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AutobahnSHO · October 28, 2015, 06:23:49 AM

Some dummy said as I entered gate at a national guard training center yesterday that the frame around my rear plate is illegal "but we won't ticket you". It doesn't cover ANYTHING.

This morning I noticed the LED rear lights on a newer SUV really illuminate the ground. But they had a plate frame so it blocked much of the light going onto the plate- at 60ft I couldn't read it.

I think if they ticketed all the people with clear plate covers though they could stop busting people for speeding.

Soup DeVille · October 28, 2015, 06:46:11 AM

Ehh, some of the on-base MPs sometimes have a real hard-on for rules they don't even understand.

MX793 · October 28, 2015, 06:59:06 AM

In some states, anything covering any part of the plate, even just the outer border, is illegal. So yes, even a frame that does not obscure the numbers is in violation.

Eye of the Tiger · October 28, 2015, 07:06:02 AM

Quote from: MX793 on October 28, 2015, 06:59:06 AM
In some states, anything covering any part of the plate, even just the outer border, is illegal. So yes, even a frame that does not obscure the numbers is in violation.

It is illegal in all states that I know of, as it should be.

MX793 · October 28, 2015, 07:58:23 AM

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on October 28, 2015, 07:06:02 AM
It is illegal in all states that I know of, as it should be.

I don't believe it's illegal in NY. NY just requires the plate be readable and not obscured, so a frame around the outside is OK.

68_427 · October 29, 2015, 04:45:03 AM

Quote from: MX793 on October 28, 2015, 07:58:23 AM
I don't believe it's illegal in NY. NY just requires the plate be readable and not obscured, so a frame around the outside is OK.

NY is so fucked up

BimmerM3 · November 03, 2015, 07:46:56 PM

Quote from: 68_427 on October 29, 2015, 04:45:03 AM
NY is so fucked up

Because they allow plate frames that don't obscure anything?

Morris Minor · November 03, 2015, 08:19:00 PM

Has anyone replaced their incandescent plate light bulbs with LEDs? Wondering how well they work.

MrH · November 03, 2015, 08:59:32 PM

Quote from: Morris Minor on November 03, 2015, 08:19:00 PM
Has anyone replaced their incandescent plate light bulbs with LEDs? Wondering how well they work.

Yup. Looks loads better.

giant_mtb · November 03, 2015, 09:18:34 PM

Quote from: Morris Minor on November 03, 2015, 08:19:00 PM
Has anyone replaced their incandescent plate light bulbs with LEDs? Wondering how well they work.

They're nice. And you get color choice, too, which is nice. Cool whites look good on white cars, for instance.

Eye of the Tiger · November 04, 2015, 05:03:26 AM

I put amberlamps on axnt

Eye of the Tiger · November 09, 2015, 01:50:25 PM

I should also go with black LEDz on Element, even though the law calls for "white". Fuckin racists.

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