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Old 04-21-2019, 12:36 PM
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OK here is mine......BIG ENOUGH?
Old 04-21-2019, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by amargari
The thought is to keep a potential thief from looking up your plate and coming to steal your car.
I have a motion sensing security camera in the garage so I can watch it being stolen in real time. It even has a speaker and microphone so I can politely ask them to reconsider their poor life choices.



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Old 04-21-2019, 11:39 PM
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Awesome! Thanks, dak911! Now I'm just going to print up a reproduction of your plate, put it on my dark colored 99' 996, and blast down the toll roads without paying at about 150mph. You'll get a chuckle out of me in my Nixon mask as I fly by the cameras. The citations will be in your mailbox in about two weeks.
Old 04-22-2019, 12:17 PM
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Flat6Music....OK, I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE....
Old 04-22-2019, 05:48 PM
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Because I post in the 996 forum to be modest. If you reverse-look me up and realize how hard I really ball the illusion will be broken and y'all will be asking me for money nonstop.
Old 04-22-2019, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr_Strangelove
Because I post in the 996 forum to be modest. If you reverse-look me up and realize how hard I really ball the illusion will be broken and y'all will be asking me for money nonstop.
Hahaha. Solid strategy.
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Originally Posted by SoCal911t
I have a motion sensing security camera in the garage so I can watch it being stolen in real time. It even has a speaker and microphone so I can politely ask them to reconsider their poor life choices.
Old 04-23-2019, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCal911t
I have a motion sensing security camera in the garage so I can watch it being stolen in real time. It even has a speaker and microphone so I can politely ask them to reconsider their poor life choices.
More pics of that bimmer please
Old 04-23-2019, 03:53 PM
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I remember reading an article explaining why you should block the plates and it made sense when I read it. Being and old geezer, I can't remember what it said or where I read it. So I have that going for me.
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Old 04-23-2019, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by amargari
The thought is to keep a potential thief from looking up your plate and coming to steal your car. If you notice, magazines remove plates as well except for vanity plates.
Because the 996 is such a valuable/desirable car to steal?
Old 04-23-2019, 05:04 PM
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Only if the engine has a PROVEN replacement L&N or DOF IMS and a new RMS...
Old 04-23-2019, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by bull3t
More pics of that bimmer please
It's a e28 M5. It broke 300,000 miles on the way to Monterey car week a few years ago and is still going strong . Here are a few pics and the "88 M5" in my sig is a clickable link that has a nice shot of the front.



This was taken at the Legends of the Autobahn show, Monterey 2011





S38 straight six





This was taken on the paddock of the Porsche/BMW corral at Laguna Seca in 2013.

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Old 04-23-2019, 10:20 PM
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As a LONG time member of BMWCCA (12660) I can tell you that those were FANTASTIC cars in the day, and it's nice to see that you have kept yours in that condition....(last of the really great BIMMERS)
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Old 04-24-2019, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by dak911
those were FANTASTIC cars in the day, and it's nice to see that you have kept yours in that condition
Thanks. I credit my battery powered ratchet and impact.
Old 04-24-2019, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dak911
I "don't get it" what is the big secret about covering up your tags....what is your reasoning?
I don't cover license plates, so I have no reason. I use free photo editing software to blur the plate instead.


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