I dont know if any of you guys have seen this, but i just got this in the mail yesterday because I couldnt find a proper place to place the front plate. My car didnt come with a front bracket and once I found the stock bracket... it didnt exactly float my boat. So I went on a hunt on relocations... none of which seemed to look good... by the fog light... drilling holes in your bumper... the evo-kit modified for the rx8...

... after countless hours researching i found something decent. It's also adjustable to the angle of th bumper. I mean, the ca plate isnt exactly the best looking plate but personally, sure does beat the 75$ violation that CA is being more aggressive on - as a method of obtaining revenue for the mass debt that we are in (nothing new).

Anyways, check it out! I figued i would be a neat purchase for those of you looking into this. Not to mention that the plate in between the glass and your dash wont fly by as much anymore. I've never gotten a ticket, but better safe than sorry

Visit - rho-plate.com - there are applications for many cars.

enjoy:
Luis

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There are some rubber adhesive add-ons on the back of the plate that will help prevent the bumper and plate from ever scratchin' one another. I thought that was pretty neat.

 

i saw this awhile ago, looks really nice.

 

Not too bad looking, glad I get by with having mine in the window though.

 

CorkSport makes one for the 2 and 3 that will also work on the 8. It sits a little lower than this one, but covers the fog light. It's built very nicely: http://www.corksport.com/corksport-l...daspeed-3.html

 

After all this time, finally ordering one of these. I will update with current pics when I get it. I think it will be a good solution.

 

Could do this too it is a bit more money but I like it quite a bit...Mazda Rx 8 Show n Go Plate - YouTube

 

I look forward to seeing a rho-plate installed. My problem with the flip one is it looks like it would block air going into the radiator/air intake. I love the idea of a retractable plate like that though.

 

Understandable concern I tried my best to place this with minimal air restriction(air intake is on the driver side), but at the same time had to make sure that the plate cleared it's surroundings. I look forward to see what others post up!

 

Looks like my old pics are invalid links, so here are some old ones i found on my laptop of the rho plate installed on the tow hook of an rx8.

 

Made my own a long time ago.

for anyone wondering, the bolt needed to screw into the tow hook is a M20 size. home depot/loews carries up to around M18 or so, so you need to order it off mcmastercarr.

the total project costed about the same as the RHO plate, and i got to control exactly where i wanted the plate. It looks like its blocking the fog light in the pics, but when you are driving you cannot tell that anything is blocking it.

 

Thanks for the pics everyone!

Make my own... hmmm..... I'm very fond of make my own projects.

 

Not feeling it at all... Sorry guys...

 

Got my RHO plate in today. Looks very nice and looks like it will do the job very well.

For the price of this thing I would much rather buy it than worrying about a DIY project.

WTBRotary I wish I didnt have to run it but for the time being I do and this seems the best way to run a plate. Only takes a minute to take off and remove so thats a plus.

 

^ why buy a kit when there are already holes drilled for the license... Granted it might not look good but I don't think moving the plate 4 inches to the right or whatever looks better. Just my 2 cents, not like my opinion matters or anything...

 

I have never ran a plate, and have never been hassled. Even if I did get a ticket, it's a "fix it" ticket anyway so I would just zip tie a plate on and get it dismissed. But if you have to have one then this works.

 

Sorry guys, Those front plates don't look attractive at all.

I'm so glad we don't have to run a front plate here in Florida.

 

Yeah there is not really a way to make one look good. I get away with it here, but if you work on a military base you have to have it, not sure where else they would be really strict about it. It does give them a reason to pull you over but if you have nothing to hide then it's no biggie. I have been pulled over for it twice but have never gotten a ticket for it.

 

I got a ticket for not having one on my drive up from Austin after SXSW for Spring break... I duck taped it on the front. Took 2 pics, took it off and sent in the pics... Done

 

Where did you mount that show and go to? just the plastic undertray???

I bought the manual version of that, but am unsure of a study enough place to mount it...

 

Not sure what bases you're talking about, but I've never needed one. Active Duty 5 years.