lowered front license plate
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Inventiva concepts offers a license plate bracket that sits in front of grille, below upper bumper. Looks sleek, but tends to cover a portion of air intake vent. Do you think it adversely impacts engine air intake (yes I know engine is in rear).
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Front plate! front plate! we don' need no stinkin' front plate......
How about that picture or URL just in case I get caught with my plate down..........![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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How about that picture or URL just in case I get caught with my plate down..........
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Thanks.....ZP44
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I made my own bracket but it puts the plate in the same place as the Inventiva unit. It does block the openings to the oil cooler and A/C condensor, but not substantially IMO. Note that the plate sits ahead of the 'dead' area of the intake, where the large splitter directs air to the right and left sides.
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Well, IF I had to use a front plate, I'd use that bracket... it looks better than smack dab on the front of the bumper. Thanks for posting the picture.
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I refuse to put a plate on the front of my car. I've been pulled over a few times but nothing serious.
I also notice all the Corvette owner around here do the same thing.
I also notice all the Corvette owner around here do the same thing.
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I'm not a fan of the front plate no matter how it's mounted, but prefer to keep my non-compliance out of plain sight :-) It's one less reason to get attention.
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Oh! and I have the lower plate bracket... works good, keeps me legal, and I think i t also bounces Laser targetting down and away form Johnny Law too...
Clive.
Oh! and I have the lower plate bracket... works good, keeps me legal, and I think i t also bounces Laser targetting down and away form Johnny Law too...
Clive.
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Is it a legal requirement to have a fron plate in the US? We have to have one in the UK
but whenever I've come over to the US I've seen loads of cars without a plate on the front.
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Its def illegal in many states not to have one....when I moved from UK to Atlanta I just put the front plate on coz in the UK you have to have one....but when I came up to Maryland two years ago (in a 968 at the time) I was dinged for not putting front plate on......I have the lowered front plate on my 993 and it does not look great but def a whole lot better than the ones plastered across the mid bumper area....I plugged the holes with bumperplugs which by the way look great.
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We need no stinkin' plates in Pennsylvania...
Btw, that wabbit wamage looks relatively mild compared to a waccoon wamage I had years ago. The front bumper of my 300ZX (factory OEM - not rigid aftermarket fiberglass piece) disintegrated. I think there was still some fur stuck to the bumper when the insurance guy came to take a picture!
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Btw, that wabbit wamage looks relatively mild compared to a waccoon wamage I had years ago. The front bumper of my 300ZX (factory OEM - not rigid aftermarket fiberglass piece) disintegrated. I think there was still some fur stuck to the bumper when the insurance guy came to take a picture!