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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 01:04 PM
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Audi wide-mouth look

Just installed another Vinyl Styles piece. Love the look, but now I need to ruin it with my license plate. BOO Ohio!

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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Yea, MD too. When will these mouth-breathing knuckle draggers stop ruining the front profile of otherwise atrtactive cars?
 
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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Texas rquires 2 plates, but have never put 2 on any of my cars, espicially my MINIs!
 
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 04:27 PM
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Just to match cause I am OCD like that, I think you should change the stripes to match the color.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Agreed!! That's coming!
 
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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I got a ticket for it the other day and a warning for it on my way to work today. I solved the issue by bending the plates and zip tieing them to the lower grille. Might want to consider it. I plan on putting a Euro plate on the front so no way I was drilling unnessecary holes.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 06:12 PM
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Use one of the tow hook mounts. I think the offset placement wouldn't ruin the look as much when you position the license plate.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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use one of the tow hook mounts. I think the offset placement wouldn't ruin the look as much when you position the license plate.
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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 08:05 PM
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I haven't had my front plate on in almost a year (NY). I've been pulled over 2 or 3 times and no cop has ever mentioned anything about not having it. Front plates ruin the car... I'll take my chances
 
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by mergemini
Just installed another Vinyl Styles piece. Love the look, but now I need to ruin it with my license plate. BOO Ohio!

Attachment 55573
Has anyone done this to a JCW front bumper? I’m curious how it would look.

Thanks,

Mark
 
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 02:16 PM
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Wow, that looks Awesome. I am curious how much was it. Also how long did it take to receive it. Lyle has some disclaimer if I remember right that it is a 2 man business and can take up to 4 weeks to ship. I would also love some blackouts for my fog lights

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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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Did Lyle's site go down? It's not working for me. I know he has a picture of it on a JCW kit on his website.
 
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 06:33 PM
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I got my pieces pretty quickly. Ordered the wide mouth and the a-panel pieces. I believe his stuff is a bit over priced, but the pre-cut was handy on the wide mouth. In the future, I'll buy a roll from eBay for my rings, gas cap, grill surround and a-panels, it's too easy to install and not necessary for pre-cut.

I want to say the a-panels were $90 and the wide mouth was $50. I received them in a week or so.
 
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