I thought I'd start a thread on license plate frame options. I think one or two people have pictures of their Macans with license frames installed. But, I don't know if they got a genuine Porsche, or aftermarket, or which one. For example I can't find one on the Porsche site that is specifically listed for the Macan. Will one of Porsche's generic frames that just says "Porsche" work? Do people know of good quality frames that say nothing? Maybe just a simple chrome or black frame will do. I just want to move beyond the bare license plate screwed to the car and am wondering what others have found.
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I'm generally against, but have one. Note mine is less obvious but it is meaningful and relates to my alma mater. Plate is the alma mater plate and first three characters are month alpha and year numeric (MYY) that started school and the last three are MYY of when I finished. For example S05 J09 (for Sep 2005 to June 2009) - not mine but an example.
The ones you see are most likely a BMW/AUDI driver who took European delivery. Then left the German plates on the car with the Ca license on top.
Often they dont put the Ca plate in front and will be running German in front and Ca on top of German in the back.
At least that is what I run into here in the Bay Area.
Not that I really get it though..
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Your wife is very wise.
I took my Euro plates off at the factory and will run with them for a couple of months for the fun of it and then put the CA plates on. Seems exceedingly lame to have two plates, Euro and State, but each to his own!
I run my Cayman S with no front plate and when driving that car I cannot park in places like Beverly Hills on the street bcuz I always get a fine. For my daily driver Macan I don't want the hassle of no front plate. Front plate does not look as bad on a Macan than a Cayman. For the Cayman it really takes away from the front end for me!
I run my Cayman S with no front plate and when driving that car I cannot park in places like Beverly Hills on the street bcuz I always get a fine. For my daily driver Macan I don't want the hassle of no front plate. Front plate does not look as bad on a Macan than a Cayman. For the Cayman it really takes away from the front end for me!
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I am liking those ones that go on top to protect the plate and keep it nice and clean. I think they are advertised as photo radar plates
Unfortunately, those are now illegal in California.
Hah! And I'm not because it took me 10 years to figure it out.Your wife is very wise.
Against. As a friend is known to say, the only vanity place anyone should ever get is D-BAG, because thats what they all say anyway.
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There's nothing quite like summers in New England.
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Do those metal frames scratch the paint on the car?
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Suncoast has a bunch: Plate Frames: Suncoast Porsche Parts & Accessories
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I've yet to find a plate frame I like for me yet. (although that PCA on @afritze22 posted is tempting)
So for now I just mounted a black plate frame upside down behind the plate. The sides of the frame cover the edge of the plate all around and I think it finishes the edge of the plate nicely to match the black part of the bumper.
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So for now I just mounted a black plate frame upside down behind the plate. The sides of the frame cover the edge of the plate all around and I think it finishes the edge of the plate nicely to match the black part of the bumper.
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Here's what I'm running on the Macan
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About ten bucks at Advance Auto Parts. Keeps with the stormtrooper theme we have going on our white/black Macan S.
@whoosh , what are you running for a front plate? I am still going plate-less in the front until I find a good solution to mounting it.
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