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Old 04-27-2005, 12:31 AM
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anybody know how to get a euro style license plate?? also does any one have any info if tehy are illegal or not??
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Generally if you're going to put a Euro plate on a car (for looks) ... you'd uh ... put it on a euro car. Which the tC is not...

Did you have other plans for it? Try eBay.
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people put in on their porches or audi or bmws. maybe you can put a japanese plate or something but they're not that good looking
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go here

http://www.europlates.com/

i got these plates on my volvo. im pretty sure theyre illegal in cali but i aint been pulled over for them yet
 
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I still havent received my US plates yet
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theres a place in the Roseville Gallaria that sells them for about 50 bucks. i think the euro plates look awsome on the tc. my buddy has one on his tc. your neer roseville right. its a kiosk that sells them.
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does anyone know about those plate covers that ppl use when they cut theyre plate around the numbers? ive seen em on a few preludes, its a frame for just the 7 #'s... pm me if you find it?
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Old 04-27-2005, 02:11 AM
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does anyone know where to get the Japanese plates?
just for show
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the website i posted earlier sell japanese plates as well
 
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Originally Posted by ack154
Generally if you're going to put a Euro plate on a car (for looks) ... you'd uh ... put it on a euro car. Which the tC is not...

Did you have other plans for it? Try eBay.
Actually the tC is a european car, it is bult and designed on the chassis of the Toyota Avensis available in europe, so in MY opinion a euro plate is better than a Japan plate for the tC
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Thats what I thought...if I'm not mistaken the tC is not avaible in Japan so euro plate makes more since
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tC is based on the European Avensis, built in Japan, and only sold in the US-so its a bastard child
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But basically, it's for the U.S. market only, which kinda defeats the purpose of putting foreign plates on one. The SRT-4 is built on a mercedes chasis, but I have yet to see anyone sport the german tags yet.

"I think I'll throw some swedish plates on my mustang"
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I'm definitely getting some cuban plates!!!! wait....

*shoots himself*
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A (non european) car can never pull off a european plate like a european car. It's like water and oil....
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i know in mass you have to have plates on front and rear..but i have seen a few bmw and audis with the euro plates under the mass plate..looks ok but i dont know if i would do it...
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Originally Posted by OutCrnrU
Actually the tC is a european car, it is bult and designed on the chassis of the Toyota Avensis available in europe, so in MY opinion a euro plate is better than a Japan plate for the tC
Available in Europe != Made in Europe.

If you check the sticker when you buy the car... it is 100% Japan. A Euro plate on that would be possibly the most retarded accent ever.
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I've wondered about this. I often see Audi's and VW's rolling around Chicago with Euro plates on them and wonder if it's legal or not. Anyone have any idea about this?
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DibujoB: that would make sense, they're actually German cars.

Also: My Audi friend here at work says it's perfectly fine to have the Euro plate on the front if your state doesn't require a front plate. Or, if they do require that front plate, as long as it's mounted in the proper location, you should be able to also add a euro one (though it would look quite ___).
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Old 04-27-2005, 04:26 PM
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yah i know the list on the window when yu buy the tc it says 98.2% made in japan and the rest is in usa..so japn plate would be more efficiant..
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