I live in Cali, my plates came today but they only sent one.....

brianlamar · 04-24-2007, 07:52 PM

I thought it was the law for cars to have two plates.......

GreddyBoy858 · 04-24-2007, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by brianlamar

I thought it was the law for cars to have two plates.......

Twist the plates.. there is two.. they are just stuck together.

brianlamar · 04-24-2007, 08:08 PM

oh damn.....

E90330iS · 04-24-2007, 08:10 PM

Haha I had the same problem here. And when I decided to put it on in the back first a plate dropped as I was installing another one!

brianlamar · 04-24-2007, 08:10 PM

i'm not gonna put them on til i get stopped. i hate plates

imolazhp_ci · 04-24-2007, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by brianlamar

i'm not gonna put them on til i get stopped. i hate plates

i had my 330ci for 2 years and never put the plates on. i have had my s2k for almost a year and still havent put plates on.

GreddyBoy858 · 04-24-2007, 08:15 PM

I never put my front plate on. I got lucky and stopped the dealership from even drilling the mounts.

2bmw2 · 04-24-2007, 08:15 PM

run without it.

But don't go to LAX. They began ticketing for no front plates some time ago.

E90330iS · 04-24-2007, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 2bmw2

run without it.

But don't go to LAX. They began ticketing for no front plates some time ago.

You mean moving cars? Or parked in the airport parking?

Zoeb@WheelDude.com · 04-25-2007, 12:22 AM

lol, put both your plates on the rear then if you ever get pulled over just say you only got 1

gregermister · 04-25-2007, 01:35 AM

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lol, put both your plates on the rear then if you ever get pulled over just say you only got 1

thankgod for people in this country like jessica simpson or we would never be able to pull that off.

SpecC · 04-25-2007, 01:45 AM

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oh damn.....

almost got away with one there!

ironic · 04-25-2007, 01:52 AM

haha man i wish the dmv would screw up like that

OtuaCarGod · 04-25-2007, 05:24 AM

i just got both my plates and reg in the mail today. I live in norcal. I put both plates in the trunk under the cardboard lid, and put the new permanent registration in the glove box.

The temp reg is good for 6 months, so just cuz i got my plates in 2 weeks doesn't mean they have to go on.

This worked on my truck, I got pulled over with the current reg in the glove box and the plates under the seat. I handed the cop my current reg, he ran it, and called it good. Let me off on a warning for running a stop sign, too. I'm sure if the cop wasn't as nice a guy as he was I woulda gotten a slap on the wrist for it. Other nice part about cali, $10 fix it tickets for whatever.

chbrules · 04-25-2007, 07:11 AM

Is it required to have plates on the front in CA? There are cops all over the place in my city and they never even bant an eye at me. I have the chrome BMW emblem plate with a chrome BMW frame on the front and my real plate on the back.

heezyo2o · 04-25-2007, 07:33 AM

If you choose to run no license plates at all, I believe the fine is usually a small fix-it ticket, but the cop also has the option of a more expensive $100+ ticket. I forget what the violation is for this actual ticket however.

shragon · 04-25-2007, 12:02 PM

yea, the two plates stick together sometimes. i actually stuck both plates on the rear by accident. i spent 10 min looking around for the second plate until i realized they might be stuck together.

Eggroll · 04-25-2007, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by brianlamar

i'm not gonna put them on til i get stopped. i hate plates

+1

gregermister · 04-26-2007, 08:34 PM

Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Toll Roads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 04-26-2007, 08:57 PM

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Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Toll Roads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHA Exactly. And I'm Def Not Getting An Accidental Red Light Ticket By Those Annoying Cameras. . . Not That I Run Red lights Or Anything. . . But. . . When Making A Left Turn, and there's a ton of traffic, and i've already been sitting at a red light watching it go through its cycle and get the red like five times because only 2 cars make their left turn cause the 3rd one isn't paying a damn bit of attention because she's talking on her sidekick3 while filing her nails and reapplying her lip gloss. . . I may just happen to go through the light when its on its way from turing red from yellow. . .
:-/

OhhaiAlex · 04-27-2007, 03:53 AM

I live in cali too. Never gotten pulled over for no front license plate yet. I would keep it off. besides it about only a fix it ticket if you get one. $15.

ZuerstBMW · 04-27-2007, 04:17 AM

Whats the reasoning behind have a front plate only in certain states? It just makes no sense.

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OtuaCarGod Banned 3 Rep 131 Posts Drives: The nicest car on the lot... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA iTrader: (0)	i just got both my plates and reg in the mail today. I live in norcal. I put both plates in the trunk under the cardboard lid, and put the new permanent registration in the glove box. The temp reg is good for 6 months, so just cuz i got my plates in 2 weeks doesn't mean they have to go on. This worked on my truck, I got pulled over with the current reg in the glove box and the plates under the seat. I handed the cop my current reg, he ran it, and called it good. Let me off on a warning for running a stop sign, too. I'm sure if the cop wasn't as nice a guy as he was I woulda gotten a slap on the wrist for it. Other nice part about cali, $10 fix it tickets for whatever.
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