10-28-2013, 09:09 PM | #1 |
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License Plate Frame - Thoughts?
My license plate will be arriving shortly, and I need to select a frame. Exterior is Sapphire Black Metallic, with 35% ForumulaOne Pinnacle tint on sides and rear, and iND color matched side vents and reflectors (pending front grills when available). I've narrowed it to 2 options, but am certainly open to other suggestions. One is the iND color matched frame. The other is flat Tuf-Shield that is smoke tinted. See images below. Despite the heavy black/non-chrome exterior, I'm not necessarily seeking a "blacked-out" look. However, I'm leaning slightly toward the smoked cover. I'm afraid it might look tacky, though. Thoughts?
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I wouldn't get a tinted plate cover because it's illegal and will give police another reason to stop you. If you are going to break license plate law, the most aesthetic solution is no plate at all!
If you want a legal plate setup, I would go for non body color. I think these body color matched frames look like a glued on body part instead of a frame. My favorite frame is the matte black "powered by M" frame sold by BMW.
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...or you can always keep your ED plate and wait till you get pulled over.
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I recommend
http://www.weathertech.com/mobile/billet-plate-frame/ 3 finishes I have black for the black cp exhaust Make sure u get star screws so it doesnt get swiped |
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I did that too. It took about a month and a half until I finally got pulled over for it. Luckily I truly did not have my plates in from the DMV yet and the cop let me go with no tickets even though my tint was already on. BarryB witnessed the whole thing! Lol!
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OP, you could always go with the old TricPlate as well. Over out west in the liberal states, like California, Nevada, etc, you could probably easily get away with this, but over in the East with the Nazi police states like Virginia, Indiana, etc, they'd still probably nail you for it.
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I had them on since July. Pushing my luck alread, but cops are pretty chill around HB.
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I always put the minimal style BMW license plate frames, paint matched to my paintwork, on all my cars. They also come with caps that cover the screws.
IND sells it, and I am pretty sure its the same exact one as the pictured grey M3. The license plate frames with the tinted covers.. I would personally not go that route. There is a AW M5 in my area that runs a similar license plate frame. Not really my style. Also, it can and will most likely make you a target for getting pulled over. So that alone is not really worth it.
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That's pretty slick. They need to design one that flashes an alternative/fake plate (I'm sure the law would love that).
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true, on the black the lettering is subtle though
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Happy with my color matched frame. Did the same in the front with a color matched mount.
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Why use a frame at all? I don't.
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These are iND frames BTW. steve
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