Take it out when cops sound the siren.

I saw a guy with his front plate on his passenger sun visor

Does it hold up at 160mph? Asking for a friend...

Here in Australia, and heaps of other countries, makes it compulsory for manufacturers to include a front license plate mounts to the car, which they take into consideration when designing the bumper, so looks are not really an issue here.

Cop: ive pulled you over because you dont have a front licenses plate. Me: (pushes button) are you sure about that? Check again B-)

get one for the back and your all set for doing illegal shit james bond style

It's VA. You'll get pulled over for ANYTHING.

Half the idiots in this comment section completely missed the point of this device. It's only supposed to be retracted for car shows and other special events where the license plate may ruin the styling of the car. His Subaru, for example, was not designed to have a front plate and as a result, it looks worse with it on. And for the people asking why he'd bring that thing to a car show: You don't need a good looking car to attend a car show. They're not just about looking at cool cars. They're places where fellow car enthusiasts can meet and share their passion for cars. Go to one and you'll see what I mean.

Here in Germany the license plate is almost 60cm wide (about twice the width of the US-one), and it has to always be on the front, with no folding mechanisms or anything. If you get lucky with the guy at the "offices" you can get a special permit to mount it off to the side or use a special shortened version. If you're caught without a front plate in a very closely defined area your car is pretty much declared not road-legal right on the spot, and you have to either mount the plate properly immediately or get the car towed.

Dude. You have a VA license plate, which is one of the nicest minimalist plates in the US. At least you do not have a fugly NJ plate.

*drives around with it in gets pulled over *officer: do you know why I pulled you over today son *me: no officer I don’t actually *officer: you don’t have a front license plate and that is illegal *me: officer I don’t know what you me by I don’t have a front license plate can you check again please **hits button to bring out license and plate**

I live in Oklahoma, so I don't have to worry about it

I want to see a video of you getting pulled over for it and then just flip it out when youre getting pulled over

meanwhile the rest of the world never allowed driving without a front plate in the first place.

I’d only pop it up once I see a cop. Like I roll my 5% windows down when I’m around a cop. I’d assume the cop would understand that your not trying to hide anything.

I legit had this idea in my head for a while

Ahahaha here in europe EVERYONE needs a licence plate and in some parts of europe you need to display what time of emission class the car is, like in Germany

Here in Florida it is not required to have a license plate on the front of the car. The cars here look clean asf regardless.

So wait you said you dont know if the plate is out when driving? Yet your outside with remote and is able to press the button. Im wondering do you need to start the car in order to display it?

Here in Australia you can get different sizes of license plates to suit your vehicle. You can also get them in different colours to suit your vehicle even more.

To be honest you could have it inside your car on top of the dash. That is how many of us do in Europe.

I was so glad when I moved to a state that doesn't require the front plates. I've asked cops if the front plate makes a difference to them, and they said no. They look at the rear plate 99% of the time.

In California here, I never even installed my front plate lol. I see most high end cars don’t do so

My solution was high quality suction cups for the front license plate holder on my wife's 03 Cobra. I didn't want to drill holes in her front bumper to mount the ugly plastic stock front plate holder. I happened to have 4 high quality silicone suction cups that had threaded inserts from some previous project so I used them on the back of the plate holder and it has worked perfectly (haven't lost a plate) for 2 years at 120+ MPH : ) ... It has held on amazingly well even in hard rain, when I'm showing the car I just pop it off (takes a bit of effort to get the suction cups to release) and voila! Clean bumper!

In Texas if your car didn't come with a spot for the front plate you don't have to mount one. My GTO doesn't, so the police let me go.

Looks great man! I hate the front plate law. $150 is more than I expected though!

should i hook my 2019 Kia Optima S up?

For a car having two license plates, do you have to pay the renew fee twice or how does the fee work?

In the netherlands this isn't remotely legal, because you could hide your plate at any given time...

I agree front plates are ugly. But mounting it on the side makes it even uglier.

The law is the same in British Columbia where I grew up but when I moved to Quebec, it was so weird to see everyone not having a front license plate. There's really no reason for them.

Yeah sorry officer I'm not drilling holes in my bumper.

That dirty ass plate lmao

I got a ticket in SoHo, NYC, parked on the street. Not allowed behind glass or plastic, mine was on the dash, clearly visible, $62. Just a plain old Mercedes wagon. So I wrote a whiny letter, "stripped screws, I just registered it that morning" blah blah, and they dismissed it.

Hello. Would u please tell me where can i get this thing? It’s bot available anymore on amazon. Thanks

I heard the wiring is exposed and bad weather like rain and snow over time makes the equipment stop working? Is yours still holding strong?

My city state requires a front plate and I actually like it because it protects the front bumper from careless parkers.

I'm pretty sure your "solution" is more illegal than your no tag problem. Having the ability to hide your plate might be considered as not properly displaying equipment or conspiracy to commit a crime. (you know how virginia is). I'm not saying this is dumb by any means and understand the jackass law, I live in virginia. I live in a much smaller town that looks for much smaller laws to bust you for, pulled over for ear plugs hanging on rear view mirror. Pulled over to measure height of bumper to the road. Pulled over for 2 inch crack line in windshield (but i see people with the entire side or rear window out and that "clear" plastic over it going past cops all the time). Pulled over because the lens on my rear side marker (near the fender/wheel well) was broke. "if it is on your car it has to work" What crap. Actually failed an inspection because of ear plugs on the rear view mirror. He went as far as putting the sticker on the window, told me why I failed, said I could remove the ear plugs and he would pass me. I went out and pulled them down, he removed the sticker and put on a pass. THEN he charged me the extra dollar for having to inspect it again.

I really been considering and getting one of these however if a vehicle is 25 years or older you don't require a front plate in my state I have a 1995 3000GT and a 1997 3000GT and would hate to mess with the original front bumpers if I don't have to.

But what do you do when you are in a country where it is iligal to do any mod to the plates??? I wanted to get myself a twister with 2 plates. 1 for in the road and 1 with my club name, for meetings. But in the netherlands it is iligal to do any mod to the plates.

I don't know why they take front plates so seriously, I mean it's not like we're protesting, blocking highways, or looting lol. We have rear plates like everyone else lol.

Glad we dont do that crap here in Michigan. Whats the point of a front plate anyway?

I like people who are trying always to make our lives easy. thanks

Hi I wanted to get one, but how long does this last? And how many times it has failed in you?

Great idea, but that Subaru is beautiful.

They might try to charge you with a crime if you drive through a toll booth with it pulled in.

I run a tow hook license plate bracket, and since I always have a tool kit in my trunk, I just unscrew the bolt itself with an adjustable wrench and pop on the tow cover whenever I’m doing a photo shoot or at a meet. Takes 1 minute, cost me ~25 bucks. 2008 Benz C63 Amg.

I have a 2019 GS F sport I have no idea how to install it because it has no mouth grill with a hole.

I put magnets on the inside of my bumper and on my plate. Time for a meet? Take it off.

I didnt even know there are countries or states that don't require front license plates. In germany, no car is sold without a holder for a license plate on both front and rear

im in VA as well. it's been 4 years. do you still use this, or better yet, does it still work

Why am I watching this? I'm from Europe

get ready for a cop that says the plate must be in the middle of the front

As someone who lives in a country where front plates have always been required by law, this sounds like a weird complaint to me

So what if you put this on the front and back bumper and if you decide to run from the cops you can pull them in and they can’t run your plates but meanwhile you can put your plates out when you want to drive around so you don’t get in trouble for not having plates

you could probably add a cherry switch behind it (so when the plate retracts it hits it), and wire that up to an LED inside so you know when it's retracted or not.

Idk why this is in my recommendations but I’m glad it was cause I was talking about this cause I don’t like the front plates

Front plates are absolutely disgusting. I love that my province doesn't require them. My car would be even more ugly with it.

I thought you were gonna say just put it on anyway, but this is fantastic

In the Czech republic only bikes, temp plates and exceptions can show just the back plate but all cars and truck have to show both. Sometimes its ugly but other times it feels that the car is missing something because sometimes it is incorporated into the design of the body.

why have the stupid remote? why not wire it to extend when you start the car, and retract when you turn it off..... that would make way more sense to me.

I think it's illegal to have one that you can retract while its driving. Not that any cops would know unless they saw you retract it though..

I worked at Jeep Assembly in Toledo ...at one time I put the front license plate brackets inside the Jeep if it was going to a state that required front plates .

What happens if you have a non-Virginia car without a front license plate and you're driving through VA? Do they still pull you over?

haha you need to have a front and back one in Australia it's no big deal.

so... it took you 3 tickets and $270 to start obeying the law?

Hey this is a really cool alternative and I plan on buying it, however I have a 1985 BMW 325e and my car battery is in the trunk. I know there are manual ones, but I’d rather have the one with a motor. Would anyone know how to wire it to the battery since it’s in the trunk?

In New York State where I live the front liscenence plate has to be attached to the front bumper of the vehicle at all times .

How dare that cop wrote you a ticket for not having a front plate just months after writing you a ticket for not having a front plate and most likely telling you to get a front plate...

Front plates have always been mandatory in the UK. I can't see the problem in having them, unless you've stolen the car.

worried about if it is in or out .. wire it to your ignition .. Turn the car on plate goes out and when you shut it off plate goes in

where can i buy this????.....the link in the description is not working anymore.

Would having something like this be legal? Obstruction of licence plates in NZ comes with a $200 fine. We have plenty of roadside speed camera's set up so this could be a solution to avoid fines. Probably worth the risk! Congrats on 10k dudes

you can't put it inside the car and in front of windsheld? I got pulled over once and I put my license in front of windsheld, no officer pull me over again.

That's a neat contraption. If I didnt have a bumper made to hold a front plate, I'd do it. Plus I like the off center plate. It looks good when displayed.

You still have this ? Maybe you can wire it with the alarm when you unlock the car it folds up etc ...?

It's illegal to have a licence plate that can be retracted from inside the vehicle

All about the Revenue for the local municipalities

Ok so what about the sates that dont require front rear plates dont they get speed camera fines?

There are a few companies that make/sell these but they all have the same flaw. You have to hold the button. ??? How do you know when it's finished (or if it even worked at all) from inside the car?

What's it like owning a car like that in California? I hear they have really stringent regulations on cars over there that worsen gas mileage and hinder performance, and when I was buying the cold air intake for my car I read that it's illegal to have one installed over there (or sell one). How do car enthusiasts work around that?

Lives in VA, got a Cali republic shirt ahahaha I'm in VA too so I know how it is!

This thing looks awesome. In a similar situation right now. Didn’t wanna put a relocator. No tickets so far but this thing looks awesome

LMAO “they gave me this box with a bunch of papers with words on it-throw those aside...”

Its easier to report a drunk driver when they have plates front and back. No brainer

One of the few advantages of living in AZ. But i'm going to need this when I go to Oregon

Sooo you have an in and out button but you dont know if the plate is in or out so you have to check to see if you hit the right button....?

Can you determine the age of the car by its plate in the us bc you can in the uk for example BV17 WGH. BV is where the car is registered and 17 is for early 2017 and for late 17 to early 18 is 67 I.e BV67 XSY

Couldnt bother cleaning the bugs off it first

Bro it's a Subaru, a front plate can't possibly make it look any worse.

Can we get a UK equivalent? Our plates our longer and thinner and it looks horrid on my xtype because of how big the plate holder is.

Clicked on the link and it says sorry the page you're looking for doesn't exist? Please put in a new link

Why is it so hard to just put a freaking license plate on a car?

same law in Jersey. . . nothing new

Great solution. I would put a backup camera on it so you can view if it is out or not without getting out of the car.

Heyo! Do you have side skirts on that Legacy!? Where did you get them!?

Get a car that can outrun the cops and you won’t have to use any license plates

What a beautiful Legacy GT Spec B i must truly say i am envious of you

I remember seeing this on RCR. Pretty glad I found this

And in Quebec, there is no front license plate. It looks so scary to me that the cars have no front license plates. It looks confusing as hell when all of sudden someone from Dortmund is showing up and his rear plate says: "Quebec - Je me souviens". Some people put in foreign license plates in front.