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 Post subject: Power/Hidden Front License Plates?
PostPosted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:30 am 
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Got pulled over for not having my front license plate on my Ram, so I decided I need to put it on, and on my Dakota too, so I'm debating on doing something sneaky..

Looking to see who's done any power license plate set ups up front..



Debating on buying a power license plate kit personally, but wanna see if anyone has done anything cheaper/more creative...

I was thinking putting the top of the license plate on a hinge, and making a clip top mount on the back, hit a button, solenoid pulls out pin, and licene plate falls..

Same Idea with a Choke cable to push n pull it in/out

Or on a rail system, where it drops down in a track..



Post up what you got!

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 Post subject: Re: Power/Hidden Front License Plates?
PostPosted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:55 pm 
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That is a great idea for a front plate....however i've only seen them done on rears. But i wouldn't drive w/ it down and if getting pulled over for it "check again officer :lol: "

The cheap solution is just getting suction cups and if you're in a bad area just throw it up in the window (it's amusing it actually sticks to the window when you just kinda toss it up there)

Ohio law doesn't state that it has to be "bolted" to the front bumper (as typically officers will say)......it just has to be clearly visible from the front of the vehicle something like 15 ft away

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 Post subject: Re: Power/Hidden Front License Plates?
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scrapen wrote:
That is a great idea for a front plate....however i've only seen them done on rears. But i wouldn't drive w/ it down and if getting pulled over for it "check again officer :lol: "

I think that would be amazing..

scrapen wrote:
The cheap solution is just getting suction cups and if you're in a bad area just throw it up in the window (it's amusing it actually sticks to the window when you just kinda toss it up there)

Mine was on my window...

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Ohio law doesn't state that it has to be "bolted" to the front bumper (as typically officers will say)......it just has to be clearly visible from the front of the vehicle something like 15 ft away

Find me where this states this.

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 Post subject: Re: Power/Hidden Front License Plates?
PostPosted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:06 pm 
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http://law.justia.com/ohio/codes/orc/jd ... -e7cf.html
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4503.21. Display of license plates and validation stickers or temporary placard or windshield sticker.


(A) No person who is the owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall fail to display in plain view on the front and rear of the motor vehicle the distinctive number and registration mark, including any county identification sticker and any validation sticker issued under sections 4503.19 and 4503.191 of the Revised Code, furnished by the director of public safety, except that a manufacturer of motor vehicles or dealer therein, the holder of an in transit permit, and the owner or operator of a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, manufactured home, mobile home, trailer, or semitrailer shall display on the rear only. A motor vehicle that is issued two license plates shall display the validation sticker only on the rear license plate, except that a commercial tractor that does not receive an apportioned license plate under the international registration plan shall display the validation sticker on the front of the commercial tractor. An apportioned vehicle receiving an apportioned license plate under the international registration plan shall display the license plate only on the front of a commercial tractor and on the rear of all other vehicles. All license plates shall be securely fastened so as not to swing, and shall not be covered by any material that obstructs their visibility.


No person to whom a temporary license placard or windshield sticker has been issued for the use of a motor vehicle under section 4503.182 of the Revised Code, and no operator of that motor vehicle, shall fail to display the temporary license placard in plain view from the rear of the vehicle either in the rear window or on an external rear surface of the motor vehicle, or fail to display the windshield sticker in plain view on the rear window of the motor vehicle. No temporary license placard or windshield sticker shall be covered by any material that obstructs its visibility.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor



...as you can see, it's clearly ambiguous and each officer interprets it differently

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