My try at a partial grill block

[toomuch]

What's up with the license plate? Is that legal?
I would do the same if it was, but I thought that they are not supposed to be obstructed in any way.
I feel that there is no need for radar guns to have any more reflective surface than necessary!
Yours seems to simply be missing the bottom portion.

[DifferentPointofView]

I don't think most cops care. maybe the state cops and state sheriffs, but local cops usually won't care, as long as they can see the letters and numbers.

[bhazard]

I dont see how it could matter, theres no information or anything on the part I bent, it just goes into the little crack between the bumper cover and grill. Helps hold in in place.

[AndrewJ]

Originally Posted by bhazard

Well, the car was just over 3/4 tank and I topped it off. Tripmeter showed 101mi, multiply by 1.036 to correct it for oversized tires and get 104.636mi. Divide by 2.74 gallons which is where the pump shut off and I got 38.188 mpg. What? Can a partial grill block seriously give you 10 mpg?

Im skeptical, I dont think Im gonna enter this into the fuel log. Ill run it down a bit and do a real fillup first and see.

Good call. Short fills (less than half a tank) can give some silly MPG numbers. You're best off waiting till you've gone through most of a tank, you'll get a lot more accurate number that way.

[RH77]

Originally Posted by bhazard

I dont see how it could matter, theres no information or anything on the part I bent, it just goes into the little crack between the bumper cover and grill. Helps hold in in place.

I did the same thing -- on the front plate, there's nothing on the bottom portion folded on either state except for maybe on mine "The Show-Me State"

You can ID the State and Tag Number, so it shouldn't be a problem.

RH77

[DifferentPointofView]

If I did that the most I'd block out would be Abraham Lincoln!