Front Plate Installation - 2015 Ford Mustang GT Long-Term Road Test

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• desmolicious Posts: 671

  February 2015

  I think these are the first photos that Edmunds has used where the orange paint actually corresponds to what it looks like in the metal.
  In all the other previous shots it looked red. Nice photo colour balancing Takahashi (I'm sure it was intentional..)
  
  Anyway, in my neighbourhood the parking vultures cruise around not only giving parking tickets, but also for missing front plates, expired registration tags etc.

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• grijon Posts: 147

  February 2015

  Great post, Mark

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• rmhpmi Posts: 37

  February 2015

  So we can apparently call this color Black & Decker Orange

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• mtakahashi Posts: 31

  February 2015

  rmhpmi said:

  So we can apparently call this color Black & Decker Orange

  I was hoping someone would catch that...well played

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• sockpuppet1969 Posts: 308

  February 2015 edited February 2015

  The real problem with front license plates isn't when they are required by law in the state the car is currently registered. It is later, when someone in another state where they aren't required buys the car. My 2005 Mustang GT convertible came from a front plate requiring state. Now I have to choose between holes in my bumper or a front plate when one isn't required by law. I chose the holes but it sure would be nice if the front plate bracket mounting point was hidden and didn't require drilling into the bumper of the vehicle in such a prominent location.

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• willin58 Posts: 38

  February 2015

  sockpuppet1969 - You can buy color-matched bumper plugs online. I don't remember the site, but I'm sure there are a few vendors out there.

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• schen72 Posts: 433

  February 2015

  None of my Acuras require drilling into a bumper to mount the front plate. There are hidden screw holes in the grill area so you can simply screw the plate in without permanently defacing your bumper. That said, I've never mounted my front plates because I think they look ugly. I live in CA and have been driving without a front plate since 1992.

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• rmhpmi Posts: 37

  February 2015

  schen72 said:

  None of my Acuras require drilling into a bumper to mount the front plate. There are hidden screw holes in the grill area so you can simply screw the plate in without permanently defacing your bumper. That said, I've never mounted my front plates because I think they look ugly. I live in CA and have been driving without a front plate since 1992.

  You sir, are a criminal. And my hero...
  

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• shelbyman814 Posts: 2

  March 2015

  Gotta love schen72's post....still laughing!!

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• nissanrule Posts: 5

  March 2015

  It's amazing how states like Florida and Indiana manage to survive just fine without BS front plates.

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