They see me rollin'...

They see me rollin'. They're hatin'. Virginia's finest caught me ridin' dirty! Alright, after 2 tickets in 2 months for failure to display a front license plate I give up. I hate to do it but it's time to drill holes in the RUF bumper and put on the license plate. Do you guys think this is an easy job I can do myself (I am a software engineer but I think this job falls under the "hardware" category) or should I just take it to a body shop? I guess I have to buy the mounting hardware from Suncoast or the stealership. I hate how the Fairfax County officer (1st ticket) and the State Trooper (2nd ticket this afternoon) both told me "I know it is ugly and ruins the clean lines of the car, but you have to do it." I wish I can continue to roll without front plates but at $82 a pop for the ticket it is not worth it.

First off ......you should be shot for considering drilling holes in your RUF bumper. I live one mile from RUF and will make sure that Wayne or Hanz give you a shout about that. HERE IS THE PLATE SECRET THAT ALWAYS WORKS>>>PROMISE!! Leave your plate on the floor up against the console in front of the pass seat. If you buzz past a cop and he heads your way, quickly toss the plate on the dash down low. I put a clear palstic edge around my plate as not to scratch the dash and I have gotten away with it three times. Cop says.....stopped you for no front plate. I say, Yes sir I know its not there but it is in the corner of the bottom of the windshield because my DOT approved (strosek) bumper does not come with mount points. I then tell them that I understand that state law requires it to be mounted and visible from the front. Works Every Time... Friend of mine in his new Lambo did not listen, got a ticket, went to court and told him that he just did not see himself drilling holes in his new Lambo, judge said he could be held for contempt and held in city jail for 2 days for failure to comply, He looked dead *** straight at the judge and said whats for dinner becasue I will not drill that hole. Now he relies on the dashboard method.

Whats for dinner? I like that, great story! Alternatively couldn't you do as suggested but claim that it was double-sided taped onto the bumper but you found it in front of the car this morning and haven't had a chance to stick it back on?

I hear you. I hate to do it but it is getting expensive to roll without a front plate -- $164 in 2 months! I'll try the plate in the dash trick but if I get another ticket the plate goes on. Here's the weird part: my car is a daily driver and I usually have no problems except when I am driving around with this girl from NYC. I've been pulled over 4 times for no front plate with her in the car -- I got off with a warning twice and got ticketed twice. I swear, next time she's in town I will make her rent a car and drive herself!

I think 30-40% of the cars around my area do not have front plates, porsche or otherwise. There is safety in numbers...one good thing about over-crowding in Cali.

I have mine held onto the inside of the passenger side of the windshield on my BMW with suction cups. I have never gotten so much as a second glance from a cop even when they weren't out of state plates

Take a look at this. It isn't pretty, but it will keep you from having to drill holes in your bumper cover. It screws into the Tow Hook connector. Cost is about the price you paid for 1 ticket. http://moweraxle.com/

I love AZ........

Tell'em to stop hatin, step up don't puss out.

Try this if your bumper has an access plug for the tow hook http://www.moweraxle.com/

Programmatore, I too would be a little suspicious of the NYC girl. Maybe you need to have here ride in another 911 without a front plate to see if they get pulled over. hmmm, I don't have a front plate

Thanks dude. I will try your suggestion and get some suction cups and put my plate on the passenger side of the windshield. I played with different front plate placements last night on Photoshop and the bottom line is I can't drill a hole! It makes my car look like a friggin' buck-toothed squirrel! Maybe if it were a lighter colored car the plate would blend in more but that bright white plate on a blue car...

Your car is Guards Red to boot -- that would really be a true test now, wouldn't it?! Bright colored car, no front plate, no NYC girl = No ticket Bright colored car, no front plate, NYC girl in the passenger seat = ???

yeah, hmmm. All in the name of science and p-cars. I'll run that idea by my wife and see what I come back with

FYI, both my wife and I use the front tag wedged between the passenger seat and console trick. just be sure to put some kind of tape along all the edges, I used green felt tape. Then just toss it up on the dash.

What's wrong with 3M doublesided tape?

I too am in Fairfax VA; I have been going up and down Rout 28 four days a week with a plate in the window. I got one warring for aggressive driving but don�t think he say the plate. I see state and Fairfax police all the time, and have not been messed with yet, but I don�t have a NYC girl in seat. At last weeks inspection I was asked way I didn�t have a plate, said that I needed a USA mounting bracket because the German holes don�t match us plates. By the way, while driving with my Korean female passenger I have had no trouble with the police. 2000 Porsche 996 C2 Cab Eibach springs. Short shifter B&M. Fabspeed Exhaust. Headers Agency Power Rear Adj. Control Arms, OBC Switch, MP3 Wired, 280 30 x 18 Pilot Rib, 997 Air Box, Red Silicon Intake Airbag Deactivation

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Prog, your car looks fantastic. Moreover, the front bumper is unreal. If you drill holes in it, you've just lost it. Stick with suction cup method. Or move. Florida doesn't require front plates either.

Buck tooth squirrel - too funny.

My friend from NYC came down to DC again for the weekend. I told her to rent a car this time. She did -- she got a Ford Taurus, a totally nondescript car. Well, she didn't even make it out to the Dulles access road without getting pulled over -- TWICE! She kept nagging me to put on the front license plate on my car and I kept telling her that it was not the lack of a plate but that she was somehow a cop magnet. I guess her encounters with the Five-0 at the airport proved my point. (Of course it was not a happy victory because now she is a bit pissed at me for being right.)

I've been running 6 years w/o a front plate and only 1 ticket aside from DC parking enforcement. A Fairfax (maybe Loudoun) told me it was not acceptable to have the plate in the front window. It's attached or nothing.

I live in Fairfax county and also got a ticket for no front plate. But mine was $125. Are you sure it was $82? I just got pulled over again a couple weeks ago but this time the officer gave me a warning.

Ya, it definitely looks like a squirrel. Think of the $82 as the price you pay to keep the car looking clean. At least you are paying for something.

Post a picture of her.

Maybe you could look at some of the special plates that VA offers and see if any of them are black. I know some states have a D.A.R.E. plate that is black.

Yup. $82 paid online through the Virginia DMV's website. They sure make paying fines quick and easy.

What clear plastic material did you use? I have tried using a piece of clear plastic tubing but it does not like to bend around the corners, maybe it was just to large of a tubing. Thanks in advance.