taking off front grill?
10-26-2003, 12:23 AM
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Is this title ok?
Are we still talking about front license plate holder? Here's what I done to mine; simple, yet secured.
Don't like to give them a reason to pull me over, so . . .
Don't like to give them a reason to pull me over, so . . .
10-26-2003, 12:57 AM
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Originally posted by 8_wannabe
Tell 'em you had problems with overheating with the plate there and you have an appt with the dealer to look at it. anyone got a better fib please post it cuz I'm keeping the front plate under my seat.
Tell 'em you had problems with overheating with the plate there and you have an appt with the dealer to look at it. anyone got a better fib please post it cuz I'm keeping the front plate under my seat.
On the 8 I think the overheating story has some believability. Frankly I wouldn't use the front plate for that very reason. Plus, it looks dorky.
10-26-2003, 06:18 PM
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THANKS seikx8, that's *exactly* how I plan to mount mine... IF I decide to mount it.
Like others, I plan to keep it under the seat. If I get pulled over, I plan to tell the officer that the car did not come with a provision for a front plate, but that Mazda is working on it. Usually a plausible explanation like this one, coupled with you having the plate in the car to show the officer, will be enough to get you out of a ticket for just this offense. It won't, however, get you out of the ticket if it's an add-on (secondary citation) with a primary voilation for something like speeding.
Leaving it off will sure frustrate the photo radar vans in my area too. :D
Like others, I plan to keep it under the seat. If I get pulled over, I plan to tell the officer that the car did not come with a provision for a front plate, but that Mazda is working on it. Usually a plausible explanation like this one, coupled with you having the plate in the car to show the officer, will be enough to get you out of a ticket for just this offense. It won't, however, get you out of the ticket if it's an add-on (secondary citation) with a primary voilation for something like speeding.
Leaving it off will sure frustrate the photo radar vans in my area too. :D
10-26-2003, 10:25 PM
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Originally posted by mikeb
anyone know how to take the whole front grill off
do I have to take the front bumper off for that
anyone know how to take the whole front grill off
do I have to take the front bumper off for that
10-26-2003, 11:32 PM
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Pretty sure it'll be darn near impossible to remove the front grille without taking off the front bumper. However, it looks pretty easy... check out this thread for detailed instructions:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=10941
I plan on doing this in the near future, and covering ALL the openings with something like this, painted black:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...item=2437702264
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=10941
I plan on doing this in the near future, and covering ALL the openings with something like this, painted black:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...item=2437702264
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