Idle hands, make light brackets. 

Kinja'd!!! "XJDano" (xjdano)
10/19/2016 at 07:05 • Filed to: Metro

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I once got pulled over because my plate was off to the side. Officer ran my name for warrants and came back clean (of course) when I told him it was covering up a hole from an accident of a previous owner, he said since I made up the light bracket thing, I could figure a way to mount the plate in the middle.

I took the lights off after that. Never actually wired up the lights. Never moved the plate, never got pulled over for that again.

4 more days.


DISCUSSION (20)


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 07:20

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A rally car needs to have rally lights.


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > CalzoneGolem
10/19/2016 at 07:27

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Don’t worry. I’ve got that covered.


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 07:28

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Does the plate really cover up a hole? That’s pretty brilliant.


Kinja'd!!! Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 07:46

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Is it illegal to not have your plate central there? Odd.


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 07:56

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Um wat... that’s BS. I wonder how many EgoBoost F150's he’s pulled over...


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > shop-teacher
10/19/2016 at 08:14

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I was going to say that this Metro has no idea what it’s getting into but it probably does.


Kinja'd!!! Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 08:34

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I’m pretty sure there’s nothing illegal about having an off-center plate in Missouri. I never got in trouble for mine.


Kinja'd!!! SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 08:50

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Is it required by law that it’s in the center or is it just another cop being a dick for no reason?


Kinja'd!!! Cé hé sin > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 09:16

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No Alfas for you then.

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Kinja'd!!! AMGtech - now with more recalls! > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 10:18

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Sounds like a dick. There are a bunch of vehicles whose plates are mounted off center from the factory.


Kinja'd!!! vicali > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 11:44

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Nice, gonna shake like crazy though.. if they were wired..

Have to get at the rebar in the bumper to be solid enough to rally with;

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Kinja'd!!! XJDano > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
10/19/2016 at 12:27

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Possibly because it’s bent around the bumper I could get that, but never any other problems since. Easy pickings to pull someone over to run the plate and name.


Kinja'd!!! XJDano > vicali
10/19/2016 at 12:29

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I was working out of town and screwing around d after work. I would have braced it if I kept it.


Kinja'd!!! XJDano > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/19/2016 at 12:31

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I doubt it’s illegal just an easy excuse to pull someone over. If I had a warrant out I would have gotten arrested. Which I’ve never had.


Kinja'd!!! Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 12:31

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Yeah, just a bunch of BS from the PD. Come to Kansas! We have no front plates, no bogus “safety” inspections, and no personal property tax.


Kinja'd!!! XJDano > shop-teacher
10/19/2016 at 12:32

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Kind of. Not a gapping  hole but some punctures from getting g sandwiched in traffic.


Kinja'd!!! XJDano > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/19/2016 at 12:34

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Kind of. I doubt it’s actually illegal but it is. Bent around  the bumper so just trying to get an easy arrest if I had warrants.


Kinja'd!!! XJDano > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
10/19/2016 at 12:36

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I don’t think the labor unions are very strong there. We have a job there with a bunch of locals making less than I do now.


Kinja'd!!! Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > XJDano
10/19/2016 at 14:23

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Shitty tactics, wastes law abiding peoples time.


Kinja'd!!! The Stig's former college room mate > XJDano
10/20/2016 at 11:50

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sounds to me like he’s being a dick. what about F150's? Since the Ecoboost came out all the trucks have the plate off center. (blocks the intercooler if it’s in the middle)