Telling cops car was overheating due to front plate my not fly
I might say dealer said it was unnessary on this car


probably niether will work but I'll try

 

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 . . .

 

Front plate looks similarly dorky on a Miata. Mine's been in the trunk since day 1. The car spent 2 years in Ohio and 11 in California. Never been cited for lack of front plate.

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.

 

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

 

anyone know how to take the whole front grill off
do I have to take the front bumper off for that

 

I'd like to know that myself... BTW mikeb, where'd ya order your clear side markers? i've been looking for them..

 

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

 

thanks for the link
I got my clears from jt-imports.com