Customized Plates - Page 2 - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

cody · 2006-03-03, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sperry

Painting the sideskirts doesn't make the car any faster.

Either do all of those other exterior mods.

sperry · 2006-03-03, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

Either do all of those other exterior mods.

Actually, those stickers were worth 5 hours of dyno time... at the going $195/hr rate, that's nearly $1000 of go-fast money.

cody · 2006-03-03, 05:42 PM

That's cool, but I was referring to the fact that you'd put more money into those EDM lights (and Hella fogs/horns) than it sounds like you had put into go fast parts at that point. Am I wrong?

sperry · 2006-03-03, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

That's cool, but I was referring to the fact that you'd put more money into those EDM lights (and Hella fogs/horns) than it sounds like you had put into go fast parts at that point. Am I wrong?

I got the EDMs for about $400, since insurance gave me $200+ for the busted stock one I was replacing. Plus, the EDMs put out about twice the light as the stock lights... sound's pretty functional to me.

Since a stock foglight cost $120 to replace (I broke one of those too), I bought two Hella 500 driving lights for $75, so I actually got a ton more light while saving money. And since I no longer had fog lights and missed them for driving over the pass in weather, I added the projector fogs. Again, all totally functional.

And if you don't think Hella Supertones are functional, please stand in front of my car for a demonstration.

Finally, even though you didn't mention it, the wing is a replica of the Spec-C wing, which was designed in the windtunnel to reduce lift and drag... though I don't know if the replica is exact enough to help a lot, it should be better than the stock wing that came with the car. But that's probably the most non-functional mod on my car.

By my count, that's about $1000 in parts. My suspension alone cost more than that.

cody · 2006-03-03, 10:30 PM

That's cool too, but my point still stands. Painted sideskirts don't make the car faster, but neither does the rest of that shit. Just giving you a hard time.

sperry · 2006-03-03, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

That's cool too, but my point still stands. Painted sideskirts don't make the car faster, but neither does the rest of that shit. Just giving you a hard time.

But it *does* make the car faster. The sponsorship got me a free EcuTek license and 5 hours of tuning, the lights mean I can go faster in the dark, and the wing supposedly helps drag/lift... everything is functional. Painted side skirts are purely cosmetic...

cody · 2006-03-03, 10:46 PM

What was that you said to Dean about never arguing symantecs with you?

sperry · 2006-03-03, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

What was that you said to Dean about never arguing symantecs with you?

Mess w/ the bull... get the horns? My way or the highway? Gotcha bitch!?

cody · 2006-03-03, 10:54 PM

Hit me!

sperry · 2006-03-03, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

Hit me!

2 times!

Kevin M · 2006-03-03, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by A1337STI

I was also thinking of getting something like 10I010I (i's and 1's) so that if you tried to take down my plate it would be very confusing. I don't think the dmv would print it and i think cops would pull me over, just becuase its confusing.

Other good ones:
Os and Ds (especially with the old-school blue/white 6 digit plates)
Vs and Ws
Bs and 8s
Fs and Es
Bs and Rs
Ts and Is

But it only really works if more than one person uses a combination of the same pair of letter/snumbers. If "88B8BB8" is the only one in the DMV database with all Bs and 8s... it doesn't help so much.

Kevin M · 2006-03-03, 11:06 PM

This thread was much longer and more rambling than I anticipated when typing that first reply.

M3n2c3 · 2006-03-03, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Other good ones:
Os and Ds (especially with the old-school blue/white 6 digit plates)
Vs and Ws
Bs and 8s
Fs and Es
Bs and Rs
Ts and Is

But it only really works if more than one person uses a combination of the same pair of letter/snumbers. If "88B8BB8" is the only one in the DMV database with all Bs and 8s... it doesn't help so much.

We could all get plates with slightly differing combinations of 8s and Bs.

GC8.Love · 2006-03-03, 11:45 PM

Saw someone with ScubyDu or something like that on 395S just past Parr today.

I have my username (kinda - GC8 Luv), but the DMV smushed it all together. I'll get it fixed when I have the patience to wait a month and a half more.

cody · 2006-03-04, 12:25 AM

SCUBYDU is an awesome plate.

Kevin M · 2006-03-04, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by M3n2c3

We could all get plates with slightly differing combinations of 8s and Bs.

All it really takes is two of us.

MPREZIV · 2006-03-04, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

This thread was much longer and more rambling than I anticipated when typing that first reply.

No kidding! I basically thought it'd die after I pointed out the re-post!

My plate isn't that hard to read I think, but nobody can ever get it right! People BUTCHER it! Just ask Dean...

M3n2c3 · 2006-03-04, 03:48 PM

Yeah, Dean knows all about license plate misreads.

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

All it really takes is two of us.

True, but it would be funny to see a bunch of Subarus driving around in a pack with plates that all look the same at first glance

A1337STI · 2006-03-05, 08:49 AM

Yes i'm down

lol we can all get one's like I010I01 some switches the 1's for I's someone only does half of them

lmao

althogh if our cars are different colors , makes it may not work that well.

sperry · 2006-03-05, 12:11 PM

The DMV won't usually give out plates that are intentionally confusing. My friend w/ 1337 and 1001010 tried to get the WWVWWVW plate and they wouldn't let him.

However, I think a lot of it has to do with who ends up helping you at the counter. I tried to get "SECCSVX" for my SVX and the lady that was helping me actually went to her manager to ask if that was acceptable. They turned me down.

I think if the person that was helping me was either stupid or cool, she would have just given it to me.

dknv · 2006-03-05, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Other good ones:
Os and Ds (especially with the old-school blue/white 6 digit plates)
Vs and Ws
Bs and 8s
Fs and Es
Bs and Rs
Ts and Is

But it only really works if more than one person uses a combination of the same pair of letter/snumbers. If "88B8BB8" is the only one in the DMV database with all Bs and 8s... it doesn't help so much.

Or go backwards:
URABUS

sperry · 2006-03-05, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dknv

Or go backwards:
URABUS

I've seen that before, but I think it was a plate back east... probably one of the NoVA or NESIC people on NASIOC.

dknv · 2006-03-05, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sperry

I've seen that before, but I think it was a plate back east... probably one of the NoVA or NESIC people on NASIOC.

You're right, Kc, back in MA.

Kevin M · 2006-03-05, 01:15 PM

I just saw 1337HXR on a new Tacoma.

M3n2c3 · 2006-03-05, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

I just saw 1337HXR on a new Tacoma.

Did you blast it with your fender-mounted rocket launchers?

2006-03-03, 05:42 PM	#28
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	That's cool, but I was referring to the fact that you'd put more money into those EDM lights (and Hella fogs/horns) than it sounds like you had put into go fast parts at that point. Am I wrong? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-03-03, 10:30 PM	#30
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	That's cool too, but my point still stands. Painted sideskirts don't make the car faster, but neither does the rest of that shit. Just giving you a hard time. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-03-03, 10:46 PM	#32
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	What was that you said to Dean about never arguing symantecs with you? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-03-03, 10:54 PM	#34
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Hit me! __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-03-03, 11:06 PM	#37
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	This thread was much longer and more rambling than I anticipated when typing that first reply. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2006-03-03, 11:45 PM	#39
GC8.Love EJ22 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 339 Car: '01 STM Impreza 2.5 RS ; '96 "Junior Mints" colored Impreza Brighton - "Bowl of Wet Spaghetti" Class: We got classes?	Saw someone with ScubyDu or something like that on 395S just past Parr today. I have my username (kinda - GC8 Luv), but the DMV smushed it all together. I'll get it fixed when I have the patience to wait a month and a half more.

2006-03-04, 12:25 AM	#40
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	SCUBYDU is an awesome plate. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-03-05, 08:49 AM	#44
A1337STI EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,840 Car: Impreza and an Impreza Class: AS / CRS PerfStock "pedal on the right"	Yes i'm down lol we can all get one's like I010I01 some switches the 1's for I's someone only does half of them lmao althogh if our cars are different colors , makes it may not work that well.

2006-03-05, 12:11 PM	#45
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	The DMV won't usually give out plates that are intentionally confusing. My friend w/ 1337 and 1001010 tried to get the WWVWWVW plate and they wouldn't let him. However, I think a lot of it has to do with who ends up helping you at the counter. I tried to get "SECCSVX" for my SVX and the lady that was helping me actually went to her manager to ask if that was acceptable. They turned me down. I think if the person that was helping me was either stupid or cool, she would have just given it to me. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2006-03-05, 01:15 PM	#49
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	I just saw 1337HXR on a new Tacoma. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

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