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srwong
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Got my car back from the paint shop finally. But i have to take it back Friday to try and get the sag fixed and some scuffs on the black parts... tried to find the old post about how to fix sag but i couldnt find it... well heres sum pics...

also, for those that have their license plate on the fascia, how did you rig it?







ignore the water drops, i just washed & detailed her lol


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go plateless,cut it and stick it in the grill?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1zIGPyJunI

motorized remote controlled retractable license plate

they also offer a manual version... search "show n go license plate" on ebay. 54.95 for the manual version and 134.99 for the motorized...

i'm still debating if i want to cough up the extra do for the motorized version...lol, it just seems so cool.

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LongBeachCoupe wrote:go plateless,cut it and stick it in the grill?
DO NOT TRY AND CUT IT!!! I did that with one corner and it didnt want to go right. best thing to do is take some pliers and bend the bottom border... sort of hard to explain but look at the pics of mine.... my body shop guy drilled holes and put screws but you can just zip tie it to the mesh.


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altima777 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1zIGPyJunI

motorized remote controlled retractable license plate

they also offer a manual version... search "show n go license plate" on ebay. 54.95 for the manual version and 134.99 for the motorized...

i'm still debating if i want to cough up the extra do for the motorized version...lol, it just seems so cool.
that doesnt look safe at all.

I know that car in the video is lower. but if you hit a bump bye bye license plate

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Nice, what color is the grille? matte gray or black? can't tell.

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looking good!

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it's black... kinda hard to tell cause it was so bright today. ima try and go a lil darker tho

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LongBeachCoupe wrote:go plateless,
thats wat i did its been like 6 months i think now since the summer ive had no front plate

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wish it was like that here. I live in a nice neighborhood and I guess some people ran some stop signs so now theirs cops LITERALLY hiding in the bushes watching if you make a complete stop. my friend made a complete stop and they pulled him over for no front license plate, made him pop his hood and gave him tickets for his mods... cops in my area dont play.

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gotta love FL for going plateless in the front!!!
srwong wrote:also, for those that have their license plate on the fascia, how did you rig it?
as for the whole adding it to the fascia you can use the L-shaped brackets & screw them into the plate & then screw it into the bumper on the bottom in front the mesh...


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nismogxs21 wrote:gotta love FL for going plateless in the front!!!

as for the whole adding it to the fascia you can use the L-shaped brackets & screw them into the plate & then screw it into the bumper on the bottom in front the mesh...
thats what my body shop guy did with mine... just remember to bend the bottom part of the license plate like I did or it will scratch your fascia

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Looks good, did they paint it black or did they just leave the urethane the original color ? It kind of looks like they just didn't paint it...

I think you can just zip tie the license plate to the mesh near the radiator, that's what I was planning on doing

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Plateless FTW!! Thank goodness PA is the same as FL. When I look to relocate for work, the two things I look for is:A:) How far is the nearest racetrackB:) Is the state plateless in the front


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dangeris wrote:Plateless FTW!! Thank goodness PA is the same as FL. When I look to relocate for work, the two things I look for is:A:) How far is the nearest racetrackB:) Is the state plateless in the front
I am so jealous of PA for that (but only that )

+1 for plateless. I have been for almost 2 years.

BTW, Fascia looks great I have been waiting to see our color car with the 2- toned theme. I thought about it when I got mine painted, wasn't sure how it would look....... Turned out great though

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That looks awesome! Congrats

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Hussain wrote: cops in my area dont have better s*** to do than harass.
fixed

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Rob.Vegan wrote:Looks good, did they paint it black or did they just leave the urethane the original color ? It kind of looks like they just didn't paint it...

I think you can just zip tie the license plate to the mesh near the radiator, that's what I was planning on doing
yea he painted it, it does look like he didnt but he did. came out lighter than i wanted. so when i take it back tomorrow im'a ask him to go a little darker...
Bmore-coupe wrote:BTW, Fascia looks great I have been waiting to see our color car with the 2- toned theme. I thought about it when I got mine painted, wasn't sure how it would look....... Turned out great though
thanks...

and ty all for all the comments and input on the plate. i think i might just ziptie it. dont wanna put any holes in it.. lol

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Hussain wrote:wish it was like that here. I live in a nice neighborhood and I guess some people ran some stop signs so now theirs cops LITERALLY hiding in the bushes watching if you make a complete stop. my friend made a complete stop and they pulled him over for no front license plate, made him pop his hood and gave him tickets for his mods... cops in my area dont play.
WOW thats rough! florida doesnt even need front plates

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Looks really good

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There is also this option...the swift looks like something I would get though.

http://www.skenedesign.com/FPBracket/index.shtml

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just got my car back from the paint shop, had the black redone a different color... looks 10x better...







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