suoperdave84

I am about to do the GT500 bumper swap and I refuse to put a license plate on it (here in MD it's illegal to have no front plate)

I am looking into a way to have a plate swing up from under the car at the push of a button if possible. I have seen one for a Corvette but it was specifically for that car and you couldn't swing it up or down from inside the car. Here is a video of one someone made for a Camaro

http://hotrodders.com/gallery/showph...cat/500/page/1

Does anyone have any info on a kit or something that can be modified or something? I really don't want to have to create this whole thing in my garage.

BeeStang

I had friend that bought an old headlight cover assembly from an old T-Bird to mount driving lights under the front bumper of his show car. It was very slick. He bought the hide-away headlight cover assembly and did some modifications and it worked perfectly. just a thought. Maybe an aftermarket restoration parts company might have one you could buy and work with.

Found these examples for you to consider;

http://www.stylinconcepts.com/parts.aspx?partfamilyid=1485&subcategoryid=348 &categoryid=25&scid=eg2715&s_kwcid=ret ractable%20license%20plate|685030997

http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/Autol...ts_PLATE.lasso

http://www.carolinaclassictrucks.com...p-autoloc.html

pnandy

That'll be way cool if you can get it workin good gluck post pics if you decide to do it

05MustangSally

I agree...I would hate to put a plate on that beautiful front end

I have a friend with a 2003 2WD single cab silverado that did that to just the rear end plate. With a button inside, the plate would retract up and down when he pressed it. He only did this because, well, his truck is heavily modded and he's one to do naughty driving hehe. He got it done at a custom shop where I live though, so I'm not sure what they did to rig it.

spuddogg

great.
now I'm gonna have the James Bond theme stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

brandon97

That is pretty sweet on the hot rod website....good luck.

suoperdave84

Thanks for the links BeeStang but I am pretty sure the Autoloc ones just flip up and down. I need it to come out from under the car and flip up I think. Do you know what I mean?

I guess I'll have a better idea of my options once I tear my front end apart and see what kind of space is in there.

Dex

thats awesome. in utah youre supposed to have a front plate but i've never been pulled over and i've had it a year

blike

I think how much they enforce that law varies by state. In California, I've never been pulled over for not having a front plate, and I've been driving without it since I got my car.

05MustangSally

Ditto. I've been behind cops, facing cops, etc. too and they don't do anything.