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Old 05-13-2009, 23:55
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I got pulled over the other night in my duece with my plate in the glovebox. The first thing out of his mouth was, "The reason I pulled you over is because your unit markings aren't displayed on the bumper." I explained it was surplus and he told me his brother-in-law bought two wrecked HMMV's to restore.

The three officers were extremely cool about everything. They ran my info and just gave me a verbal warning to have my tags displayed and lighted.

They even checked the back cargo area for, as they put it, "Al Qaeda". I found out later that someone told my sister they heard the police on the scanner saying something about "Terrorist" and my name being checked out. Oh well, we're probably all on that rightwing extremist watchlist anyways.

So, this is about the third time I've had to produce the plate for an officer without getting a citation. I may be pushing my luck. I think I'm gonna rig up something with magnets and maybe one of those small battery operated LED lights.

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I once saw a VERY rusty S10 Blazer with a flash light duct taped to the trailer hitch to illuminate the plate.

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Ingenious? Yes.

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I won't pass a safety inspection without a license plate light, and I will need one of those every year...
That's why I love SC,
It could have no windshield, doors, roof and be rusted out. But as long as it has 4 tires with air, operable brakes, all the lights work, and seatbelts, you can drive it.

No inspections here!!

I'm glad this thread came up, I have to figure out where to put the one on my 'new' M1008. I don't think SC has the bumper markings regulations. Anyone know?

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****, SC is probably like MI. If you want to pay to register a car that's long since rusted into uselessness they will gladly take your money as long as you have the VIN and a title. Friend of mine did that to win a bet.

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Here's what I did.
I folded over the edges of some sheet metal to stiffen it and bent it into an "L" bracket . Then I attached it through the hole in the bottom of the bumper. The light is mounted on the bracket.

I attached a standard FARM VEHICLE plate but it looked out of place. So, instead I stenciled the bracket itself. Much better!
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I've looked at around a half dozen CUCVs now and all of them, including my own, have had the threaded sheet metal inserts stuck in the tail gates. They're the same type they use for the antenna brackets. Granted, there is no light but I'm not too concerned about that. I guess I am curious as to why the military would have a way to mount up a rear license plate.
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I've looked at around a half dozen CUCVs now and all of them, including my own, have had the threaded sheet metal inserts stuck in the tail gates. They're the same type they use for the antenna brackets. Granted, there is no light but I'm not too concerned about that. I guess I am curious as to why the military would have a way to mount up a rear license plate.
I think it varies, My old 85 M1009 CUCV did not have those inserts, the 85 M1008 pick-up I just bought does have those. It does seem odd that some would have them and some don't though. You have to remember the logic behind the CUCV in the first place, it was meant to save money as a "commercial off the shelf" item, sure there were some military only options on them but not that many, perhaps the bumpers were manufactured in the same plant as the civy ones and the workers just went with what they normally did.....who knows I'm just guessing myself.

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I've looked at around a half dozen CUCVs now and all of them, including my own, have had the threaded sheet metal inserts stuck in the tail gates. They're the same type they use for the antenna brackets. Granted, there is no light but I'm not too concerned about that. I guess I am curious as to why the military would have a way to mount up a rear license plate.

You have a photo of that?

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You have a photo of that?
I do (of the bumper one anyway), 1st thing I notice is that a plate mounted here would cover the blackout light.
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That's a new one to me. Never seen a CUCV with those.

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