ok should I leave the plate hanging on the front, or should I remove it... I am in Houston... didn't have a problem before on my Rx8... what do you think??? if I take it off I have the ugly screwholes to filll hmmm what to do???

 

If you've already been screwed, might as well leave it there...

 

THAT can be said for so many things, my friend...

 

I thought I read a thread posted here about plugs you can buy to put in the holes...

Dang, did a search but can't remember the topic of the post

 

NO

I say take off the front plate if you are lucky enough to live somewhere where it's legal. You can always fill the tiny holes with bondo and carefully paint with touch up paint.

 

i should have one on (ohio) but never put it on!

 

I've paid $35 in tickets so far for not having mine (Iowa). The judge was not moved by my passionate plea about my "pure, unspoiled front bumper cover". Go figure.

-Alex

 

Definetly no.

 

I told my dealer to leave it off when it was delivered and have not been even looked at by the cops, it's been a year so far.

 

Yes, because its the law in IL, otherwise I wouldn't have one.

 

It depends on the legality. If a front plate is NOT required in your jurisdiction, I would leave it off. I agree that it looks better. If it is requried, leave it on.


Keep in mind that if you don't have the front plate and the plate is required in your jurisdiction, you likely could be stopped by law enforcement for that reason alone. That could be a problem for you if you have had a few drinks! Something to think about.

Here is an unlikely but possible scenario: You are out with your friends, have a few drinks and drive home. Law enforcement stops you because you have no front plate. Officer approaches you to check your license and registration, and "detects a distinct odor of alcohol eminating from your person." You fail the field sobriety tests. You get arrested for DUI.

The offiicer had probable cause to stop you because you had no front plate and therefore violatied a rule of the road or vehicle regulation in your jurisdiction.

It really isn't worth the risk of getting stopped IF the plate is required in your jurisdiction.

 

^^^ STUPID response. Sorry. I don't take to 'having a few drinks' and then driving anywhere. NO DRINKS mixed with driving, ever.

My best friend in high school killed himself that way. He thought it was just a 'few drinks'. Yeah, tell that to him now.

Oh, you can't, since his head got disconected from his body when he smashed head first into the other car, and, BTW, killed those two people in that car.

Sheesh.

 

This is in the tC forum but you may be able to get some for an xB. I don't see why not. https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ht=plate+holes

 

^^^Unnecessary response. I'm sure we all agree drinking and driving is wrong, but that has nothing to do with the topic. On top of that, he wasn't advocating drinking and driving, so don't chew him out. It's common for people to have a few drinks and drive(right? no), he was just giving an example that most people would find easy to relate to.

I'm not bashing you, your experience, or your views on it, but the way you went about sharing it was unnecessary.


EDIT: so I stay on topic...

I live in texas too, it is illegal. I don't have one because the dealer didn't install it for whatever reason(i was the only one lucky enough to make it out without one), but everytime I'm pulled over by a cop they give me a warning(no ticket yet). Keep it there, or get the brackets, it's not worth the trouble. Everytime I drive past a cop I watch to see if he'll pull a u-turn to come after me, kind of annoying.

 

Sorry. Hot button for me.

 

I rock mine to the side with the Eight08customs bracket!

The front looks like my car it's going -->

-THE DON

 

mine is off...i got my $35 ticket...and i kept it off (So.Cali)

 

I take delivery of mine today!!! and yesterday I was about to call the dealership to have them leave it off.. but decided to just deal with its cancer on the front bumper.
the wife will be driving it.. and I dont want to hear it when she gets pulled over by a cop!! :O

 

I say NO!!!!! It looks ugly with it on. butt ugly.

 

Why Cant Scion just make a nice looking mount so that we can stop all of this crap! That is the only reason I dont have mine on. I would put it on if I had a factory mount.