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A strange item on the front bumper 996T

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi Guys Does anyone know what it can be? It is located in the inner part of the front bumper. Thanks Dom

POST 2Original post

It looks like an actuator for a James Bond style changable numberplate. MC

POST 3Original post

OMG .. a number plate dipper .. never seen one before ! There will be a switch to activate it in the cabin some where .

POST 4Original post

Excuse my ignorance, is that designed to dip the number plate to avoid speed cameras? Is there another on the rear? I've seen something similar on a showcar that retracted the numberplate for shows : that was quite neat as it hid the plate and left no mark, this one is clearly not cosmetic!

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I thought about it at the beginning. There is another cable connection near the air intake. But in the cabin I can not find any button which is responsible to turn it on.

POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Back registration plate number is normal.

POST 7Original post

maybe they never finished the install, that hole at the front looks the right size for the muzzle of a machine gun.. it was going to be 007's weekend car :grin:

POST 9Original post

I was jokingly going to suggest that too I need one, can Alex make a few of these :dont know: :thumb:

POST 11Original post

I was gonna say speed trap detector/jammer, but the hinged numberplate plinth does support the plate flipper idea. Clearly not as well made as Q would have done it though. I have often wondered (whilst in average camera zones) how far you would manage to travel in excess of speed limit with no plates on before getting pulled.

POST 12Original post

The point of it is for speed cameras , it lowers the plate so it cant be seen .. logically there should be one at the rear . No switch would indicate it may be connected to a radar camera and activated automatically .. it does seem to me that this is only a partial install though . Highly illegal reguardless ... far more than just a speeding ticket .

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