BOPE

The 7lbs you were quoted for magnet weight seems way off, to me. I didn't weigh the magnets I installed on my 991.2 but my guess is that they weighed ~1.5lbs.

Jason

chong0

i am assuming they are including the license plate bracket which also has the opposing magnets. That magnet on the plate bracket looked quite hefty, it does not appear to be < 1.5lb

3rdpedal

I live in Denver and back in 2001-2002 I had my share of issues with Denver parking when I would park my A4 which did not have a front plate bracket. I got about 6 tickets back then at $25 each from the same meter maid every time I stayed the night at my girlfriend's house near Cheesman park. Finally I used some really strong double sided tape to put the front plate bracket on my bumper. For my incoming 992 I plan to order the Carbonio Plate Mount for when I need a plate. https://carbonio.com/products/porsch...se-plate-mount

BIGWORM

I have not rocked a front plate in many years here in SOCAL. I have been busted for it a couple times though. But that was for speeding or dark tinted front windows that they pulled me over for and THEN added the no front plate to the mix. Otherwise, they don't seem to pull me over for no front plate.

BOPE

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The 7lbs you were quoted for magnet weight seems way off, to me. I didn't weigh the magnets I installed on my 991.2 but my guess is that they weighed ~1.5lbs.

Jason
i am assuming they are including the license plate bracket which also has the opposing magnets. That magnet on the plate bracket looked quite hefty, it does not appear to be < 1.5lb

Not to belabor the point, but my front license plate bracket, license plate and four (4) rare earth magnets weigh 10.2 ounces.

Jason

onedae

Not running a front plate in places where its required gives cops the right to pull you over for anything. Its not too hard to inadvertently be over the legal alcohol limit and find yourself getting a DUI instead of just a license plate violation.

BOPE

I agree.

Jason

BIGWORM

What??? So you have a front plate so you can drink and drive to or above the legal limit? Why not, not drink and drive and take your plate off? Your choice can cost your thousands of dollars and possibly jail time. While the other is a silly fix it ticket. I'll take my chances on the fix it ticket over being a driver that drinks to the legal limit or above it. Beside we have uber and lyft for those heavy drinking nights these days anyhow.

siberian

Words of wisdom from BIGWORM

siberian

detansinn

I have run without front plates in California and Texas. Nobody cares.

In the northeast, states like Pennsylvania and Delaware don’t require front plates, so a car without a front plate gets zero attention from law enforcement in NJ, NY, etc. There are so many cars on the road without them around here, it doesn’t matter.

I understand that Virginia can be a pain, but Virginia sucks for cars in general — easily the worst state in the United States.

If you drive a nice car, you’re very likely going to get a pass. If you get a fix it ticket, you own a six figure car, suck it up.

If you’re worried that you’ll more likely get a DUI without a front plate, you suck at being an adult.

BOPE

Wow!

We're not talking about commode-hugging drunk, here.

However, it's conceivable that you could have two glasses of wine while eating dinner out with friends. Or, perhaps two beers after a game of golf. So on you way home you get pulled over for no front license plate and the cop smells the beer or the wine you just drank. So being a diligent cop he requests you to take a breath-analyzer test. Will two beers or two glasses of wine result in an over-the-limit result on the breath analyzer? I guess it depends, but I don't want to go through the exercise that was triggered by a missing front license plate.

Jason

iliveoncaffiene

Prior to Ohio's recent repeal of the front plate requirement, this was not true in Ohio. There was a specific stipulation that required a "primary" offense in order for the front plate offense to be added (as a "secondary" offense).
In other words, it was explicit that you could not pull someone over and solely ticket them for a missing front license plate.

The law was repealed in July 2020, and I had not been running a front plate since 2017. I had even gotten pulled over before but never had any stink about a missing front plate.

Tupper

Where I live, nobody pulls you over for no front plates. However, if they pull you over for something else you can get fined for that. That happened to me a few months back.

And drinking and driving is always a bad idea, so I’m not sure what he argument is there

NVRANUF

Exactly Jason!
Some folks only capable of thinking (and judging) in extremes.... either not drink or get $hit-faced.

chong0

I just don't get why you would consciously decide to not use a front plate when there are viable options (carbonio, rhoplate, magnets). If it's illegal whether it's a primary or secondary offense why does it really matter?

I get not putting screws into the bumper, but you are already in a car that can attract attention. Why chance it when it's easily avoidable?

If you were one of my patients and gave me a BS answer about why you're still smoking after I spent the night trying to save your life you lose all credibility