You keep your plates? LOL - Great Lakes 4x4. The largest offroad forum in the Midwest

shawn · October 11th, 2012, 06:04 PM

Cleaning out my garage and moving, I was wondering why I dwscised to keep every plate I've ever had in any of my cars. LOL

Strangler · October 11th, 2012, 06:08 PM

Keep 'em. I pitched a ton of stupid stuff when I moved that I wish I had as "decorations" now.

masterbeatty · October 11th, 2012, 06:12 PM

I would keep them but im to cheap to buy a new plate with every car i buy haha

wilinsonlevi · October 11th, 2012, 06:34 PM

I will take them if you don't want them. I need a few hundred to line the ceiling of my "bar".

BlooMule · October 11th, 2012, 07:13 PM

My garage has a few on the wall and so does my camper.

BOGDOG · October 11th, 2012, 07:29 PM

You better keep them or destroy them. In some hoods they are used as parking passes or worse. Like to hide their real plate while they are jacking the party store!

whiterhino · October 11th, 2012, 07:51 PM

Yup, I got a bunch too.

GreaseMonkey · October 11th, 2012, 07:58 PM

I've kept all of mine. They are hanging up in the garage.

kerryann · October 11th, 2012, 07:59 PM

I think you could make some cool art with them and I also didnt know you lived in North Dakota

jeepfreak81 · October 11th, 2012, 08:09 PM

I keep all mine...

cornfed · October 11th, 2012, 08:10 PM

Skate-ter?

jbsjunk · October 11th, 2012, 08:40 PM

I still remember the plate number I had on a black plate in the early 80's.

Trendsetter · October 11th, 2012, 09:52 PM

Maryland fines you if you don't "surrender" them...

Side bar question, if you have a classic car can you run old style tags? I would love to be able to run the old blue tags!

CSFJ · October 11th, 2012, 09:56 PM

I've seen plates on antique cars that are from the year it was manufactured re-registered and used. Don't know what's involved with doing it though.

Nuggets · October 11th, 2012, 10:09 PM

I've kept a few notable plates over the years. I still have my SYCOGEO plate and the UCANT plate from my pro street Z1 900.

cannaert · October 11th, 2012, 11:38 PM

Yep. I keep them all, I even keep them form cars I have scraped out.

I am looking for plate from other states right now. So if any one happens to have other state plates and your willing to let them go, please me know. I want them from the states that I have been to.

zook94 · October 12th, 2012, 12:11 AM

Using a plate from the year the car was manufactured carries some stiff regulations. Vehicles must be 25 years old or older. The plate must match the year the car was produced, and if the year required it, a front plate must match a back plate of proper year. Both plates must match. Plates can be re-painted, but must be painted in the original color, and have the same reflective characteristics as original.
Authentic plates, like Antique plates, can only be used for driving to and from car shows, club meetings anything automotive based where specialty cars will be gathering. Authentic plates cost a one time fee of $35.00, which does not expire. You cannot use a plate from another state on your vehicle.
Plates do not have to be original to the vehicle, but proof of purchase must be provided to the SOS when paperwork is submitted to Lansing.

BlooMule · October 12th, 2012, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zook94

Using a plate from the year the car was manufactured carries some stiff regulations. Vehicles must be 25 years old or older. The plate must match the year the car was produced, and if the year required it, a front plate must match a back plate of proper year. Both plates must match. Plates can be re-painted, but must be painted in the original color, and have the same reflective characteristics as original.
Authentic plates, like Antique plates, can only be used for driving to and from car shows, club meetings anything automotive based where specialty cars will be gathering. Authentic plates cost a one time fee of $35.00, which does not expire. You cannot use a plate from another state on your vehicle.
Plates do not have to be original to the vehicle, but proof of purchase must be provided to the SOS when paperwork is submitted to Lansing.

They are also not in the LEIN system, so you better be sure to have your registration on you.

84Scrambler · October 12th, 2012, 07:49 AM

I think I still have TRALIMO somewhere in a box...

jeepfreak81 · October 12th, 2012, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trendsetter

Maryland fines you if you don't "surrender" them...

Side bar question, if you have a classic car can you run old style tags? I would love to be able to run the old blue tags!

You can in MI... some states don't allow it. If you don't drive like a dick cops don't bother you. The law allows for mechanical testing, which can get you a little wiggle room.

October 11th, 2012, 06:04 PM	#1
shawn Resident HVAC/R Jambi Join Date: 11-05-05 Location: Milford/Commerce Posts: 9,688 iTrader: (24)	You keep your plates? LOL Cleaning out my garage and moving, I was wondering why I dwscised to keep every plate I've ever had in any of my cars. LOL __________________

October 11th, 2012, 07:13 PM	#5
BlooMule Devout Atheist Join Date: 11-08-05 Location: A little North of Deetroit and a little South of Roseville Posts: 18,975 iTrader: (11)	My garage has a few on the wall and so does my camper. __________________ Don't die a virgin, there are terrorists up there waiting for you!

October 11th, 2012, 07:51 PM	#7
whiterhino I'm not old, honest... Join Date: 03-07-06 Location: Davisburg MI Posts: 16,835 iTrader: (17)	Yup, I got a bunch too. __________________ GLFWDA member since 1979. Member Southern Michigan Rock Crawlers.

October 11th, 2012, 08:09 PM	#10
jeepfreak81 81 inches of fun Join Date: 11-10-05 Location: Owosso, Mi Posts: 11,531 iTrader: (20)	I keep all mine... __________________ The 1946 CJ2A "Project USS Hermitage AP54" The Freak YJ 1966 M416 1/4 ton Military Trailer

October 11th, 2012, 06:08 PM	#2
Strangler Senior Member Join Date: 12-12-05 Location: Howell Posts: 3,283 iTrader: (50)	Keep 'em. I pitched a ton of stupid stuff when I moved that I wish I had as "decorations" now.

October 11th, 2012, 06:12 PM	#3
masterbeatty Senior Member Join Date: 03-04-08 Location: my house Posts: 3,680 iTrader: (14)	I would keep them but im to cheap to buy a new plate with every car i buy haha

October 11th, 2012, 06:34 PM	#4
wilinsonlevi Senior Member Join Date: 02-08-08 Location: marlette mi Posts: 2,447 iTrader: (40)	I will take them if you don't want them. I need a few hundred to line the ceiling of my "bar".

October 11th, 2012, 07:29 PM	#6
BOGDOG Senior Member Join Date: 11-11-06 Location: White Lake/Wixom Posts: 2,035 iTrader: (7)	You better keep them or destroy them. In some hoods they are used as parking passes or worse. Like to hide their real plate while they are jacking the party store!

October 11th, 2012, 07:59 PM	#9
kerryann German cars are hot Join Date: 11-05-05 Location: West Bloomfield Posts: 10,859 iTrader: (3)	I think you could make some cool art with them and I also didnt know you lived in North Dakota

October 11th, 2012, 08:10 PM	#11
cornfed I have an avatar. Yippee. Join Date: 11-04-05 Location: Happy Funtown U.S.A. Posts: 4,008 iTrader: (19)	Skate-ter?

October 11th, 2012, 08:40 PM	#12
jbsjunk Stuff Pisses Me Off Join Date: 03-01-08 Location: Almost Allendale Mi Posts: 5,399 iTrader: (25)	I still remember the plate number I had on a black plate in the early 80's.

October 11th, 2012, 09:52 PM	#13
Trendsetter Senior Member Join Date: 11-06-05 Location: Annapolis, MD and Holland MI Posts: 1,846 iTrader: (0)	Maryland fines you if you don't "surrender" them... Side bar question, if you have a classic car can you run old style tags? I would love to be able to run the old blue tags!

October 11th, 2012, 09:56 PM	#14
CSFJ Senior Member Join Date: 07-12-11 Location: somewhat north of the D Posts: 142 iTrader: (0)	I've seen plates on antique cars that are from the year it was manufactured re-registered and used. Don't know what's involved with doing it though.

October 11th, 2012, 10:09 PM	#15
Nuggets Professional Pisser Offer Join Date: 09-15-06 Location: Bay City, MI Posts: 12,915 iTrader: (12)	I've kept a few notable plates over the years. I still have my SYCOGEO plate and the UCANT plate from my pro street Z1 900.

October 11th, 2012, 11:38 PM	#16
cannaert screw it. Join Date: 01-24-06 Location: Hartland/Fenton Posts: 3,271 iTrader: (69)	Yep. I keep them all, I even keep them form cars I have scraped out. I am looking for plate from other states right now. So if any one happens to have other state plates and your willing to let them go, please me know. I want them from the states that I have been to.

October 12th, 2012, 12:11 AM	#17
zook94 Resident Jerkoff Join Date: 11-05-05 Location: Saginaw, Michigan, USA, North America, Earth, Milky way Posts: 1,962 iTrader: (6)	Using a plate from the year the car was manufactured carries some stiff regulations. Vehicles must be 25 years old or older. The plate must match the year the car was produced, and if the year required it, a front plate must match a back plate of proper year. Both plates must match. Plates can be re-painted, but must be painted in the original color, and have the same reflective characteristics as original. Authentic plates, like Antique plates, can only be used for driving to and from car shows, club meetings anything automotive based where specialty cars will be gathering. Authentic plates cost a one time fee of $35.00, which does not expire. You cannot use a plate from another state on your vehicle. Plates do not have to be original to the vehicle, but proof of purchase must be provided to the SOS when paperwork is submitted to Lansing.

October 12th, 2012, 07:49 AM	#19
84Scrambler Senior Member Join Date: 11-07-05 Location: Lansing Posts: 5,890 iTrader: (8)	I think I still have TRALIMO somewhere in a box...