartass.
All in the name of safety. Spelled R-E-V-E-N-U-E, safety!!😕
"I don't want to ruin my bumper by drilling holes in it"
Almost every single car comes with two predrilled holes for exactly this one reason: a front plate. It's mandatory in literally every single civilized country. Not to mention, at 2:30 you can see the two holes made for the plate. But obviously it'd be too logical to attach anything there, those holes are probably just for aesthetics.
Some cars do not have holes predrilled. They may have tiny indentations when the manufacturer suggested you drill to put on a license plate holder. That's the case with my brother's Chrysler 300. He doesn't want to ruin the look off his car but he's going to put on a license plate on the front anyway. Then again, he's not going to take his car to car shows.
I don't know why they take front plates so seriously, I mean it's not like we're protesting, blocking highways, or looting lol. We have rear plates like everyone else lol.
Revenue generation.
OOOOOOH! 3EDGY5ME M9!
speed camera?
M1NH5AN3 so they can identify cars in the oncoming lane as well. You'd appreciate it if your car got stolen
You make it sound like robbers would leave the plates on the car after they steal them.
Great idea, but that Subaru is beautiful.
prove that evo is faster... and why it died out
Hai Nguyen it died out because mitsubishi couldnt afford to make stuff like that anymore
Lame and conceited, just like this millennial in the video.
Jon Stevens yup
Finally! A solution to a problem that doesn’t really exist. I never understood the big deal about front tags, if there’s no bracket just use double sided tape! Instead you spent hundreds of dollars on a pointless accessory because you obsess about something as trivial as a license plate.
In the netherlands this isn't remotely legal, because you could hide your plate at any given time...
You still have the back plate.
Almost everywhere it's illegal.
That dirty ass plate lmao
I’d only pop it up once I see a cop. Like I roll my 5% windows down when I’m around a cop. I’d assume the cop would understand that your not trying to hide anything.
I put magnets on the inside of my bumper and on my plate. Time for a meet? Take it off.
Good idea, has it ever fallen off because you've hit something tho?
EnKay Moto or been stolen
Cool but personally as someone who's anal about their paint I wouldn't cause it could possibly scratch. Maybe not a clear noticable one. But micro scratch which is noticable when the sun shines
EnKay Moto it hasn't fallen off, I worried about that too so I had zip ties attaching it to me grill for the first week just in case. But the magnets hold very well
jeremy kagchelland you really can't notice there's magnets so no one steals it
They might try to charge you with a crime if you drive through a toll booth with it pulled in.
Why am I watching this? I'm from Europe
@Lol Haha no, we need them at all times. there isn't a country in Europe that has a law saying ''you don't need it''
@@DDDloki i europe if you dont have front licence plate cop can send you in "MOT"
(Emergency car inspection) and usually take you licence plates.....
@@kristijanpintur6571 and... Where did I say that you don't need it...
Front plates are absolutely disgusting. I love that my province doesn't require them. My car would be even more ugly with it.
What province is that
We don't have them here in Tennessee.
Most cars have a rectangular imprint for a front plate in the bumper, when there is no plate there it looks more ugly.
"I love that my province doesn't require them."
*_Sips on tea from fine China with his pinky finger extended._*
The only reason in England you'd not want a front number plate, is if you had a massive intercooler behind the bumper.
Instead of the video method, which only works in places you are legally allowed to drive on the road without one. It still potentially blocks the air to the intercooler so....redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_154664457462116&key=c00b16f9b8ea0aebcf155638e86db91d&libId=jqio8bso0100kp46000MAc91d8u48&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.focusstoc.com%2Fforums%2Ftopic%2F158050-number-plates%2F&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fs1108.photobucket.com%2Fuser%2FCJW07aab%2Fmedia%2FIMG_20130712_185239_zpsbc9c204a.jpg.html&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&title=number%20plates%20-%20Focus%20ST%20Mk2%20Discussion%20-%20Focus%20ST%20Owners%20Club&txt=
Paint it on
I think it's illegal to have one that you can retract while its driving. Not that any cops would know unless they saw you retract it though..
Mustang gang 5.0 😂😂😂
Fuck laws
I run a tow hook license plate bracket, and since I always have a tool kit in my trunk, I just unscrew the bolt itself with an adjustable wrench and pop on the tow cover whenever I’m doing a photo shoot or at a meet. Takes 1 minute, cost me ~25 bucks. 2008 Benz C63 Amg.
As someone who lives in a country where front plates have always been required by law, this sounds like a weird complaint to me
froelz1337 some states in America require a front tag. Some don't.
get ready for a cop that says the plate must be in the middle of the front
Mike Lugo right.
3 things guaranteed in your life time death , taxes and a cop that will give you a ticket for any reason that they want
Law just states it must be display on the front of the vehicle.. any ways you spend 50k on a new car you really want to drill holes in a brand new car? That law is bs when's the last time I cop pulled up in front of you to run your plate and pull you over. It just doesn't happen
Having lived in Maryland I understand totally the situation. First with my 77 Trans Am. I had the car repainted and the body shop didn't re install the front plate. I got stopped literally feet from the body shop.
Then when I bought my first Corvette it didn't have a front plate on the car. I drove for quite a while before I was stopped doing over 80 on the Baltimore beltway. The trooper gave me a warning for the speed and a citation for not having the front plate. He asked me if I didn't have one cause I thought it spoiled the looks of the car.
I also had to help my son install a front plate on his 98 Trans Am after he moved to Virgina from our house in Pennsylvania which doesn't require a front plate. Most car enthusiast don't want the front plate. Police departments and the state which charges more for two tags want them. I say let the voters decide by putting it on a referendum.
I didnt even know there are countries or states that don't require front license plates. In germany, no car is sold without a holder for a license plate on both front and rear
Why is it so hard to just put a freaking license plate on a car?
Matthew Gailey I don't really mind having front license plates but, when I wanna do crazy stuff at night people have something called a phone and they can record you and report you,
RXKLastZ1 so they just become oblivious of the back of your car?
flipping license plates my friend, oh and plastic dipped car as well
He has a nice car with a prestine bumper, to install a front license plate would mean drilling 4 holes in it and mounting an ugly piece of metal to his bumper.
RXKLastZ1 simple solution, tape paper on both plates. Or other solution. Don't do shady ass stuff at night.
Here in Australia you can get different sizes of license plates to suit your vehicle. You can also get them in different colours to suit your vehicle even more.
I legit had this idea in my head for a while
It's illegal to have a licence plate that can be retracted from inside the vehicle
Shazzkid well whos really gonna notice unless they are hovering over the car
Everyone who has seen the video.
In the Netherlands and in many other EU countries its illegal to not have front or rear plates. You always need both on. They are bigger and often European cars are designed to have space for them. Also its illegal if the plate isn't readable up to a distance of 200 meters. The rear license plate must have working licence plate lights if that is factory default on your car. Any modification of the licenseplate is illegal. Including license plates that can hide or flip down. Its not illegal to put a cover over the license plate as long as it stays readable up to 200 meters. You can't fool camera's.
However it is legal to shine very bright IR on the plate. It *may* obtruce the speed cameras. It is legal cuz its readable up to 200 meters.
Get a car that can outrun the cops and you won’t have to use any license plates
Law Enforcement +1.... Nerd with Subaru 0
Actually +3
@@aaronwarren4344 Lmao
I worked at California Toyota Design, and when a designer he asked me about his design, I told him he needed to design a place for the front license plate. That the front bumper look would be ruined if just tacked on. Told him to do something like a 1992 Corvette. It has a removable panel the says Corvette that follows the bumper lines; those states that require front plates simply remove the panel for a well designed mounting location. The designer said he really never thought about that, and agreed with me. The caveat is he also said "It'd be too hard." Sadly, Corvette ended that after the 2005 model year.
In California here, I never even installed my front plate lol. I see most high end cars don’t do so
CA doesn’t require a front plate.
@@Poopsticle_256 not true, CA does require it, back in my day with a slammed lowered car I got about 10 tickets for it, but then again I was asking for it. I still don't run a front plate but haven't been bothered about it but my car is no longer slammed and bouncing all over the street with a loud exhuast, but where they do enforce it is at LAX.
@@Poopsticle_256 just got a ticket for not having one
@@leocastrillo759 My mistake, the amount of C4s, C5s, and Civics let me to believe otherwise
haha you need to have a front and back one in Australia it's no big deal.
AndyAndromedaArt in Queensland if you’re car is 2015 or newer you don’t need a front one
haha in Australia you aren't allowed to have a loud BOV in the US it's not big deal
r32-r34 gtr's are r32ez to get here in aus
MrTacticalSloth Source?
he made it up
I agree with you, cars do look really better without the license plate in the front. With the license plate, it just takes away the style of cars and makes it less stylish and doesn't go well with the car. They're better without it in the front 😎
Its easier to report a drunk driver when they have plates front and back. No brainer
How? The front plate isn't lit at night.They are usually tailgating anyway.
One of the few advantages of living in AZ. But i'm going to need this when I go to Oregon
1- i agree in va there should not be a requirement for a front tag.
however -
many speculate the reason for the front tag is to make a flat metal reflector their radar bounces off of and immediately back to their receptor.
i know for a fact radar will grab a large ( flat surface ) tractor/trailer BEFORE it senses my vehicle - test confirmed.
you could STILL get gigged on the technicality of attachment because the tag is not firmly attached " to the vehicle " as va code is very specific.
I keep coming back to this video and laughing. Just about something you'd expect a pudgy dude in flip flops and gym shorts to do.
You guys are lucky. In Germany this would be considered license/document fraud and is a felony that can result in the confiscation of your vehicle.
The underlying assumption of the state is that you installed this to avoid getting caught by automated speed traps by hiding the plate. It's equally fraudulent to cover the plate, either completely or by reflecting transparent foil. And honestly the authorities have a point here.
Here in NYC because of all the crazy tolls, you have a lot of people using these and also the plate "flippers" that allow 2 plates to flipped like james bond. However, they made them completely illegal and it's a criminal charge of tampering with a plate as opposed to a violation of not having the plate at all.
beating driving illegally with driving illegally, classic.
Drive without the plate showing and when u get pulled over pop out the plate and confuse the hell out of the cop
Yeah sorry officer I'm not drilling holes in my bumper.
It’s a Subaru
You shouldn’t worry about the plate making your car not look “cool” cause it won’t help
Exactly it's not even a STI
No front plate required in Michigan. This video just gave all those toll road cheats an idea.
Amen brother!!!! MI
I like people who are trying always to make our lives easy. thanks
This is soooooo illegal in Europe, they can take your car if they see this :)
FSXNOOB - GᗩᗰᕮS & ᗰOᖇᕮ Which countries in Europe have a vehicle confiscation law for a retractable plate?
Basically all of them.
You *must* have clearly visible front and back plates
All the more reason not to live in socialist controlled Europe
I have had mine under my wind shield because my shitty bumper couldn't hold it without falling off every damn highspeed bump. No complaints. Well alot but i asked them to read my plate and they all could then said i shouldn't be a smart ass and gave me a warning.
Andrew Schulz are you serious🤦♂️
Idk why this is in my recommendations but I’m glad it was cause I was talking about this cause I don’t like the front plates
If you were talking about it anywhere near your phone then that's probably why it recommended it to you.
Great solution. I would put a backup camera on it so you can view if it is out or not without getting out of the car.
I'm from Ohio and I see tons and tons of people without front plates when it's required. It makes me wonder how they all get away with it. Maybe there's just so many the cops don't care?
Utah is the same way. They even changed the law day you can't get pulled over for it. You have to get pulled over for something else first, then they can ticket you.
Relax dude. It’s just a Subaru.
I think front plates look nice.
It's mandatory everywhere in Europe and very practical.
You took your Subaru to car shows and wondered why you weren't winning. Then a retractable license plate changed everything. I was going to tell a dumb story, but I could never top that.
I can add this to my list of “dumbest things to spend over $100 on.”
Great idea, but I'd use it differently: I'd drive around with the plate retracted, and pop it out when I parked, or if a cop stopped me.
You’re worried about ruining the look of a Subaru... eh... whatever it is.
Boring cars look just as dull with or without plates.
Get a grip
Gets lit up by cop for not displaying front license plate. Before coming to a full stop, he pushes the button to reveal the plate:
-Hello sir, do you know why I’ve stopped you today?
-Absolutely no ideea...
-Well, your front license plate is missing.
-Uhm, that’s not true. Could you check again?
*heckin bamboozled dem cops*
In washington state, we have the same law with one exception-
If your car did not come from the factory with a designated area for a front plate, you are exempt.
Mike D except all manufacturers design their cars for front license plates. But it is the dealerships job the screw in the holes. Cause I live in Arizona, and you can tell if it's from Arizona or not. We don't have holes on our bumpers.
MCD0И4LD TЯUMP3T
I bought my last car in Phoenix, with no front plate.
When i moved to washington, i looked up the state patrol website.
It said, if it did not come from the dealer with a front plate, you dont have to have one.
Since Washington is a police state, i installed one anyway to avoid being pulled over every day.
Who goes to a car show to see a Subaru Legacy?
I think its a nice looking car.
you can't put it inside the car and in front of windsheld? I got pulled over once and I put my license in front of windsheld, no officer pull me over again.
Oberscharführer Schrödinger then it'll slice the passengers head off?
Youd be surprised how badly loose items hurt in a crash, and how far they can travel.... also if your car isnt slow the torque can send it flying into your passengers face
1. Its illegal to drive without front license plate in somewhere at Asia too
2. Srsly put the plate at the center so there is balance of the airflow, and also symmetry so the car looks same at both sides
3. Is that a Subaru Impreza??
What a beautiful Legacy GT Spec B i must truly say i am envious of you
Front Licence Plate is the nicest looking part of a Subaru's front.
Shut up minion boy
People make the argument of looking ugly, which for my eclipse would definitely do that, but there’s no way I can mount it on my bumper and have it look practical. Only practical spot would be in the grill slot, but that would reduce air intake and damage my car. Just gotta suck it up or buy an expensive mount that doesn’t drill into the front of your bumper
So wait you said you dont know if the plate is out when driving?
Yet your outside with remote and is able to press the button. Im wondering do you need to start the car in order to display it?
This has to be one of the most vain complaints and work arounds I have ever seen.
I always say they could save $and resources by not making a second plate for the front, charge the same at registration shit charge me $20 more, or $50 annually for exemption from having front on. They could save$ and make more at same time and we the enthusiast are happy. Triple win
Who takes a Subaru legacy to a car show😂
Odd, I've never noticed that the front plate was an ugly distraction when I'm driving the car.
Drew Thompson Wait till you have a cool car. As a Michigan driver who doesn't need them, believe me when I say they look stupid. Buck toothed. You are used to looking at them.
That's a neat contraption. If I didnt have a bumper made to hold a front plate, I'd do it. Plus I like the off center plate. It looks good when displayed.
"Takes away from the designers intentions of front bumper"
Euro cars are designed specifically to accommodate them, because front plates are a legal requirement. But sure, you do you
but... he's driving a Subaru without a mount at the front?
Subaru is European now. Damn they must've changed companies or something. Or Japan got annexed.
@@GoldenTV3 Japan also need front plates
@@BullringDeacs Right, so obviously there would be a section on his car for that then?
Oh waittt
@@GoldenTV3 there is. That entire section under the front grille which is body coloured. Number plates are mounted or stickered there
Lives in VA, got a Cali republic shirt ahahaha
I'm in VA too so I know how it is!
Farooq Z. Hahah didn’t even realize that lol .. makes sense to wear that lol
I WAS EXACTLY THINKING THE SAME THING!!! I wondered, "hmmm, I wonder if anyone caught that..." Good perception my friend...
Farooq Z. There’s a lot of California shirts at my school.. We’re in Virginia.
Virginia has over 200+ styles to chose from.
They make 27 million dollars a year on them. Of course they want you too have them. It's business.
They even sell them to people who have only one plate in rear as souvenirs.
virginia is literally the worst state to live in.
Country roads take me home to the place I belong, West Virginia...
You should just move to west virginia
California
John Doe what part of VA do you live in I live in Richmond and it’s not that bad
@@wyattnyfeler7270 its a police state
California is by far the worst, everything that you want to do to your own personal vehicle is illegal, from window tinting, front plate and etc.
So spend $150 instead of just putting the plate on and follow the law....
You aren’t a car guy are you
@@Poopsticle_256 Yes not wanting an expensive fragile retractable plate mount to look good at car meets make me not a car guy. You got me.
Admiral Ackbar
Okay, sorry
Next thing you know he’s gonna say it NEEDS to be mounted or bolted on!
Reason: safety.
It is possible the plate can come loose due to bumpy road conditions and go fly spinning through a group of people slicing off heads and limbs.
Safety.
Lives in Virginia: *wears California shirt*
Looking Virginia, feelin' California.
Reading all the responses below I have to wonder how many of you get tickets because you are young or drive foolishly or because you do dumb things top your car( such as lowering , spoilers etc..) I'm "old" by most standards. My family has 4, soon to be 5 cars. Only 1 has a front plate. I have an F150, SMART car, and two Celica's. Only my 2003 Celica GTS has a front plate and that's because the bumper came with it. We also have tinted windows (fronts 60, rear and trunks 80%) on all the vehicles. Neither I or my wife have never been pulled over for either a front plate or tinted windows. I got pulled over once for an expired plate (by about 2 months) and I told the officer the truth (I forgot) and he let me go with a warning for the expired tags and not a word about the front plate or tinting. I don't speed, I obey traffic laws and I don't do stupid things to my car to bring anymore attention to myself. I think HOW you behave and how you present yourself and your car have a huge impact. Think about it. My new car (being shipped from TN, will also not have a front plate, as the bumper cover never had one installed just like my other cars. Still, to the point of this video, if it ever becomes an issue this folding plate is nice, but unless your showing your car at shows would be a total waste. You would need to have the plate showing anyways during 90% of your driving. For less money, I would rather buy a "drill-less" plate holder and just have the peace of mind knowing my bumper and paint are not damaged.
In Montana we have to have the front plate also, but if your vehicle doesn’t have the bracket on the front we just put them in the front windshield so it is visible and it’s acceptable
Couldnt bother cleaning the bugs off it first