| SubyDoobyDoo | 07-14-2003 10:48 AM |
JDM folding plate holder!
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I really like this idea, plated when you're slow, it folds up when going fast!
[url]http://www.takakaira.com/asp/template.asp?cat=3&id=238&prodID=JKkGhHhceDfbiEd[/url]
[url]http://www.takakaira.com/asp/template.asp?cat=3&id=238&prodID=JKkGhHhceDfbiEd[/url]
| Judah | 07-14-2003 10:54 AM |
That is really cool. When I first read your post I thought it had something to do with cops not being able to see your plate while you are speeding.
| kenchan | 07-14-2003 12:14 PM |
it looks good in the picture, but the drivers dont know how
it flaps up/down swinging and flapping while in slow traffic
and it looks broken.
they need to electronically control that angle so that
above 40mph a servo or something pulls i up.
it flaps up/down swinging and flapping while in slow traffic
and it looks broken.
they need to electronically control that angle so that
above 40mph a servo or something pulls i up.
| imprezive one | 07-14-2003 12:33 PM |
hmmm interesting... I bet it wouldn't be that difficult to DIY something like that though...
| SubyDoobyDoo | 07-14-2003 01:02 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by imprezive one [/i]
[B]hmmm interesting... I bet it wouldn't be that difficult to DIY something like that though... [/B][/QUOTE]
Yea especially when they want like $100 for a piece of folding metal. I bet it can be done.
[B]hmmm interesting... I bet it wouldn't be that difficult to DIY something like that though... [/B][/QUOTE]
Yea especially when they want like $100 for a piece of folding metal. I bet it can be done.
| djerickd | 07-14-2003 01:31 PM |
nice and stealth!:devil:
| norseone | 07-14-2003 01:42 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by SubyDoobyDoo [/i]
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Yea especially when they want like $100 for a piece of folding metal. I bet it can be done. [/B][/QUOTE]
Do it up and let us FMIC owners know! ;)
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Yea especially when they want like $100 for a piece of folding metal. I bet it can be done. [/B][/QUOTE]
Do it up and let us FMIC owners know! ;)
| imprezive one | 07-14-2003 01:47 PM |
I'll mention it to Quantum Racing... see if they're interested in doing it as a small side project.
| silverF4turbo | 07-14-2003 02:10 PM |
Cool idea... I'd want one
| Ethan | 07-14-2003 02:12 PM |
Jeeze what a ripoff! I've seen this exact product for like $40 while I was in Japan.
GC8 guys this will not work on our cars due to the plate holder location and the big center post behind it. (I've already measured)
....Unless this is a different designe, but looks the same to me.
GC8 guys this will not work on our cars due to the plate holder location and the big center post behind it. (I've already measured)
....Unless this is a different designe, but looks the same to me.
| Band1t | 07-14-2003 03:36 PM |
I don't know how the fit would be, but this has been avaliable for the Miata for a while.
[url]http://www.teammiata.com/TM305.htm[/url]
At $30, it would be a cheaper option if it does fit.
Graham ...
[url]http://www.teammiata.com/TM305.htm[/url]
At $30, it would be a cheaper option if it does fit.
Graham ...
| SubyDoobyDoo | 07-14-2003 04:54 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by imprezive one [/i]
[B]I'll mention it to Quantum Racing... see if they're interested in doing it as a small side project. [/B][/QUOTE]
That'd be great if someone could fab one together. Not sure if my skills are up to snuff. But i might try to make a crude one this weekend.
[B]I'll mention it to Quantum Racing... see if they're interested in doing it as a small side project. [/B][/QUOTE]
That'd be great if someone could fab one together. Not sure if my skills are up to snuff. But i might try to make a crude one this weekend.
| theJohnson | 07-14-2003 07:28 PM |
i thought you were talking about an actual plate holder. they got cup holders, why not a plate holder too?
anyway, all that flapping kinda would suck at speeds where you would be between the license plate being up or down. and i wouldnt pay for that, i run no front plate with no problems.
anyway, all that flapping kinda would suck at speeds where you would be between the license plate being up or down. and i wouldnt pay for that, i run no front plate with no problems.
| Schleppy | 07-14-2003 08:22 PM |
Yeah, that is definately a Home Depot project...
The Miata guys have been doing it forever. There are tons of writeups on [url]www.miata.net[/url] about DIY ones...
The Miata guys have been doing it forever. There are tons of writeups on [url]www.miata.net[/url] about DIY ones...
| imprezive one | 07-14-2003 08:44 PM |
hmmm... to solve the flapping problem, if that even is a problem you could hook it up to some kind solenoid or switch that opens when you go over a certain speed. maybe that's overkill though for such a minimal thing.
| superg | 07-14-2003 09:38 PM |
My solution
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My solution to the front plate problem was to bend the top and bottom of the plate so it conforms to the shape of the upper bumper bar. I figure it is unlikely (though not impossible) that I'll get a ticket, as you can still read the plate. Keeps it out of the cooling stream.
Superg
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| DrD | 07-14-2003 10:42 PM |
I don't think a solenoid is really needed for this application - if you had spring loaded hinges with a high enough spring rate, it wouldn't flap around while sitting there, but when you got moving and the force was high enough, it would swing out of the way (you might have to play with spring rates to find out what works)
or you could move to a state which doesn't have a front plate...
or you could move to a state which doesn't have a front plate...
| dRu888 | 07-15-2003 01:51 AM |
yah, if you could make the springs adjustable to be stiff or soft that would be totally cool :cool:
| 128d | 07-15-2003 10:59 PM |
I have seen people just cut there plates and put hinges on them.
| DimSum22 | 07-16-2003 02:42 AM |
Ha, Arizona, don't need a front license plate :cool:
| 128d | 07-16-2003 03:00 AM |
I just take my chances without one.
| STi<1 | 07-16-2003 11:04 AM |
I keep the plate under the seat, and a broken plate holder, if the cop asks, I just show it to him. If I park in DC i put the tag on the dashboard.
| imprezive one | 07-16-2003 02:24 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by STi&LT1 [/i]
[B]I keep the plate under the seat, and a broken plate holder, if the cop asks, I just show it to him. If I park in DC i put the tag on the dashboard. [/B][/QUOTE]
Dude, that's the best idea ever. But I gotta ask you, how many times has it worked/not worked for you?
[B]I keep the plate under the seat, and a broken plate holder, if the cop asks, I just show it to him. If I park in DC i put the tag on the dashboard. [/B][/QUOTE]
Dude, that's the best idea ever. But I gotta ask you, how many times has it worked/not worked for you?
| Puckaveli | 07-17-2003 12:09 PM |
I saw a guy on Scoobynet that had two pnuematic rods that were regulated by a vacuum regulator. When he got on boost the license plate would swing up and out of the way of his FMIC.
| 128d | 07-17-2003 12:18 PM |
^ I wana see this. Thats pretty damn cool.
| Adiliyo | 07-17-2003 12:43 PM |
and i came here thinking it was some kind of plate holder for the interior of your car...(you never know what weird stuff the japanese will come up with next..:lol: )
still...kinda cool, but a flipping over rear one would be cooler :)
still...kinda cool, but a flipping over rear one would be cooler :)
| Jaxx | 07-17-2003 02:58 PM |
cool .. yet mondo illegal
| Rapid_Roo | 07-25-2003 05:19 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Adiliyo [/i]
[B]and i came here thinking it was some kind of plate holder for the interior of your car...(you never know what weird stuff the japanese will come up with next..:lol: )
still...kinda cool, but a flipping over rear one would be cooler :) [/B][/QUOTE]
yeah same here, I was looking for something wierd to ge a laugh. :lol:
interesting though:banana:
[B]and i came here thinking it was some kind of plate holder for the interior of your car...(you never know what weird stuff the japanese will come up with next..:lol: )
still...kinda cool, but a flipping over rear one would be cooler :) [/B][/QUOTE]
yeah same here, I was looking for something wierd to ge a laugh. :lol:
interesting though:banana:
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