Front License Plate Frame...... or NOT

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by PRE-H20

Scott... we might just be on opposite ends on the advertising..... I specifically like the clean non advertising blank look, and intentionally left it clean. I know I'm in the minority on that one....... (up until a few months ago, I had a bra on my car for 30 years...... I'm ok with being on the non conventional side of the ledger) I also understand the advertising angle..... just not for me is all.

Only reason I said they looked like they're missing advertising is because they aren't the same width all the way around the plate.
Thick on top or bottom and skinny sides just don't cut it for me, and I hate advertising too.

[PRE-H20]

ooohhhh ok ok.... we aren't that far off after all.......

The size of the top and bottom doesn't bother me at all.......

[Scott Douglas]

This is the clean look I put on my daughter's Suburban before it got shipped back east.

The same width all the way around is the way to go, IMO.

[PRE-H20]

I saw that earlier...... That's why I was thinking I should have kept me mouth shut..... I do like the black....... Dang it..

[Scott Douglas]

I made this one from a dealer frame for my Honda. Sometimes you have to get inventive.

[Scott Douglas]

PEP Boys used to sell a really cheap plastic black frame for like $4 or so. Nothing fancy at all, but it kept its color, wouldn't rust and looked nice all the time. Couldn't find 'em when I last looked for one when shopping for the one on the 'burb.
That one is pretty cool as it's made out of silicon so shouldn't deteriorate at all, ever.

[PRE-H20]

Ya I remember those.. I had one on my X5 a while ago.... yup $4 bones.

Ok...... gonna stop thinking about doing ANYTHING to those dang plates. It stays the way it is.

[A930Rocket]

I must be a minimalist or cheap, as I like the 911 without a frame. That said, I have a license plate frame on my F150, that has a row of LED lights at the top. They come on in reverse. Makes a huge difference in my truck when using the back up camera at night.

In the late 70s, my TR6 rear license plate frame said, No Fat Chicks. I got a lot of laughs, but one time in stop and go traffic, I had a carload of big girls behind me. They weren’t happy and they let me know I was number one! 😂

I took it off soon after and never used it again, because I was afraid somebody would keep my car, etc. but still have it, for the memories.

[PRE-H20]

a930rocket...... wow that's a fancy plate holder....... not so much of a minimalist after all ! that badboy requires spending some $$, wiring, maintenance, bulbs....... hahaha im just busting your chops.... but that is a nice one and cool idea.

i remember those "no fat chicks" frames....... imagine how well those would go in today's day and age! you would be cancelled for fat shaming poultry as they would miss the whole point !

[Cairo94507]

Black license plate should get a black frame- especially on a black car. Or no frame at all. You know in CA you can now order an exact duplicate of your license plate in a vinyl decal, approved by DMV, for the front of your car....I think it is about $110.

[PRE-H20]

Cairo94507......... I've never heard of the vinyl decal before......

Do you have a picture to share? That sounds pretty interesting.......

Is the ideal to not have to drill a hole in the front of the car to mount to aluminum plate ?

[Zeke]

Never heard of it or seen one.

[rattlsnak]

No frame or black frame, not chrome frame!!!

[Superman]

My rear license plate is a bikini style, no room for advertisement, and colored to match or at least 'go with' the car color. Front plates are required in WA St but any kind will do. So mine are plain black with the Porsche crest in the center. No frame.

My H4s have 100W high beams (with relays). Turns night time into day. Seriously. Mile-long visibility.

[porsche930dude]

I use the thin chrome frames that the bolting flange goes behind the plate autozone has them for like 12 bucks they look alot cleaner

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

Looks good. Personally, I would paint the frames black, but that's just me.

It's me too! I would like it in black.

[Cairo94507]

Here you go. Also, my brother just received one for his 991 TTS in the event he needs to install a front plate.

[911 Rod]

^^^ I think that looks much worse than a real front plate.

[jyl]

I prefer unobtrusive license plate frames, or none at all. The decal option is very interesting, especially if it can be ordered in black for a dark colored car.

[Seahawk]

Stupid me Tricks:

In South Carolina getting residency, truck registered, water, power, etc at the house.

So, get the plates and the paper work in a sleeve, get back to my sisters place where the tools are. I am the only one there. I get the new SC plates out but I can only find one.

I start looking every where, zippy. I call the DMV and ask them what I should do.

"Uh, Sir, we only issue one plate...SC has no front plate requirement..."

There's your sign.