Euro front plate

daphne123 · 09-18-2008, 09:34 PM

I live in the US but have many business friends in Regensburg, Germany where the M3 is made. I've been talking about buying one all year. Last time my colleagues visited, they brought me a real German license plate from Regensburg as a gift. Picking the car up on Saturday. I live in a state with no front plate requirement and was thinking of putting the German plate on the front.

Cool or tacky? Anybody know if it's legal?

ericld · 09-18-2008, 09:42 PM

State specific on the legality.

I'll vote tacky, but whatever. I see it a lot.

MDCTFTW · 09-18-2008, 09:48 PM

Tack.

skierman64 · 09-18-2008, 10:13 PM

It belongs on the wall of your garage, it would be cool there, perhaps with a big roundel nearby.

bmstyle71 · 09-18-2008, 10:31 PM

I had one on my e46 m3. looked sexy and got complimented on it NON STOP. I'm contemplating whether to put one on my e92 m/

MTROIS · 09-18-2008, 10:45 PM

Tacky... especially since it was not even the temp plate you would have gotten when doing European Delivery. You should feel lucky if you live in a state with no front plate requirements.

M2381 · 09-18-2008, 10:58 PM

Don't do it..

McLuVan · 09-19-2008, 12:35 AM

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1ne · 09-19-2008, 12:37 AM

I like front bumper to be smooooooooooooooth.

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booforty · 09-19-2008, 03:43 AM

Smooth front is best!

I imagine that you will get stopped more often running a German plate in the US

Sticky · 09-19-2008, 05:02 AM

Tacky... euro rice.

J08M3 · 09-19-2008, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 1ne

I like front bumper to be smooooooooooooooth.

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+1

Big Windy · 09-19-2008, 06:20 AM

tacky. totally.

414AW · 09-19-2008, 08:58 AM

Tackyyyyyy.....

montreal red · 09-19-2008, 09:40 AM

shouldnt be illegal... at least its not illegal here in quebec since we dont need any front plates. i dont think its tacky unless you put something really cheesy on the plate... i had it on my old car. it helped save my bumper from small dings caused by other people while parallel parking in the city. i think there's nothing wrong with it if you like it.

ModBargains.com · 09-22-2008, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daphne123

I live in the US but have many business friends in Regensburg, Germany where the M3 is made. I've been talking about buying one all year. Last time my colleagues visited, they brought me a real German license plate from Regensburg as a gift. Picking the car up on Saturday. I live in a state with no front plate requirement and was thinking of putting the German plate on the front.

Cool or tacky? Anybody know if it's legal?

Legality is state-specific. You should read into what your state says about no front plates. In california, it's illegal, but I still see no plates/europlates all the time lol. I honestly think they look much better than the US plates since it runs smoothly without covering up part of the bottom grill. Just my opinion

!Xoible · 09-22-2008, 07:07 PM

ewwww

skierman64 · 09-22-2008, 08:52 PM

Plus a front plate makes you more susceptible to lidar including "lock-on" at a much longer range.

gadget · 09-24-2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booforty

Smooth front is best!

the same applies to other things too...

ferrari6891 · 09-24-2008, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gadget

the same applies to other things too...

tom @ eas · 10-30-2008, 11:51 AM

Tacky.

You don't see euro vehicles running US plates.

Speedtrap · 10-30-2008, 12:08 PM

Hmm..not too sure about German plates in the US..would they not try to run you off the road or smack you when you get out?

09-18-2008, 09:34 PM	#1
daphne123 New Member 4 Rep 23 Posts Drives: '08 M3 coupe Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Indiana iTrader: (0)	Euro front plate - cool or tacky? I live in the US but have many business friends in Regensburg, Germany where the M3 is made. I've been talking about buying one all year. Last time my colleagues visited, they brought me a real German license plate from Regensburg as a gift. Picking the car up on Saturday. I live in a state with no front plate requirement and was thinking of putting the German plate on the front. Cool or tacky? Anybody know if it's legal?
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09-18-2008, 09:42 PM	#2
ericld Second Lieutenant 24 Rep 237 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW E92 M3, Alpine White Join Date: May 2008 Location: CO iTrader: (0)	State specific on the legality. I'll vote tacky, but whatever. I see it a lot.
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MTROIS Major 188 Rep 1,153 Posts Drives: on the wrong side of the Ocean Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Jersey, USA iTrader: (0)	Tacky... especially since it was not even the temp plate you would have gotten when doing European Delivery. You should feel lucky if you live in a state with no front plate requirements. __________________ 2019 M2C MT (ED + PCD) \| 2008 M3 Coupé MT \| 1995 M3 LTW MT \| BMW CCA HPDE Instructor
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montreal red chris 278 Rep 12,144 Posts Drives: White Boat Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (31)	shouldnt be illegal... at least its not illegal here in quebec since we dont need any front plates. i dont think its tacky unless you put something really cheesy on the plate... i had it on my old car. it helped save my bumper from small dings caused by other people while parallel parking in the city. i think there's nothing wrong with it if you like it. __________________ Current: 2013 F10 M5 & 2016 Mini JCW 2013 GLK350 (gone), 997.1 GT3RS (gone), 2009 WRX STI (gone), e92 M3 (gone)
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