aldouse Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 well i got my hood dampeners installed last nite. my buddy gave me his license plate covers from his sti, cuz he wont be sporting plates for about 2 months as the DMV messed up somewhere.... but anyways i drivin to get lunch today... drove by a cop, who followed in pursuit... but didn't pull me over until 5 miles later when i signaled to exit at the next offramp. i tought i was speeding. but nopes.. gave me a ticket for my license plate cover. Blah blah blah blah !!! i dont know who to get mad at, the cop for the stupid fixit ticket, my buddy for installing the covers on my plates, or me for going along w/ anything... -- yay for the sig! -- my garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperhawkLGT Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Pic of said cover, better explanation. Clear, dark tint, blue etc.....Ponch or Jon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 why didn't you act dumb and take them off right there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 It doesn't matter what color or clarity, anything that covers the plates in anyway is illegal in CA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.T.Subie Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 should have told him the story. He might have listened Denial is your best friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldouse Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 blah is all i have to say regarding the events of today... the one thing that i wonder... why did it take him 25 minutes to write up a stupid fixit ticket?! i am NOT exaggerating when i state 25 minutes.... i looked behind me several times and he was on the radio and his laptop and writing a ticket. ... i'm utterly confused. -- yay for the sig! -- my garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Everything is illegal in CA. Fixed that for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daNattyFatty Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 blah is all i have to say regarding the events of today... the one thing that i wonder... why did it take him 25 minutes to write up a stupid fixit ticket?! i am NOT exaggerating when i state 25 minutes.... i looked behind me several times and he was on the radio and his laptop and writing a ticket. ... i'm utterly confused. do you have a long record? maybe he was looking at that? maybe he wasn't getting a response back quickly from the computer? maybe after he ran your name, a possible hit came back and he had to verify it through dispatch. who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 That's what a lot of cops do when you are speeding. If you are late for something, might as well make you even later. Plus they are in no hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallispec Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 i've never understood those plate covers... do they actually do anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Smoke_ Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 i've never understood those plate covers... do they actually do anything? some plate covers can prevent your plate from being displayed when a camera takes a picture. Kinda like a louver effect that you can read it from ground level, but you can't from up high where a camera is located. "You poke it, You own it" - Man law supporter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Other plate covers are simply for cosmetics (color match/smoke, etc.) - and yet others help seal out road salt/weather (which can be a big plus for those of us who live in such environments). Check your local laws/ordinances, though, before installing! <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdisco Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 http://www.kappasigma-nutau.com/images/ponch.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbacis Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 i've never understood those plate covers... do they actually do anything? I've had my registration sticker stolen off my plate before. Didn't know until I got a ticket for not having one. PITA because I then had to pay to replace the sticker (~$15?) and then mail in the registration with a $10 processing fee to get out of the $40 ticket. I wouldn't mind having some type of protection over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-gorithm Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I've had my registration sticker stolen off my plate before. How? You can't simply pull one off intact, unless you didn't wipe off the plate before applying one. I know I usually have to take a chisel to scrape off the old one. The covers that prevent the plate from being seen by a camera is simply the reason why it's illegal to have anything covering the plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbacis Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Not sure how they did it, scraped it off with a razor I presume. I can see evidence of an attempted removal on my other car as one of the corners has been scraped off. Looks like they gave up when it started coming off in pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Pimp Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Newer registration stickers are perforated so they come off in small pieces if attempted. And any place where it isn't illegal to have just a rear plate or covers over plates it will be soon thanks to red light cameras and photo radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ur a bus Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Not sure how they did it, scraped it off with a razor I presume. I can see evidence of an attempted removal on my other car as one of the corners has been scraped off. Looks like they gave up when it started coming off in pieces. I try to take ALL of the stickers off every 3-4 years. It is actually pretty easy to remove a stack of California stickers, leaving the top (current) one intact. My 1968 Mustang with the original black plates had a pretty tall stack of stickers My boss is also a reserve police officer. He told me that it IS legal in California to cover the sticker area ONLY on a plate, for the purpose of protecting the sticker from theft. I think some companies make covers for that purpose. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I remove mine every year, so that might be why there is no way I can pull it off without destroying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 the plates cover are garbage. They give you away to any parking enforcement monkey... Use the PHOTOBLOCKER spray... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 How? You can't simply pull one off intact, unless you didn't wipe off the plate before applying one. I know I usually have to take a chisel to scrape off the old one. The covers that prevent the plate from being seen by a camera is simply the reason why it's illegal to have anything covering the plates. That's why you take a razor blade and after you stick it on the said surface...you cut it in several pieces...It looks intact and readable...but if anyone wants to steal it...he would have to deal with 6-8 pieces of a postal stamp -sized sticker... And use the photoblocker...it works... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperhawkLGT Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Does anyone know if that photoblocker stuff works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL PAALO Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 no stickers on the plate anymore in TX .......... I use a clear shield just because the plate stays clean and visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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