Will this front license plate wrap fit the EQS?
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Will this front license plate wrap fit the EQS?
For the past few months, I've pointed out (on this forum) that - for states like California that require a front license plate - there's an alternative that doesn't require mounting a bracket. Instead, you can get a 'wrap' of the front license plate: https://licenseplatewrap.com/
However, before I order this for myself, I'm worried about whether it will fit my EQS (specifically, my EQS SUV). It requires a space 12 inches wide, and 6 inches high. It's the "6 inches high" that I'm worried about. I don't think there's enough room on the front grill - under the camera that's just below the Mercedes-Benz star - to fit this wrap without distorting it unacceptably.
Has anyone managed to apply this (or any other) front license plate wrap to their EQS?
However, before I order this for myself, I'm worried about whether it will fit my EQS (specifically, my EQS SUV). It requires a space 12 inches wide, and 6 inches high. It's the "6 inches high" that I'm worried about. I don't think there's enough room on the front grill - under the camera that's just below the Mercedes-Benz star - to fit this wrap without distorting it unacceptably.
Has anyone managed to apply this (or any other) front license plate wrap to their EQS?
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Q23: Can LPW [the wrap] be altered if it does not fit the bumper?
A: No. Any changes or alterations to the LPW will void and will automatically remove vehicle from the program. LPWs are created to meet specifications of the standard license plate issued by the DMV.
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1/ Install a regular front license plate mount, making the front of my car look not as nice, and somewhat lessening air flow for cooling the battery.
2/ Install this wrap, but with a hole cut out in the middle of "California" (for the front camera), also making the front of my car look not (quite) as nice, and hoping that ****-retentive California cops won't ticket me for my disfigured front license 'plate'.
3/ Don't install a front license plate at all, keeping the front of my car looking pristine, and figuring that the occasional tickets I get for not having a front plate are just part of the "cost of ownership" of an EQS (and living in California :-)
For now, I'm going with option 3/.
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Please excuse my question, but how does the driver know when to produce or show his front plate? Once he's stopped for not having//displaying his front plate, it's too late to bring it out if the officer wants to write a ticket.
I'm just a country feller from the no-front plate Commonwealth of Kentucky..
I'm just a country feller from the no-front plate Commonwealth of Kentucky..
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Please excuse my question, but how does the driver know when to produce or show his front plate? Once he's stopped for not having//displaying his front plate, it's too late to bring it out if the officer wants to write a ticket.
I'm just a country feller from the no-front plate Commonwealth of Kentucky..
I'm just a country feller from the no-front plate Commonwealth of Kentucky..
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And if he then shows you the photograph he just took with his phone that clearly shows no front plate was displayed, along with the date and time, telling you he has already sent the photo to state authorities, and informs you that you could be charged with an attempt to defraud the state?
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So you say, in re: fraud.. Doesn't mean the charge couldn't be threatened and have to be defended against. The defense that the front plate was bought and is in the car is no defense against the charge of not displaying it.
I''m sure the plates are sold in pairs, but what defense is there to breaking the law by not displaying one of them?
Vanity, thy name is vanity. If someone wants to run the risk, so be it. My point simply is that a flipping plate is going to cost money, the driver has to quickly locate his remote, and to what end? He has no defense.
Of course, all of this is in jest...
I''m sure the plates are sold in pairs, but what defense is there to breaking the law by not displaying one of them?
Vanity, thy name is vanity. If someone wants to run the risk, so be it. My point simply is that a flipping plate is going to cost money, the driver has to quickly locate his remote, and to what end? He has no defense.
Of course, all of this is in jest...
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- You feel that the car looks much better without the front license plate, and
- You feel that this particular law is unreasonable and silly (because several other states manage just fine with only rear license plates, and your own state is presumably already able to recognize out-of-state cars that have just a rear plate), and
- You feel that it's your civic duty to protest laws that are unreasonable and silly, and
- You feel that you can afford the cost of occasionally getting tickets for not displaying a front license plate
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And if he then shows you the photograph he just took with his phone that clearly shows no front plate was displayed, along with the date and time, telling you he has already sent the photo to state authorities, and informs you that you could be charged with an attempt to defraud the state?
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Perhaps because:
- You feel that the car looks much better without the front license plate, and
- You feel that this particular law is unreasonable and silly (because several other states manage just fine with only rear license plates, and your own state is presumably already able to recognize out-of-state cars that have just a rear plate), and
- You feel that it's your civic duty to protest laws that are unreasonable and silly, and
- You feel that you can afford the cost of occasionally getting tickets for not displaying a front license plate
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Check your regulatory requirement carefully. This language is included in Nevada and excludes vehicles without an existing location designed in to the vehicle (existing holes?) or vehicles without a front bracket provided by the OEM. That does not mean the dealer. So, if you happened not to find a bracket or "other means" "provided" to you when you took delivery, the front plate is optional in Nevada. Not sure about California language, but worth a detailed review.
Front plates are optional only if 1) the vehicle was not designed for a front plate and 2) the manufacturer did not provide an add-on bracket or other means of displaying the front plate. (NRS 482.275)
Front plates are optional only if 1) the vehicle was not designed for a front plate and 2) the manufacturer did not provide an add-on bracket or other means of displaying the front plate. (NRS 482.275)
