The "JAGUAR" practically fell off, the "F-TYPE" took some work. Presently I left the "R AWD" badge on...

 

Made it...
I had the lettering left over from when we put Xpel on the rear spoiler, and needed to order a replacement leaper (sold together). I then ordered a blank black plate (any vanity plate seller will have them), laid down a straight-line of masking tape, marked the spacing I wanted, and pressed on the letters.

Haven't run a rear plate for the last 15+ years. My pesty little way of thumbing my nose at the "establishment" I suppose. Not because I run lights or avoid tolls or any such thing, because I don't... It's become as much a conversation piece/starter than anything else. Wish I had $10 for every time someone has come up to me and queried how I get away with no plates? My flippant answer: It's not illegal if you don't get caught.

Has less to do with living in CA, than it does simply avoiding getting tailed... They can't ticket what they can't see.

For the Jag, I have five different plates I substitute in and out when I feel like a change. This is my other favorite:

 

Hmmmm....

 

So you don't have any plates on your vehicles at all? I would expect you to get pulled over all the time for that. Though if the car looks new I suppose they wouldn't know if you're driving on the dealer window tag still unless they came around to look at the windshield.

 

That's the key, to keep your car clean. If your car looks new, no cop is going to pull you over just to check your plates. At least in California. I probably wouldn't be running any plates except I have a personalized vanity plate that I actually like.

 

I'm guessing you don't get out of SoCal much and certainly not beyond the state line.

 

And I'm guessing you live your life intimidated by authority.
Clearly, we don't share the same outlook on life... My screen name says a bit about my personality... I don't give a shyte about what others think, and the prospects of a stinkin ticket for no plate is not going to stop me from driving on any road, in any state, nor any country.

For the record, drove my Mercedes all over the western US for 15 years, without plates. Got two tickets in 15 years. Cost me the princely sum of $50, that and the agony of having to actually hang the plates on the vehicle for a grand sum total of 5 minutes, just long enough to drive into the police station parking lot and get the correction violation signed off. Better still, I live less than half a mile from said local civic center/police station, and drive right past it every day, to and from my office.

Some have the cajones to pull it off, some don't. The risk/reward ratio is exponentially in my favor.

 

 

LMAO

 

The risk is ever-present: that any police officer can pull you over at any time for no reason other than a prima facie violation. I think you're confusing that with punishment, which may be meted out rather infrequently. I guess I don't understand the reward.

 

I'd never run without plates simply because I frequently am on the roads at 3am.. I work afternoon shift and head to my favorite club(s) afterwards. No way the police are going to think I'm test driving a car after I close the bar down. And, although I only have 1 or 2 drinks, I don't want the chance of being harassed after being pulled over for no plate...

(I will not, however, run a front plate...)

 

I'm of like mind. That reminds me, I need to make sure there is a note to not drill for a front plate on my order.

 

Whether the risk/reward is worth it is personal to the individual. Heck, 99.999% of people think we're idiots for talking about license plates!!! There's just freaking license plates!!! For me it's all about design/aesthetics. People spent a lot of time/money/energy designing a beautiful car. Then we go slap on something that ruins the design/flow. The front plate is an afterthought. You have to drill holes in the bumper to put them on for god's sake. Now, some SUVs have dedicated front plate holders. I actually like the way those look. And if I had one of those SUVs, I actually would want to put front plates on because it's part of the overall design/style of the car. For me it's not about resale value (holes in bumpers) or anti-establishment, it's simply about looks.

 

When I factory ordered my Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, 2014, it was ordered as an Arizona car, so no front plate drilling/holes necessary and none delivered. If FCA can correctly manage it, then Jag should be able to as well.

Good Luck,
Desert Hiker

PS, This post may seem gratuitous, but I'm working up to 10 posts to graduate from the Junior Member status ASAP!! Apologies for the inconvenience.

 

The dealer had no problem with that; however, the factory managed to put the wrong badges on the rear. I currently have what might be the world's only F-Type V6s Manual Transmission AWD R.


The proper "S" badge is on order.

 

Once the the "S" comes just stick it at the end, so you'll have an "AWS-R-S"

 

 

Meh, doesn't actually look that good in the back without a plate. Just for pure aesthetics it actually looks kinda odd without a back plate but thats just me. Even if I were given a choice I probably would still have one on. No Front plates however!

 

I just had mine debadged since I was having the whole car wrapped in Paint Protection Film.

 

I go several years before I put on the rear plate. Police won't bother you as long as the car looks new and they see the dealer temporary registration taped to the front window. But I've never ran front plates on any of my vehicles and never had a problem in CA. I have friends who never put on their back plate, but I don't think it looks that bad. Good reason not to have plates in cities with red light cameras.