license plate mod
#1
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hey folks, I remember seeing a post about what I'm looking for few years back and I can't seem to find that thread. I'm looking for a license plate holder that rocks back and forth by a weight. It's meant to be on the front bumper and it functions like a swinging door. When driving it lifts back from the wind and when stopped it stays down for the plate to be visible.
The question is, does anyone know a site or place to buy these frames that hold the plates this way?
The question is, does anyone know a site or place to buy these frames that hold the plates this way?
#3
Those are Japanese plates. I remember seeing them previously. I believe the adapter positions the plate in a way to block a good amount of the bumper vent. I was going to buy one as well but the legality of it pushed me away. Im pretty sure its illegal to have em in NJ and NY.
#4
Those are Japanese plates. I remember seeing them previously. I believe the adapter positions the plate in a way to block a good amount of the bumper vent. I was going to buy one as well but the legality of it pushed me away. Im pretty sure its illegal to have em in NJ and NY.
#5
i believe (or i might be making this up) that its intended for FI applications.. so basically when youre going 55mph+? that it swings back to allow more air into the intercooler..
pretty cool concept but im pretty sure it would be illegal in nj and ny as well since we have soem pretty gay laws.. we are suppose to have front plates and ive been pulled over for not having one so i think having this is also a gamble...
pretty cool concept but im pretty sure it would be illegal in nj and ny as well since we have soem pretty gay laws.. we are suppose to have front plates and ive been pulled over for not having one so i think having this is also a gamble...
#7
I did this and it cost like $2.00
just buy some hinges and pop rivit them to your license plate
done
who cares if it is illegal, when your stopped by the cops the plate is in the down position and when your boosting its out of the way. Also it will help with red light cameras if your are the type who run reds
just buy some hinges and pop rivit them to your license plate
done
who cares if it is illegal, when your stopped by the cops the plate is in the down position and when your boosting its out of the way. Also it will help with red light cameras if your are the type who run reds
Last edited by notveryhappyjack; 08-28-08 at 02:04 PM.
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#8
i believe (or i might be making this up) that its intended for FI applications.. so basically when youre going 55mph+? that it swings back to allow more air into the intercooler..
pretty cool concept but im pretty sure it would be illegal in nj and ny as well since we have soem pretty gay laws.. we are suppose to have front plates and ive been pulled over for not having one so i think having this is also a gamble...
pretty cool concept but im pretty sure it would be illegal in nj and ny as well since we have soem pretty gay laws.. we are suppose to have front plates and ive been pulled over for not having one so i think having this is also a gamble...
It moves up from wind and also when you push with your finger just like a regular door on a hinge, but its balanced weight makes it stay down from gravity.
So... when you are stopped the plate stays normally visible and when you drive the wind pushes it in an angle or all the way up depending on how hard the wind pushes it.
#12
news to me, **** I don't run them tho, if I did my engine runs so rich the rear plate has a thick layer of dirt/un burned fuel on it, you can hardly see the numbers anyway.
here is mine, i need new hinges after my off road moment my plate doesn't stay down, it is pertinently in the up position, I need to fix that.
![](http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/FPR567/IMG_0095.jpg)
here is mine, i need new hinges after my off road moment my plate doesn't stay down, it is pertinently in the up position, I need to fix that.
![](http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/FPR567/IMG_0095.jpg)
![](http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/FPR567/IMG_0098.jpg)
Last edited by notveryhappyjack; 08-28-08 at 09:06 PM.
#13
I think you are thinking of something more advanced then what I have described. Its just a plastic plate frame with a piece on the side the allows the plate to swivel when pressure is applied. i.e. the wind. There is a weighted piece almost like a fishing rod weight attached on the side that balances the plate movement depending on velocity. There isn't any electrical device its just physics.
It moves up from wind and also when you push with your finger just like a regular door on a hinge, but its balanced weight makes it stay down from gravity.
So... when you are stopped the plate stays normally visible and when you drive the wind pushes it in an angle or all the way up depending on how hard the wind pushes it.
It moves up from wind and also when you push with your finger just like a regular door on a hinge, but its balanced weight makes it stay down from gravity.
So... when you are stopped the plate stays normally visible and when you drive the wind pushes it in an angle or all the way up depending on how hard the wind pushes it.
#14
this is what i was thinking/talking about...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jdm-A...=p4506.c0.m245
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jdm-A...spagenameZWDVW
same concepts different styles..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jdm-A...=p4506.c0.m245
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jdm-A...spagenameZWDVW
same concepts different styles..
#15
this is what i was thinking/talking about...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jdm-A...=p4506.c0.m245
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jdm-A...spagenameZWDVW
same concepts different styles..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jdm-A...=p4506.c0.m245
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jdm-A...spagenameZWDVW
same concepts different styles..
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thanks for the search anyhow
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#16
Sorry to push the issue again but did you see the one that uses a spring? This would prevent the plate from rocking back and forth on a weight.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=license+plate
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=license+plate
#17
Sorry to push the issue again but did you see the one that uses a spring? This would prevent the plate from rocking back and forth on a weight.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=license+plate
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=license+plate
#18
Uh oh, that may be a problem. I just searched the thread and found it but I lost the page. Im not sure if it was the actual springy one or just a Jap license plate holder. I dont remember if USDM plates fit perfectly on it or not I forgot.
Ahh well good luck finding it!
Ahh well good luck finding it!
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