Who has installed the front license plate on their Cayman's?

I haven't gotten around to installing my plates at all.. the authorities seams to not care around here. I've seen cars driving around for months with dealer plates on them.

But my main question is: Has anyone here been pulled over and ticketed for just having the rear plate installed?

ps. the plates I got in the mail start with 6BMW... someone was being funny

i seem to be the only one around that has a front plate on. i have friends that have received tickets in westwood, hollywood, and at LAX.

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- chris

'07 987CS
'71 911E

I was ticketed last year in Palo Alto, my youngest son last year in Cupertino and my middle son this year ON CAMPUS by CAMPUS POLICE at UC San Diego....Put it on...CA police depts use it as "fund raising"...great revenue source. YMMV

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Cold Croc
38 years of continuous Porsche ownership

Ride History
1966-1969 ---- 1961 Rambler Classic (Sorry)
1969-1970 ---- 1969 Mustang Mach I (Engine lasted 49K mi... swore I'd never buy another American car)
1970-1972 ---- 1964 356C - Rust Bucket
1972-1976 ---- 1972 914 - Ball Buster
1976-1977 ---- 1973 911T - Was I crazy?
1977-2007 ---- 1963 356SC 306K mi
2001-2003 ---- 1984 911 SC Targa - For my son
2000-2005 ---- 1997 Ferrari 355-F Brain Fart
2007- ???? ---- 2007 Cayman S
2008 ---------- 2008 Audi R8 - Delivery late spring '08

Still in the front truck, but around LA you will get a tix. I got a front plate tix in LAX dropping off my in-laws in other car. But so far on the Boxster & Cayman S I have been clear.

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MY07 Cayman S - Guards Red/Black
MY99 Boxster - Artic Silver/Boxster Red

i put the tow hook plate holder on if i know i will be parking in town - San Francisco meter maids are very efficient around my office and $100 ticket later i have learned my lesson.

if i am going on a trip, i keep it in the front boot, at least this way it is just a $10 fix-it ticket.

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Get the mower deck plate holder from our sponsor. (tow hook hole mount) I have found that the slight angle of the mount keeps the lines of the front of the car nice and tidy.

I leave it on, despite my plan to have it ready under the bonnet for a quick, "Gee officer...I must have forgotten to put it back on after my track day...here it is...I can put it back right now...sorry for the trouble."

http://www.moweraxle.com/

Make sure you tell them that you are from Caymanclub.net because I don't know if the above link lets them know.

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2007 Speed Yellow Cayman GT 2.7 (retired)
2008 Guards Red Cayman GT 3.4
"Carpe Cayman"

I haved lived in New York, and Texas, and have been "warned" about not having a front plate. In my case and others I have have heard about, the plate problem was not the primary reason we were pulled over, and we would not have been stopped if the plate was the sole infraction. I don't like front plates on my sports cars, they're unsightly, un- aerodynamic and UN-AMERICAN. I explained to the officer that one of my cars was damaged in a carwash because of the plate (true story) and still plan not to ever install one. I send 'em back to the local prison for re-stamping, thereby saving precious resources. There, I feel better now. Nothing like a good rant to set a fellow straight......

I'm from North Carolina so it isn't an issue but I have a friend in Palo Alto who does not have a front plate on his GT3. He hasn't gotten a ticket yet.

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Porsche Cayman 2.7
Mercedes E320 Bluetec
Ducati Paul Smart LE
BMW R1200GS

Same here. With my previous BMW(s), I've received tickets in LA, no doubt.

Once, when parked in a metered spot in West LA, (meter was paid in full, btw), had a ticket waiting for me for no front plate when I got back.

Also, when I was parked overnight in an LAX parking lot, had a no front plate ticket waiting for me there too.

In Orange County, if the cops just want to hassle you, they will.

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08 Carrara White Cayman 5M
1997 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro (Daily Driver)

grrlsix,

Huh....Whats a front boot? . Does my Cayman have one ?


Thanks grrlsix

A boot is English for trunk

i've had my CS since june and have the dealer plate on the back and no plate and the dealer sticker on the window. been pulled over once since, they said nothing about it. it's going to be one pissed off cop that stops me once i reach a year with no plates. LOL. but hey, its a 10$ fix it ticket if they do and the car looks new as the day i bought it.

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Black CS, 6 spd, Bose, PCM 2.13, Dension GW/w BT1500, Giac tuning, K&N, de-snork, AWE tuning exhaust, short throw, 20" Marion MR-1 3-piece w/ black center, mod4cars module, flat black cs badge, flat black Boothe design tips, clear corners.

I was pulled over for not having a plate. So I installed mine and slapped on a chrome Porsche frame (not too bad