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Old Jul 20, 2005
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Also when going threw the light they have to prove it was you driving. so just were a mask every where you'll be alright! lol
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Also when going threw the light they have to prove it was you driving. so just were a mask every where you'll be alright! lol
Seriously, who drives around wit a mask in the golve compartment???
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who said anything bout a glove compartment, huh huhh, or is that ur story confused with his.. and are u sure the mask is not ur gun, and the signal lights are in fact people
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Originally Posted by kDiAbLo_718
Seriously, who drives around wit a mask in the golve compartment???
.....so what if i drive around with a mask in the glove compartment? and gloves in my center console.... and frozen body parts in my trunk
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Originally Posted by kDiAbLo_718
Seriously, who drives around wit a mask in the golve compartment???

i do lol. ski mask.

heres some real helpful tips:
-if you wear caps, you might be in luck
-fold down your sun screen visor so it could block your face more
-dont gangsta' lean... the taller you are and the higher your sitting up, its about impossible for that cam to snap a clear shot of your face with the visor down
-applying a windshield banner or tint a certain amount of inches of tint on the top front windshield can help
-by tinting your windows, it leaves the dome room darken and harder to catch whose inside...therefore, more black - more difficult to view
-if those spray ons and license plate covers are illegal, use the spray on your glasses/shades/part of the windshield (LOL)
-dirty your front/rear plate so it looks like you havent cleaned your car for a long time. of course, itd be obvious if your driving a waxed up vehicle with muddy plates. this would be a great idea if you have an off-roading type vehicle.
-try to get license plate frames that are thick. if you can get one that can make your "5" look like an "S", that could be confusing. by having a frame that can block the top and bottom portion of your digits, it could make the "5" look like an "S". "2 - Z" "1 - I" etc


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ok..........

to thw few that were actually helpful.......thanx.........but to the rest of the retards....... GET A DAMN CLUE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Anybody ever seen them or heard of them... lasers? Ie: a friend was telling me there is this device that will post a laser grid across your licence plate at a flick of a switch and your licence plate will come back white cause of the crystals or something in the paint.
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Looks pretty cool I might get this down the line might save me a few dollars just incase i get a speeding ticket.
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Originally Posted by jttegx
i do lol. ski mask.

heres some real helpful tips:
-if you wear caps, you might be in luck
-fold down your sun screen visor so it could block your face more
-dont gangsta' lean... the taller you are and the higher your sitting up, its about impossible for that cam to snap a clear shot of your face with the visor down
-applying a windshield banner or tint a certain amount of inches of tint on the top front windshield can help
-by tinting your windows, it leaves the dome room darken and harder to catch whose inside...therefore, more black - more difficult to view
-if those spray ons and license plate covers are illegal, use the spray on your glasses/shades/part of the windshield (LOL)
-dirty your front/rear plate so it looks like you havent cleaned your car for a long time. of course, itd be obvious if your driving a waxed up vehicle with muddy plates. this would be a great idea if you have an off-roading type vehicle.
-try to get license plate frames that are thick. if you can get one that can make your "5" look like an "S", that could be confusing. by having a frame that can block the top and bottom portion of your digits, it could make the "5" look like an "S". "2 - Z" "1 - I" etc


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How bout we jsut do the speed limit, stop at lights, and do wats rite???? I sound like my mother.............
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I thought of doing this for a project at school. My friend and I drow up a schematic and everything. But never got around to it. Since i am back in school, I might do it. all it is, is a plate that covers the plate when I go thought the toll way with a push of a button and then the plate goes back up when I am a 1/2 mile away.

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there is a hinge kit they sell for lowrider trucks on bags, so they can put the plate hanging from the bumper and hit a button to fold up the plate before you drop the car to the pavement. look aroudn online for it, i saw it on TRUCKS! 2 years ago probly. with a lil mods it can work on ur car or u can just hang it from the bumper and shave ur trunk. they might make a car kit too. its definately worht w/e money it costs though. and let me know if u find somehting cus im interested also
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Originally Posted by jttegx
i do lol. ski mask.

heres some real helpful tips:
-if you wear caps, you might be in luck
-fold down your sun screen visor so it could block your face more
-dont gangsta' lean... the taller you are and the higher your sitting up, its about impossible for that cam to snap a clear shot of your face with the visor down
-applying a windshield banner or tint a certain amount of inches of tint on the top front windshield can help
-by tinting your windows, it leaves the dome room darken and harder to catch whose inside...therefore, more black - more difficult to view
-if those spray ons and license plate covers are illegal, use the spray on your glasses/shades/part of the windshield (LOL)
-dirty your front/rear plate so it looks like you havent cleaned your car for a long time. of course, itd be obvious if your driving a waxed up vehicle with muddy plates. this would be a great idea if you have an off-roading type vehicle.
-try to get license plate frames that are thick. if you can get one that can make your "5" look like an "S", that could be confusing. by having a frame that can block the top and bottom portion of your digits, it could make the "5" look like an "S". "2 - Z" "1 - I" etc


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riiiiiggghhhht. about one of those ideas is reasonably smart. the rest are half assed that a 5 yr. old could detect......mudding up the plate? lol maybe the tinting of the windows to make it darker is the only good idea there. otherwise he can do what i did, shave trunk, french plate 2.5 inches in so at angles you wont see the whole plate, now its got a shaded plate cover too. dunno if those are illegal in MA but im probly gonna spray it darker.
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it might have been stockholm getaway, im not sure, but ive seen a porsche that had a license plate flipper.
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I saw a guy with an car @ the sema show in AC that had a hideaway plate that came out of the top of the back bumper. It said just for show but I guess u could drive around with it out. Another option would be to get a motorized plate rotator that rotated between two or three liscense plates(knight rider). But I heard that the spray works. $#@! Big brother
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My sister works at a courthouse over here and says that the spray works real good. The picture comes out all extra bright so all you see is a white blur. When i have some time i'll pick some up myself
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thanx...but again....im looking for the motorized kits....not the spray........and not for trucks either...allthough it was the right idea............does anyone out there know?
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hmm Ive seen them before,..but I dont remember where...sorry
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hmmm the two that were posted in links a few posts back seem pretty bulky.

this is an idea i just came up with in about two seconds lol

find a hinged plate holder like that on a chevelle or on a jeep wrangler ( if its spring loaded cut the springs off) then screw in the back of the hinge and put the plate on the other side. now to keep it closed and to close it when its open is the tricky part. off the top of my head you can attach a string or metal wire to the plate and through a hole in the trunk (behind plate) then attach the other end to a rc car motor and put that on a switch so you can wind up the string (close hinge) or give slack (open hinge). of course thats a rough idea and would need a lil more thinking and testing to get right. another way could maybe be to find a spare E-brake wire at a junkyard (or hood latch wire) and connect that to the lower portion of the hinge (because it has limited travel, use geometry to get it right lol) then run that to the front of the car or near your seat and push/pull to open/close the plate hinge. another way could be to hook up an actuator but thats a buttload more cuting and modification. other than that..... maybe you could..... cut into the trunk and make it so a sheet of metal slides down in front of the plate (with diff. numbers or just blank) but thats alot more work for a more obvious method. remember that a cop who knows his **** might see this and figure it out if he decides too look in your trunk for some reason.

now.....i think im gonna get working on the idea with the wrangler hinge and the e-brake cable. seems easy enough.
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hey ncirom2003, lemme know how that works for ya....if it does....show me some pics of it and ill pay ya if its tight....
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man id definately do it and show you guys some pics but im so ****in lazy lol ive never really got time for things either, im still "in the process" of doing some things i started back in december lol. im def. gonna look into doing it some time tho.
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