I was wondering if it is legal to put the front license plate in the front window. I just got a formal warning from CHP about not having one....(shocked i didnt get a ticket) but i dont want to drill holes in my bumper and was wondering if it was legal to put it in the window.

 

I have friends that still got a ticket even when having the plate in their window. The cops have told them that is has to be securely mounted.

If you do not want to drill holes in your bumper, you can purchase the Stillen tow hook adapter. I assume you have the OEM bumper.

 

window is not good enough....you'll still get a ticket.

like gia says...consider the stillen adapter.

http://www.stillen.com/product.asp?i...odel=G35%202DR

 

its illegal no matter what. the law states it has to be properly mounted infront of the car. where the bumper is. my plate was front mounted but slanted and the cop even says its not correct.

so technically if u place it anywhere else aside from where its suppose to be . u can still get a ticket..

 

Another option you might consider is this front license plate mount that connects underneath your front bumper. When you dont want it out you can slide it underneath the bumper and for whatever reason you need to have it showing, you can pull it out and it sits in the right position. Hope that make sense PM Finagle69 he has it on his G37. Pretty cool idea

 

found this for you https://g35driver.com/forums/showthr...&highlight=DIY hope it helps

 

^^^that's not a bad idea....just take it off as soon as the ticket is signed off.

 

thats what i do.. throw it on get it signed off n take it back off... =] haha

 

The window can be worse than no plate... they claim it's a safety issue if you have a plate right there... they're afraid the plate will fly out of place and hurt someone in the car.

 

thanks for all the ideas. I might consider one of those but the wife is being kind of a punk about it and says just to put it on. Thanks

 

as the marriage progresses, your ***** get smaller and smaller...

 

I'm not getting into this raging debate. Just showing you what the Vehicle Code says. We're all big boys and girls here and should have decent reading comprehension skills. Having a license plate on your dash would be a violation of (f).

5201. License plates shall at all times be securely fastened to the
vehicle for which they are issued so as to prevent the plates from
swinging, shall be mounted in a position so as to be clearly visible,
and shall be maintained in a condition so as to be clearly legible.
The rear license plate shall be mounted not less than 12 inches nor
more than 60 inches from the ground, and the front license plate
shall be mounted not more than 60 inches from the ground, except as
follows:
(a) The rear license plate on a tow truck may be mounted on the
left-hand side of the mast assembly at the rear of the cab of the
vehicle, not less than 12 inches nor more than 90 inches from the
ground.
(b) The rear license plate on a tank vehicle hauling hazardous
waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, or
asphalt material may be mounted not less than 12 inches nor more than
90 inches from the ground.
(c) The rear license plate on a truck tractor may be mounted at
the rear of the cab of the vehicle, but not less than 12 inches nor
more than 90 inches from the ground.
(d) The rear license plate of a vehicle designed by the
manufacturer for the collection and transportation of garbage,
rubbish, or refuse that is used regularly for the collection and
transportation of that material by any person or governmental entity
employed to collect, transport, and dispose of garbage, rubbish, or
refuse may be mounted not less than 12 inches nor more than 90 inches
from the ground.
(e) The rear license plate on a two-axle livestock trailer may be
mounted 12 inches or more, but not more than 90 inches, from the
ground.
(f) A covering shall not be used on license plates except as
follows:
(1) The installation of a cover over a lawfully parked vehicle to
protect it from the weather and the elements does not constitute a
violation of this subdivision. Any peace officer or other regularly
salaried employee of a public agency designated to enforce laws,
including local ordinances, relating to the parking of vehicles may
temporarily remove so much of the cover as is necessary to inspect
any license plate, tab, or indicia of registration on a vehicle.
(2) The installation of a license plate security cover is not a
violation of this subdivision if the device does not obstruct or
impair the recognition of the license plate information, including,
but not limited to, the issuing state, license plate number, and
registration tabs, and the cover is limited to the area directly over
the top of the registration tabs. No portion of a license plate
security cover shall rest over the license plate number.
(g) A casing, shield, frame, border, product, or other device that
obstructs or impairs the reading or recognition of a license plate
by an electronic device operated by state or local law enforcement,
an electronic device operated in connection with a toll road,
high-occupancy toll lane, toll bridge, or other toll facility, or a
remote emission sensing device, as specified in Sections 44081 and
44081.6 of the Health and Safety Code, shall not be installed on, or
affixed to, a vehicle.
(h) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that an accommodation
be made to persons with disabilities and to those persons who
regularly transport persons with disabilities, to allow the removal
and relocation of wheelchair lifts and wheelchair carriers without
the necessity of removing and reattaching the vehicle's rear license
plate. Therefore, it is not a violation of this section if the
reading or recognition of a rear license plate is obstructed or
impaired by a wheelchair lift or wheelchair carrier and all of the
following requirements are met:
(A) The owner of the vehicle has been issued a special
identification license plate pursuant to Section 5007, or the person
using the wheelchair that is carried on the vehicle has been issued a
distinguishing placard under Section 22511.55.
(B) (i) The operator of the vehicle displays a decal, designed and
issued by the department, that contains the license plate number
assigned to the vehicle transporting the wheelchair.
(ii) The decal is displayed on the rear window of the vehicle, in
a location determined by the department, in consultation with the
Department of the California Highway Patrol, so as to be clearly
visible to law enforcement.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a decal is
displayed pursuant to this subdivision, the requirements of this code
that require the illumination of the license plate and the license
plate number do not apply.
(3) The department shall adopt regulations governing the
procedures for accepting and approving applications for decals, and
issuing decals, authorized by this subdivision.
(4) This subdivision does not apply to a front license plate.

 

i think it's bullshi.t that you have to have front license plate, first of all it's make the G look uglier. California law full of shi.t!

 

http://www.stillen.com/product.asp?i...odel=G35%202DR u guys think it will fit on a sedan

 

HAHA Sounds like a wife's normal reply to this situation, except mine. Neither
of us have had front license plates on our cars since the mid 80s, and only
then cause I got a ticket. Leave it off until you get busted, it's only a fix it
ticket. Only after you get busted would I get the Stillen tow unit, who wants
holes in there bumper....not me!