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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:29 am
by redlineracer
My plate in the front when I got my car was bent towards the back of the car so I took it off with the bracket. I bent my plate back into shape and stuck it in my window. In California, its the law to have 2 plates on the car at all times. One attached to the front bumper and the second in the rear. If you do not have both plates attached if pulled over by a peace officer, it will result in a fine. I dont know how much the fine is. But I am now in Oregon and I could care less what I do with that front license plate. Prolly gonna make a birdhouse out of it with my rivet gun. :P

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:44 pm
by Wolfeyes88
Thats what I love about florida, no front plates, no emissions testing, and unless you drive by a real jackass, the cops don“t bother you about noise too much. Any thing else about florida....

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:52 am
by scottzg
bent from running over AN ENTIRE SEMI TIRE (sidewall included) at 80mph. No harm to the car though

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:55 pm
by realfinn
Bent mine in my field. 3' snow drifts...who says you can't have fun in a FWD? They go everywhere at 70 mph!

Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:37 am
by Hondasucks
Bent mine backing out of my driveway...:roll: Straightened it out just enough that it doesn't hit the pavement anymore :-P

Well, better late than never

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:48 pm
by Legacy Rally Guy
Hehe, I remember first reading this thread and wishing I had a pic of my first 91 Legacy 2wd 5spd after a night on the trails! I just found it last night, sorry but better late than never. Oh yeah, this is a Pizza Hut parking lot.

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It was not only bent, but was partially ripped free!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:19 am
by SubaruNation
front plate?
thats a good one :lol:

i keep mine under my passenger rug, so that just in case i can be like...

"well officer i just picked up my replacement, and i'm on my way to buy a screwdriver right now!"

never been bugged *crossing fingers* and the front plate is still pristine.

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:45 am
by 92ss satinsvoice
who needs a front license plate when you have a big ass front mount!


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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:37 am
by SubaruNation
holy T!ts.
thats one nice subaru.
if i were a cop and i saw that, i'd run back into the donut shop and cower :-D

no license plate at all

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:32 pm
by Trace
don't have a front license plate, in fact, i'm front bumperless. I've been looking for a front turbo bumper for months now but nothing in local junk yard, all NA and pre-facelift

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Re: no license plate at all

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:55 am
by 92ss satinsvoice
Trace wrote:don't have a front license plate, in fact, i'm front bumperless. I've been looking for a front turbo bumper for months now but nothing in local junk yard, all NA and pre-facelift

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i just saw a turbo front bumper at a junk yard on my side of the coast. i should of grabbed it just for shits and giggles. ive never seen a turbo legacy in a junk yard here. there pretty rear cars.

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:19 am
by SubaruNation
i found a forest green turbo bumper at out junk yard,
or was it red... one of the two.

but yeah there's one here

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:00 am
by SuperRallyRoo
Mines bent down to make it harder for traffic cameras to get my plate haha. And to make it harder for other people to see my plate.

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:04 pm
by BXSS
I bent mine all the way inwards for FMIC airflow, all you car read is NEW YORK - see rotating pic.

Re: Is your front license plate bent?

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:22 am
by Weston_Duyck
Mine is bent cause of sliding into a ditch :mrgreen:

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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:25 pm
by kimokalihi
DLC wrote:Legacy = boring car that cops don't mess with. I haven't run a front plate on any of my three Legacies, and it's never come up, even the one or two times I've been pulled over.
I got pulled over 4 years ago for not having a front plate and going 5+ over the speed limit. The cop threatened to give me $100 ticket for no plate on the front and a $100 for not having my subwoofer enclosure bolted down. I wound up with $100 ticket for 5mph over the speed limit. He told me I wasn't the only one speeding but I was the only one without a license plate up front so that singled me out. Haven't had a ticket since. :)

Re: Is your front license plate bent?

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:04 pm
by kimokalihi
And yes, all of my front license plates have been bent.

Re: Is your front license plate bent?

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:06 am
by Danny-G
Hmmmm, the old one was bent from the previous owner and the new one is bent too.

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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:53 am
by Apex3
Mine's bent, from driving through deep snow.
DLC wrote:Legacy = boring car that cops don't mess with. I haven't run a front plate on any of my three Legacies, and it's never come up, even the one or two times I've been pulled over.
Ha! I get a lot more shit in my Legacy than I ever did in my e30, no front plate isn't gonna happen on my car. Then again I'm in Washington where all the kids drive WRXs, so I'm associated by driving a Subaru.

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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:25 pm
by Legacy Rally Guy
Apex3 wrote:Mine's bent, from driving through deep snow.
DLC wrote:Legacy = boring car that cops don't mess with. I haven't run a front plate on any of my three Legacies, and it's never come up, even the one or two times I've been pulled over.
Ha! I get a lot more shit in my Legacy than I ever did in my e30, no front plate isn't gonna happen on my car. Then again I'm in Washington where all the kids drive WRXs, so I'm associated by driving a Subaru.
Shiny Plate: The car sees gravel roads, but no bottoming out.
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Shiny Plate: Hehe, on-road only truck.
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Rolled 2.25 times, couldn't find plate, but guessing at where the plate USED to be and how damaged the bumper is, I'm thinking it is bent well... Kinda wiped out and landed on drivers door after a blowout in full tilt around a corner at 70mph. I was able to scrub off enough speed, but it rolled when I found the ditch with the flat tire and rim. I got out, pushed it back on it's wheels, used some tie downs to hold things together enough to drive home.. I then drove home on a flat and a low tire 10 miles.
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The rear was good and bent! *this is right after I got it righted*
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My first Legacy... *wipes away tear* It was funny when the police recovered it after it had been stolen and it wasn't 1/10th this dirty! Punk ass kids not knowing how to drive a Legacy with knobbies! I'd have loved to have seen this car on an episode of cops!
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My Legacy I recently sold... I intentionally bent that plate:
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Re: Is your front license plate bent?

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:00 pm
by SubyFusion
Mine was bent when I got the car! Straightened it out and it hasn't gotten bent since lol

Re: Is your front license plate bent?

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 4:12 am
by beatersubi
I leave mine bent for airflow and to make a smaller target for cops' laser/radar.

Re: Is your front license plate bent?

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 7:54 am
by soobrdad02
Never had one, the previous owner tortured her! It's currently in the windshield. Illegal...but I'm a rebel Dottie, a loner...