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Old 11-22-2007 | 05:49 PM
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yes I searched...I found the entire 2 threads associated with this issue...they didn't lead anywhere solid, and some time has passed since they have been looked at. Now that I moved back to Ohio, I have to have a front plate...I will not have holes in my front bumper cover. I might just make one...but has anyone seen one for 99-04 cars? Google was a bust.
 
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Old 11-23-2007 | 01:12 AM
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i dont think there is a way around it man.
 
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Old 11-25-2007 | 10:24 AM
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Someone on this board made their own I think...
 
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Old 11-25-2007 | 11:09 AM
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There is a way around it...I'd just have to make one. Not that hard...but I wanted to just buy one so I could have it ASAP. maybe the guy on here who made one will chime in...but i think home depot will be my friend on this one.
 
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Old 11-25-2007 | 09:13 PM
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Zip ties.
 
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Old 11-25-2007 | 10:14 PM
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here try something like this... it should work... but i'm not 100% sure

ohh just thought of something else. have the front piece where you can take it off. so make two little spots for screw, and bend the bottom pice up just enough to have room for the screws. that way it will be able to go on and off. take off the front peice. unscrew the screws and slide the back piece off the back of the bumper....

i can redraw my idea it it will help
 

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Old 12-01-2007 | 03:49 PM
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I just used super duper double sided tape, a heat gun and some brake cleaner. all done...thanks for the suggestions though.
 
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Old 12-01-2007 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by zigzagg321
I just used super duper double sided tape, a heat gun and some brake cleaner. all done...thanks for the suggestions though.
im not sure if i'd trust the double sided tape.

you could probably get some aluminum brackets, and run them through the bottom spoiler opening and find something to attach them with, but that way they will be out of sight.

good luck!
 
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Old 12-01-2007 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
im not sure if i'd trust the double sided tape.

you could probably get some aluminum brackets, and run them through the bottom spoiler opening and find something to attach them with, but that way they will be out of sight.

good luck!
we'll see. It's 3M moulding tape...used for body kits and window vent visors...sunroof windscreens etc. Its strong ****.
 
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Old 12-01-2007 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
im not sure if i'd trust the double sided tape.

you could probably get some aluminum brackets, and run them through the bottom spoiler opening and find something to attach them with, but that way they will be out of sight.

good luck!

I used the double sided tape and it has been holding since 03.
The pressure washer wont even shake it loose.
 
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Old 12-01-2007 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by slogo
I used the double sided tape and it has been holding since 03.
The pressure washer wont even shake it loose.

glad to hear that! I tried moving it after I stuck it on and I couldn't, so it's definitely on there.
 
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Old 12-02-2007 | 08:53 AM
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friend was gunna get a ticket for no front plate yesterday... so cop says if you can put it on right here you won't get a ticket. Buddy walks to the trunk, grabs the plate and puts it on the front where the officer hadn't noticed the 4 slips of velcro on the bumper. Tossed the plate at the bumper and we're off. Cop was irritated that it was velcro'd but let him off without a ticket.
 
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Old 12-02-2007 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
friend was gunna get a ticket for no front plate yesterday... so cop says if you can put it on right here you won't get a ticket. Buddy walks to the trunk, grabs the plate and puts it on the front where the officer hadn't noticed the 4 slips of velcro on the bumper. Tossed the plate at the bumper and we're off. Cop was irritated that it was velcro'd but let him off without a ticket.

I considered Velcro.
 
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Old 12-02-2007 | 07:17 PM
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And when you finally want to take off the plate, isn't the tape gunna be a b-tch to get off?
 
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Old 12-02-2007 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Steeda97
And when you finally want to take off the plate, isn't the tape gunna be a b-tch to get off?
Adhesive remover/blow dryer ??
 
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Old 12-02-2007 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
Adhesive remover/blow dryer ??
No sh*t but, if its that strong that sh*t will take some paint with it!
 
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Old 12-02-2007 | 07:39 PM
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proper application of Goo Gone. soak it, wait, peel it off...done.
 
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Old 12-02-2007 | 09:30 PM
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Thats why when I get my 08 I'm getting one of these boys.

http://www.mossmustang.com/Shop/View...eIndexID=59049

Shizam!
 
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Old 12-02-2007 | 09:58 PM
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Hahaha ^^

This is why I like Florida.

No front plates beeyotch!

But the douche who owned the car before me put a vanity plate on the front and put 2 screwholes in the front bumper
 
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Old 12-03-2007 | 09:02 AM
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zippo fluid. Works like a charm, never trashes my paint.
 
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Old 12-03-2007 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
Hahaha ^^

This is why I like Florida.

No front plates beeyotch!

But the douche who owned the car before me put a vanity plate on the front and put 2 screwholes in the front bumper
You lose anyway!
 
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Old 12-03-2007 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Steeda97
You lose anyway!
Yeah well I'm hoping for 600$ to appear out of no where so I can get a cobra front anyway..lol
 
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Old 12-03-2007 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
Yeah well I'm hoping for 600$ to appear out of no where so I can get a cobra front anyway..lol
White cobras look like ***. Get a Stage 3.
 
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Old 12-03-2007 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Steeda97
White cobras look like ***. Get a Stage 3.

NO mustangs look bad in white.
 
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Old 12-03-2007 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Steeda97
White cobras look like ***. Get a Stage 3.
GTFO lol

I don't like roush fronts, plus donnie has one and there can't be two alike in Pensacola, lol.


With this hood

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(in white)

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Old 12-03-2007 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by zigzagg321
NO mustangs look bad in white.
I really honestly don't like white cars unless they are extremely clean. I like mine, because I detailed the sh*t out of it, and its so glossy and shiny. I hate flat whites, and i most definitely hate dirty white cars. Yuck.

Theres nothing like a clean, black car.
 
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Old 12-03-2007 | 04:38 PM
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Yuck ^^^

With those wheels it looks like someone took a dump on it.
 
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Old 12-03-2007 | 05:08 PM
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Man yer a weirdo

lol
White cars shine just like anything else but just not in direct sunlight, reflect way too much light so it looks "flat" as you would say.
 
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Old 12-03-2007 | 05:35 PM
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Trust me i love the way my car looks but thats because its clean. When i first got my car, i hated the color because it wasn't properly taken care of. After countless hours of basically restoration I got it the way i wanted it.

Its just my opinion sucka. I love the white S281's but i dont like the Cobras or Machs in white. Or pretty much most GT's.
 
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Old 12-03-2007 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
Hahaha ^^

This is why I like Florida.

No front plates beeyotch!

But the douche who owned the car before me put a vanity plate on the front and put 2 screwholes in the front bumper
x2!!! No front plates in Tennessee either! I'm getting a 03 Cobra Front for mine as well. i had front plates when i lived in Missouri, so i had to get a vanity plate to hide the holes until I get my new front bumper.
 
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