Has anyone 'actually' noticed the car running hotter with a license plate attached? I've had one on my car for over a year, and the temp guage is never moves...hot weather, cold weather, a/c on, a/c off, high speed, low speed -- never a difference; it reaches operating temp and stays there.
Front license plate - on or off?
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I have had front plates on all my NSXs. Sure the cars look a tiny bit better without the plate, but the difference to me is not worth breaking the law and risk getting pulled over.
Steve
Steve
Spencer said:
Same here. I had my plate on the NSX pictured above mounted that way since I got the car. I had it mounted similarly on my Legend Coupe for years and never had any problems. The head averaged about 84 degree all year around. I think if you track the car where you are running it full blast for a long time you might run into trouble, but normal driving and sprited highway driving doesn't seem to affect my car at all. This is just my experience.
Don't need the hassle.
I put the front plate on, mostly because I don't want to give the cops an excuse to hassle me. I use the Dali bracket. I don't think there's a problem with blocking the radiator; at least, I haven't noticed any temperature trouble because of it. I think that if I took it onto the track I would take it off -- it would only take about 30 seconds to remove it.
I put the front plate on, mostly because I don't want to give the cops an excuse to hassle me. I use the Dali bracket. I don't think there's a problem with blocking the radiator; at least, I haven't noticed any temperature trouble because of it. I think that if I took it onto the track I would take it off -- it would only take about 30 seconds to remove it.
what I do.
I wait till I get the fix-it-ticket. attach the license plate with tie straps. go to police officer to get it checked off and pay $10 fine.
It has worked for me the last time I got the ticket.
I wait till I get the fix-it-ticket. attach the license plate with tie straps. go to police officer to get it checked off and pay $10 fine.
It has worked for me the last time I got the ticket.
nsxbuilder said:
remind me never to move to Minnesota.... that has got to be the lamest thing. (no plate = moving violation)
chumch said:
This is a bad idea. If you are in an accident your plate will become a projectile and possibly injure your passenger or even yourself.
I got pulled over by police last week for no front license plate and BLUE 7000K HID. The officer look at my car and said I have no place for the front license plate, but I need to replace my headlight. He let me go without a ticket. Maybe I am just lucky? I live in San Francisco.
Here is another solution that I use:
I live in NY where a front plate is required. I put the plate and a pseudo-bracket in the trunk in case I get pulled over. If I ever do, I'll tell the 5-0 that I plan to do it, I just need to go to the dealer cuz it is easy to mes up the bumper and costly to fix. Sgould work, but up to now no cop has even looked at me funny, except when trying to figure out what the hell I was driving!
Jay
91 silver ivory
89 accord
73 roadrunner
I live in NY where a front plate is required. I put the plate and a pseudo-bracket in the trunk in case I get pulled over. If I ever do, I'll tell the 5-0 that I plan to do it, I just need to go to the dealer cuz it is easy to mes up the bumper and costly to fix. Sgould work, but up to now no cop has even looked at me funny, except when trying to figure out what the hell I was driving!
Jay
91 silver ivory
89 accord
73 roadrunner
NSX/MR2
Suspended
I put it on so I won't get hassle by the police from now on. Got pulled over twice already in the past.
brahtw8 said:
I also live here and of the past 29 years of driving I have never put a front plate on any of my cars and have only been stopped once with just a warning to get one on...The cop never even asked why dont you have one on the car just to get one which I never did.
Steven 91 Blk/Ivory
I got a ticket a month ago for no front plate on my Integra. $101 moving violation. I think it's a B.S. law, purely to make the state more money.
I also got stopped by the police at the Carpool exit of an Express Lane... Anyway, I told him I just got the car, and I need to go get a new license... he let me go but threaten that if he sees me without it next time, he will write me a $110.00 ticket... guessed Seattle police makes most money out of this silly law huh?
I actually kind of like the idea that someone mention before.. They don't put license plate on for the cop just so when they have "pms" or "quota needs to fulfill" he will have an easy target instead of trying to give out speeding ticket and other stuff..
Trust me, I had seen/ encounter cops that walk around my car (not nsx) and rev the car for him so he can give me a ticket...
But generally, you got less harrassment with the front license plate.
I actually kind of like the idea that someone mention before.. They don't put license plate on for the cop just so when they have "pms" or "quota needs to fulfill" he will have an easy target instead of trying to give out speeding ticket and other stuff..
Trust me, I had seen/ encounter cops that walk around my car (not nsx) and rev the car for him so he can give me a ticket...
But generally, you got less harrassment with the front license plate.
I haven't had a front license plate on any of my cars for the last several years and I've always lived in states that require a front license plate mounted to the front bumper.
I recieved one fix-it ticket for not having a front plate once. After pulled over for speeding, I made a smart comment to the officer and he proceeded to walk around my car looking for violations. Next time I'll keep my mouth shut.
The officer never asked why I didn't have a front plate mounted on the car. I think many cops know the real reason people drive without a front plate.
I recieved one fix-it ticket for not having a front plate once. After pulled over for speeding, I made a smart comment to the officer and he proceeded to walk around my car looking for violations. Next time I'll keep my mouth shut.
The officer never asked why I didn't have a front plate mounted on the car. I think many cops know the real reason people drive without a front plate.
My state also requires a front plate. None of my sports cars have one. I get pulled over about every 5 years and 1/3 of the time you risk a fixitticket. The other 2/3 they just give you a warning. Do the math. Mine stays on the garage wall!
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