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Old 01-04-2006, 11:55 AM
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Anyone have a source to buy cool 997 or Carrera license frames?Thanks
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I go without a frame. Less is more.
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Originally Posted by woodranch
Anyone have a source to buy cool 997 or Carrera license frames?Thanks
Check out Auto Geek and Herrington's for their frames.
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Get the least memorable frame, don't customize you car in anyway. God forbid you get a cutsie easliy memorable vanity plate! Why? because lots of other-people-drivers don't like us; we pass them all the time and they get pi**ed
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I got a plain metal frame and painted it the same color as my car and it looks very sharp.
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I picked up a frame from Brumos Porsche while visiting on vacation. I'm a bit of a racing nut and they have a significant racing history.
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I use the frames from Herrington (and other places) that have a plain black frame with a clear plastic cover (all molded together) - very very clean, protects the plate, and looks nice. Personally I don't like frames that say something, just clean looking suits me. Why anyone (whether with a Porsche or a beater) keeps the dealer frames is beyond me.
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Just bought this over the weekend at the local Porsche dealership. I like it.

Part Number: PNA 703 003 03
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Here's the frames I use - have used them for a dozen years on all my cars, very nice!
http://www.herringtoncatalog.com/ms233.html


and cheaper here: http://www.performanceproducts.com/p...e+Plate+Frames

Not legal in California to have the cover over the plate, but only a fixit ticket and last and only one I had was 10 years ago.
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Try Beechmont Porsche. I purchased mine there and it looks pretty sharp.
http://www.beechmontporsche.com/Mapindex.asp

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Tip: Get one of those smoked plastic plate covers and stick in your frame. Why? because they reduce the contrast and make the plate less in-your-face. Illegal in your area? I'd be amazed if a cop noticed and you got a ticket for it, especially since the ready made excuse "the guy at the auto store said it was alright for me to put in on my car, officer??!!!!"
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The only kind of cover I might be interested in is the kind that diffuses and distorts reflected light when hit by a strobe, thus making it difficult to pick up by the ubiquitous "Photo Enforced" intersections here. Perhaps that's why any kind of plate covering is illegal in California.
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Of course if you get a frame then you'll also have to get a clear bra for it.
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Mine says "Harley"
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Griots has nice plain ones.


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