putterwedge

With a couple of steel pieces from Home Depot and a drill I somehow managed to mount the front license plate below the grille. The key is the black screws that hold the bottom sheet to the black plastic section under the grille.

Hopefully this mounting hasn't blocked the air-flow in a harmful manner.

Jag

Looks better than putting it over the grill for sure, I don't think you'll have any airflow issues with your plate there. I feel sorry for everyone that has to put a plate on the front of their 8, makes a mess out of that beautiful front end, thankfully they don't require a front plate in my province.

ranger4277

I'm supposed to have a front plate.... but I just never put it on. With a smashed and broken bracket in the trunk as a backup plan, I'll never need a front plate again! :D

JaChTsai

Does Los Angeles require their cars to have a front plate?

rabinabo

Everywhere in CA requires a front plate.

Lufa

Texas too...

carnut

I agree with ranger 4277. I was supposed to have a front plate on my Typhoon, but it ruined the look. I never put it on and never got stopped. I hope to have the same luck with the 8. I like the broken bracket idea!

MuzzleFlash

Not to mention the advantages vis-a-vis photo radar. :D

o_town_racer

I was so happy when I moved from VA to FL.....no more front license plate! It's the little things that make life worth living ;-)

guinness

Here in NY a front plate is required. I like the nose of my 2002 WRX (being replaced this winter by an 8) and because of that I just never put the plate on. I took the plate holder off, so if ever stopped (and I've been stopped twice) I could just shrug and say "wow, It must have fallen off recently....I'll get another one" It has not been a problem in the two years I've owned the car. I do not plan on putting one on my 8, either.

By the way.....I also have a couple of friends that own Ferraris. Neither of them has put their front plate on the car (God forbid they dessicrate that beautiful nose) and neither has had a problem......one has had his for over 10 years with no front plate.

Regards and happy 8-ing.

islandsoon

Man...

And yet I'm pulled over by Barney Fife in little Brodhead WI for no front plate on my Mountaineer.

dcfc3s

Of course, if you have a Ferrari, the cop is going "WOW, a Ferrari!" and not looking for a front plate .

Everyone should come to Florida - no front plates, no emissions testing, no vehicle inspections, no snow .

I have seen Japanese cars with "flip" plate holders. At speed, the air force makes the plate flip horizonally into the nose of the car so it doesn't block airflow.

Dale

ranger4277

If I ever get pulled over, I doubt I'll even use the broken bracket excuse... I'll just pose the question to the nice officer "Would you put a plate on the front of this car??" His human side will sympathize and he'll agree, he will then sigh and dream of owning such a vehicle of his own.

I seriously think the plate on the front is overlooked on the 8 and other sporty looking cars just because they don't 'appear' missing when left off. There isn't an obvious flat area designed to accomodate the plate, It looks unnatural when it IS there. Last time I saw a ferrari drive by (360 Modena Spyder.. drool), I was too busy admiring the curves to notice any front plate. (even though time appeared to enter slow motion mode when it passed) About 5 minutes later I realized it had no plate. If it did have a plate I probably would have noticed right away since it would be a crime to have one on the front of that car.

dvarapala

Yet, you'll notice that approximately one in three cars you see on the road does not have a front plate attached (mine being one of them). :D

matt

I wish I could say that it was true but on the last Ferrari Club of America drive event, the local CHP office handed out 63 No front plate tickets out of 67 cars. I was one of them.