hideaway plates.... where/how to put it?
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hideaway plates.... where/how to put it?
Hey
so yeah! i just got a hideaway plates from swiftmotors.... and I installed it on my clk500 with amg bumpers... guess what? after 2days... the thing wont show up or hide anymore! it looks like the plates are hitting the ground/curb a lot! (i know my bad)... so yeah.. I have to fix the thing... I think it is still working but needs to be adjust to make it work fine...
I just want some advice on where or how should I put this thing... It is really "REALLY" really low.. around 3-4 inches above the ground.. I dont even have the front lip yet... so if I have the front lip + the hideaway plates... its gonna be 1inch from the ground... the car is not even lowered yet.... lol
thanks in advance guys
so yeah! i just got a hideaway plates from swiftmotors.... and I installed it on my clk500 with amg bumpers... guess what? after 2days... the thing wont show up or hide anymore! it looks like the plates are hitting the ground/curb a lot! (i know my bad)... so yeah.. I have to fix the thing... I think it is still working but needs to be adjust to make it work fine...
I just want some advice on where or how should I put this thing... It is really "REALLY" really low.. around 3-4 inches above the ground.. I dont even have the front lip yet... so if I have the front lip + the hideaway plates... its gonna be 1inch from the ground... the car is not even lowered yet.... lol
thanks in advance guys
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sorry for late reply been busy..
here's a video from swift motors....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1zIG...layer_embedded
here's a video from swift motors....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1zIG...layer_embedded
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LOL! whattssss so funny about it? its james bond driving a CLK! LOL.... yeah the music of that video is kinda funny... lol
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if your car is lowered you might need to cut part of your mesh grill. i can see it work there.
james bond? seems more like fast and the furious lol. but who am i to say anything. haha i got 8000k lows and 3000k fogs. talk about jdm.
james bond? seems more like fast and the furious lol. but who am i to say anything. haha i got 8000k lows and 3000k fogs. talk about jdm.
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thats my problem... the car isnt even lowered yet... getting pss9 and frontlip is still in the process of budget! lol.. so yeah I am still going to lower the car...
hmmm the idea of james bond was actually taken from here... I asked something about california front license plate law and dyno mentioned the hideaway plates so I searched for it... and kwala! I saw a thread here that says something like jamesbond hideaway plates so I copied it! LOL
I was also thinking the samething of cutting the meshgrill but kinda hesitant to do it. As of now the jamesbond plate is on "SHOW" only mode and cannot hide! LOL... I think the motor is stuck or I need to re-connect the wires to get it working...
hmmm the idea of james bond was actually taken from here... I asked something about california front license plate law and dyno mentioned the hideaway plates so I searched for it... and kwala! I saw a thread here that says something like jamesbond hideaway plates so I copied it! LOL
I was also thinking the samething of cutting the meshgrill but kinda hesitant to do it. As of now the jamesbond plate is on "SHOW" only mode and cannot hide! LOL... I think the motor is stuck or I need to re-connect the wires to get it working...
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i will measure the front area of the 320. lol if it works i might end up getting it. it would look sick parked. lol i would put it on in ca tho. cops are dicks. -_-
no offense to any board member thats a cop just never a good experience with them
but yeah still looking clean. just cut the grill. if you intend on using it for long term
no offense to any board member thats a cop just never a good experience with them
but yeah still looking clean. just cut the grill. if you intend on using it for long term
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yeah! I already got a ticket on not having a front plates on my civic before... the plates was on the dash! LOL...
When I installed the hideaway... it is supposed to be on show when "PARKED" and hidden when running... that's the best way to do it. The remote works great! I can show/hide it within 20-30 feet away... Until I went to San Francisco Last saturday! LOL...
the jamesbond thingy doesnt work by remote anymore.. but it looks like it is very fixible...
When I installed the hideaway... it is supposed to be on show when "PARKED" and hidden when running... that's the best way to do it. The remote works great! I can show/hide it within 20-30 feet away... Until I went to San Francisco Last saturday! LOL...
the jamesbond thingy doesnt work by remote anymore.. but it looks like it is very fixible...
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yeah! I already got a ticket on not having a front plates on my civic before... the plates was on the dash! LOL...
When I installed the hideaway... it is supposed to be on show when "PARKED" and hidden when running... that's the best way to do it. The remote works great! I can show/hide it within 20-30 feet away... Until I went to San Francisco Last saturday! LOL...
the jamesbond thingy doesnt work by remote anymore.. but it looks like it is very fixible...
When I installed the hideaway... it is supposed to be on show when "PARKED" and hidden when running... that's the best way to do it. The remote works great! I can show/hide it within 20-30 feet away... Until I went to San Francisco Last saturday! LOL...
the jamesbond thingy doesnt work by remote anymore.. but it looks like it is very fixible...
if i do this, i would plan to have it in the stock position of the license plate and have it hidden when moving like you said.
but i wouldnt want the plate or a plastic piece always smacking on my front bumper. i mean its already owned from rock chips and a couple of mishaps here and there. but im trying to reduce the amount of abuse on the front bumper.
edit: just did some quick searching and altec show and go has one too.
Last edited by bheng; Jun 24, 2010 at 04:52 AM.
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yah! there is a rubber like or foam to protect your bumper... getting the plates hitting your bumper is not a big deal as they have included those 2 big foam like material to stop the plates hitting the bumper... its keeping it scrapping the curb is the problem...
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I was trying to browse some ideas on front license plates...
and this is ROFL!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZzx9...eature=popular
LOL
and this is ROFL!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZzx9...eature=popular
LOL
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he just wants the look of no front plates. there is nothing wrong with that. and with the law in cali saying that we need a front plate, if something happens or if he is stopped(parked) he can put the front plates up. when hes driving, the odds of getting stopped by 5-0 are less.
so i mean why bust chops for it.
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I put the front plate under my seat. When I get pulled over I show it to them and tell them that the bumper was just installed and I'm waiting for the plate holder to come from the dealer.
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if only the windshield one would fly in ca. haha im thinking about getting the hideaway plate after i do my suspension.
