Where is the front license plate put on and when?
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Joined: Aug 2013
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From: East Bay Norther Cali
2004 CLK 55AMG
I would check with your dealer. It is a dealer installed item. My dealer said they don't put them on unless the customer request. He put the plate holder in the back with the spare tire. But, I am thinking each dealer is different.
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Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Houston, Tx
2015 C63S
Dealer I got mine from did the same thing. Although I was buying from out of State and they thought my State did not require a front plate. They were wrong but I plan to take my chances since only gotten a ticket for it once in the past 20 or so years.
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Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Alberta, Canada
ml350 bluetec
Sometimes I am glad I live in Alberta. There is no such thing as a front license plate here and has not been for about 20 years. I see other ML's with front plates and it certainly detracts from the appearance.
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Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Houston, Tx
2015 C63S
I am rather indifferent about front plates. If a vehicle I own has the bracket installed then I put the plate on. I have been pulled over twice in my life for lack of a front plate. Only one of those resulted in a ticket.
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Joined: Jul 2012
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From: SoCal
13ML BT
I'm in LA, like JT, however no front plate has been a hassle for me because of being pulled over so I have conceded for the past few years and kept the plate on. I don't have the time or desire to be pulled over and then get the fix-it ticket resolved. In the areas where I tend to park many people get no-front-plate tickets even while parked on public streets.
I don't even notice the aesthetics being marred by the plate any more...I just don't care as much as I did previously. It's only a car.
I don't even notice the aesthetics being marred by the plate any more...I just don't care as much as I did previously. It's only a car.
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Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 348
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From: Houston, Tx
2015 C63S
I'd actually put my front plate onto my ML specifically but just too lazy to figure out how to put the bracket on. Here if you get a ticket you can send a picture in of the vehicle that shows the plate is there and it gets dismissed, or so I have been told. I do not think they write tickets for no plates here when a car is simply parked. If they actually cracked down on front plates here then I'd definitely quit being lazy about it.
