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You might need to reconsider. I just got a warning ticket on Friday. It was TxDPS of course. Spoke to a friend on Saturday. Warning ticket from DPS also. Locals my not enforce but DPS is actively doing so.
I also got pulled over today by round rock tx finest. I had a BMW 650 vert and seldom got lit up with radar and never pulled over for the missing front plate. The new c7 attracts a lot of attention - not all of it wanted.
Thanks for the info on the bent plate - a big improvement over the standard holder. Regards. Jb
Installed pictures. I am by no means a mechanic. Dont laugh too hard, but I think anyone can do this. I did work on getting the plate bent just right before I installed it. I bent it a little more than it needed to be so it would straighten and lay flat when I installed the screws.
I found a skinny black thin metal license plate cover and used the "corvette " plate to form it so now you don't see the edges and drilled holes in back plate if needed !!! Wayne
LOVE the way mine came out...and btw was stoppe by LE this weekend at a checkpoint for inspections and registrations...the officer asked me to roll down my window...I said to myself uh oh what now...he said...you are one of the first Vettes I've seen with a front plate, have a nice day....he was a NY State Trooper
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[QUOTE=Nyvetteguy007;1586792635]LOVE the way mine came out...and btw was stoppe by LE this weekend at a checkpoint for inspections and registrations...the officer asked me to roll down my window...I said to myself uh oh what now...he said...you are one of the first Vettes I've seen with a front plate, have a nice day....he was a NY State Trooper
Yours looks Fantastic. Mine is similar...it received lots of positive reaction last weekend at huge Texas Corvette Association Car Show. Since this pic, I've painted the aero plate carbon flash.
LOVE the way mine came out...and btw was stoppe by LE this weekend at a checkpoint for inspections and registrations...the officer asked me to roll down my window...I said to myself uh oh what now...he said...you are one of the first Vettes I've seen with a front plate, have a nice day....he was a NY State Trooper
Yours looks Fantastic. Mine is similar...it received lots of positive reaction last weekend at huge Texas Corvette Association Car Show. Since this pic, I've painted the aero plate carbon flash.
Thanks, I like the way yours came out too...would love to see how the carbon flash looks....where'd you get the carbon flash paint and was it a rattle can?
Yours looks Fantastic. Mine is similar...it received lots of positive reaction last weekend at huge Texas Corvette Association Car Show. Since this pic, I've painted the aero plate carbon flash.
I'd like to see a pic of the carbon flash as I am going to do the same thing.
Here's the aero plate after it was painted carbon flash. Order paint from automotivetouchup.com.
AER-AP Spray can - Plastic parts adhesion promoter
AER-BC Spray can - Carbon Flash Metallic 501Q
AER-CC Spray can - High Gloss Clear Coat
Lightly scuff aero plate with super fine grit before application of adhesion promoter.
The license plate border is urethane supplied by Pepboys - $4.95.
Here's the aero plate after it was painted carbon flash. Order paint from automotivetouchup.com.
AER-AP Spray can - Plastic parts adhesion promoter
AER-BC Spray can - Carbon Flash Metallic 501Q
AER-CC Spray can - High Gloss Clear Coat
Lightly scuff aero plate with super fine grit before application of adhesion promoter.
The license plate border is urethane supplied by Pepboys - $4.95.
Definitely like that better than the plain black plastic.
Here's the aero plate after it was painted carbon flash. Order paint from automotivetouchup.com.
AER-AP Spray can - Plastic parts adhesion promoter
AER-BC Spray can - Carbon Flash Metallic 501Q
AER-CC Spray can - High Gloss Clear Coat
Lightly scuff aero plate with super fine grit before application of adhesion promoter.
The license plate border is urethane supplied by Pepboys - $4.95.
You are correct, a front plate is a slap in the face to all car enthusiasts.
That said, if you live in a area where the troopers will pull you over for lack of said hideous growth on the front, and after you have paid several hundred $ in fines, it just gets old.
The Aero Plate is what should have been issued with every C6. I'm glad to see it was in my trunk when I took delivery of the car.
I went one step further and trimmed the stock aero panel down to the size of the license plate. Since the plate hides the bracket, no need to paint it.
Also, after looking at the open area of the grille left, I calculated that the aero panel blocks about 50% of the open area. By trimming the panel down, it increases the open area by about 50% or a total of 75% open area instead of 50%.
Thanks for the photos and write up. The alternative license plate holder when mounted on my 07 Vette caused lots of paint damage . This new aero model with your bent plate approach will save my new Vette from damage. Great job
04-18-2014, 11:23 PM
