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02-08-2006, 06:31 PM | #23 |
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well guys guess wut if u want ur car 2 look good and not have 2 black out the license plate dont get a license plate on the front of ur e90 cuz it looks WAY better w/o it, and even if its the law 2 get 2 license plates front and back , fuck the police, its not like they really care
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02-11-2006, 08:30 AM | #27 |
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I know blanking it out on the internet doesnt prevent people seeing it on the road, but in the UK it is probably something worth doing. There is plenty of 'cloning' going on the the UK, with A-holes driving round in uninsured/stolen vehicles with other peoples plates on. Result: traffic offences/parking fines/congestion charge fees etc being attributed to poor unsuspecting people. Its OK if you can prove it wasnt you, but can get you in sticky situation if you can't! Particularly big problem in London. I have even heard of people seeing 'their own car' when driving around (ie some tosser with identical car and a copy of your plate). Be worth chasing the guy down and breaking his legs for his effforts!
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02-11-2006, 09:39 AM | #29 | |
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02-11-2006, 10:18 AM | #30 |
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02-11-2006, 10:22 AM | #31 |
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I don't bother with mine, because it isn't registered in my name...
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02-13-2006, 09:59 PM | #32 |
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I DON'T AGREE THAT ONLY BEEMER DRIVERS WITH LOW ENGINE CAPACITIES DEBADGE THEIR CARS. SOME DO IT FOR AESTHETHIC REASONS, OTHERS PREFER TO KEEP A LOW PROFILE TO MASK THEIR CARS FROM BOY RACERS. BEEMER DRIVERS SHOULD DO AS HE OR SHE PLEASES!
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02-13-2006, 11:04 PM | #33 | |
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exactly.. good luck finding my car... in south carolina |
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02-13-2006, 11:16 PM | #34 |
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Top Ten Reasons License Plate is blanked out in photos...
10. home State has a lame motto 9. Registration sticker not up to date 8. Ok, so it's my neighbor's car. 7. Jimmy Hoffa's in the trunk 6. Owes child support to several ex-wives 5. Recently gave Hell's Angels the bird on the highway 4. Sprayed license plate with "glare maker" to avoid speed traps 3. $10,000 of outstanding parking tickets 2. Former Mercedes owner protection plan Drum roll........ 1. Didn't give the dealer all '5's' and got a threatening e-mail that hurt so much |
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02-13-2006, 11:33 PM | #35 |
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nice thread , pls move to offtopic so everyone else is benefit.
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02-13-2006, 11:39 PM | #36 |
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i think i originally put it in the thread of pictures, since it was originally a question about pictures. don't know how it got moved to the main thread.
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02-14-2006, 01:05 AM | #37 |
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What's the difference between getting a glimpse of your credit card numbers while shopping vs. getting a glimpse of your license plate?
If you don't think it's dangerous, please post your credit card numbers on this board please. |
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02-14-2006, 02:34 AM | #39 | ||
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hmm... I need a silver e90 with premium, sport, CA and nav in the tri-state area... if everyone posts license plates I can find that easily. |
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02-14-2006, 02:46 AM | #40 |
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All this license-plate blocking when posting pics happened way back in the days. This is what I heard from people "back in the days".
When "tuning" cars became a "Culture"(not just for race professionals, but even between daily drivers for streets), alot of these people communicated through internet, sharing knownledge, what parts to get, how to get it installed, etc etc. During this process, alot of heavily tuned vehicles were up in internet, and reported stolen. Coincidently, most of the stolen vehicle cases were concluded as "Planned-out-event" among street tuners, and were wondering how they were so well prepared. Few computer fanatics have said it is possible to pull up personal information with license plate number. Especially those who has "sources" from DMV workers/officials, who are able to gain access to database mainframe might've contributed to those stolen cars. After such rumor(whether this is rumor or true) got around, people freaked out and began hiding license plates when posting their rides up. Some have started this before just for safe sake and prevention measure though. Also, IIRC, there was an article floating around the internet, police official suggesting not to post such pictures containing vin number or license plate number. After all this, these days people are just over-paranoid not to post vin number or license plate number. Honestly, I can careless. I post up all my pictures with the license plate number. Occasionally, I would put different license plate on the car for photoshoot(oregon plate isn't the prettiest plate to look at), but I rarely does any of the airbrushing/black-out stuff.
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02-14-2006, 10:37 AM | #42 | |
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Do you know who to call to activate this? Is it just the general MVA number?
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02-14-2006, 10:42 AM | #43 | |
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Didnt know you had a GSR, or maybe I just forgot... At first I posted plates on the GSR, but then as I had more than maybe 7 or 8 grand in the car, I started to cover it up. My E90, I'm not doing any hardcore mods do, so I wont be blocking it unless its for a photo session where I dont want to see my nasty pllate.
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