mbrover06

I'm picking up a C350 in the next two weeks and since I'm in New Jersey, the car will already have a front plate on it. Rather than just take it off and put in bumper plugs, I've been thinking about getting one of those German vanity plates you can customize. http://www.germanplates.com/

Has anyone put German vanity plates on their new c-class? If so, does it say something simple like Mercedes or is it something amusing/funny?

Thanks

aowhaus

I removed my front plate bracket and put on painted plastic plugs (no plate at all) -- looks really charp and clean.

On my last car I used velcro to attach a German plate to the front. It stayed on strong, looks much neater and more flush than a Euro plate frame bracket and the the velcro could be removed without any paint damage.
I wasn't feeling creative, so had the characters of the German plate match my Colorado plate.

syrAMG

[QUOTE=aowhaus;2653210]I removed my front plate bracket and put on painted plastic plugs QUOTE]

is this a aftermarket part? or will Merc give them to you?

uhear

not a bad idea

C43AMG

You're just asking for a ticket.I would go the bumper plug route, a cop is more willing to give you a warning for not have a front plate,than seeing something other than a NJ plate on the front.

tanktube67

^+1

mbrover06

That's very true, for some reason lately, I've been seeing more and more cops as i drive but my uncle is a cop so I have all the pba cards/badges/shield so i almost always get off without a ticket (knock on wood )

My father has a S-class and my mother a Gl, since mine is going to be a C i was thinking about getting Baby Benz, any thoughts or is it cheesy?

mbrover06

[QUOTE=syrAMG;2653405]
No, Merc would never give me anything like that. I was thinking of buying them from this website: www.germanplates.com

You can customize the plate to which style/words you like.

PoaMike

o I want redrum... Think about it as i come up fast on some old guy driving like 20 in 55. Prob to tacky lol.

aowhaus

I bought 1/4" plastic plugs from Home Depot, they were 5 cents a piece.
Sprayed a coat of plastic primer a coat of paint (www.paintscratch.com) and a coat of clearcoat, let dry and pop them in!

Barely noticable from a car length away and looks OEM up close.
I will take some pics this weekend.

syrAMG

please do!!

aowhaus

here are the pics as promised:




please excuse the missing lower bumper mesh grill. It was damaged and a new one will be installed very soon.

norcal5

Good job!

Star & Laurel

No exactly true with the cops going for the German Plates. I had my german plate stamped to my NJ plate number. I actually was hassled less with the German plate on the front compared to having no plate. The couple times I was stopped the cops mostly asked what's up with the front plate. I said it was cosmetic, but stamped to my NJ plate. Most looked at it, shrugged their shoulders and sent me on my way.

But for the 204 I love the front with nothing on it. I called my dealership and told them that I do not want my license plate braket installed.

As for my previous car I had the cosmetic german plate on it, because it had Euro bumpers in which there was an indentation for the plate to fit.

Mu9enx

german plates ftw!