There has been a lot of conversation on here regarding the two different front license plate brackets that they include with the C7. The aero panel, which they won't officially call a license plate bracket, since it isn't 50 state legal, and the official license plate bracket which mounts higher up (and arguably looks bad).

The reason we are given for the aero bracket not being 50 state legal, is that it positions the license plate lower than what is required in some states.

So my question is. Just how low is the aero panel? What is the actual physical measurement from the ground to the bottom of a license plate mounted to the aero panel?

Since the height requirement varies from state to state this is an important measurement for people to decide if they can use it.

 

My car is a totally stock ZF1 with Z51 wheels and tires. Stock height. I use the aero plate. Bottom of the license plate is about 11.25" off the ground. Top of the license plate is about 17.25" off the ground.

 

The OP's question may be valid in a hypothetical way, but the lower edge of the plate on my '05 is only about 5 inches above the ground. I've been pulled over a few times for no front plate, but never for a "low front plate".

I don't think this a very pressing concern. If for no other reason, than a cop isn't going to put himself in the position of bending down and measuring the plate. Why would he put himself in such a vulnerable position? He would have to do this to actually write up the ticket, or it would be thrown out because it would be tantamount to saying " I wrote him up for speeding based on a visual guess that he was doing 10 over the speed limit.

I'm not sure any judge would count a visual estimate as evidence.

 

9.5" to plate bottom

 

I would not worry too much about a states height requirement. In NJ a plate must be 12" off the ground and a prior post indicated that the aero plate is 11.25 inches off the ground. Do you really think a cop is going to stop me to measure the height and then issue me a ticket for being 3/4 of an inch too low. Even if he did, I got to think that this would be dismissed by any rational judge as frivolous. Maybe if the plate was a couple of inches off the ground it might attract attention but an inch or 2 off-give me a break. Use the aero plate and don't worry about height requirements unless your state has some ridiculous height requirment.

 

And even if some **** cop does notice, it's probably going to be a "fix it" ticket, rather than an actual fine.

 

Thank you for the information Daffydrunk. Thats the kind of info I'm looking for.

Thanks C7Jake, is your car lowered? That's quite a bit different from the measurement Daffydrunk gave.

I appreciate the input, but my question has nothing to do with what I think a cop is going to enforce. I'm just trying to establish were the base line for the plates position actually is, so that someone can make the determination for themselves, if it's worth the risk to use it if their state's laws really do have (in your words) "some ridiculous height requirment". For you and I, 3/4" isn't enough to make us worry. But, some people aren't willing to take the risk of getting pulled over for something as frivolous as the height of the license plate. For them, this is good information to have.

 

yes

 

1LT, base suspension and 18-19 wheels, not lowered, 11" to bottom of plate.

 

I too am PRNJ resident...I don't care about some dumb *** height requirement....aeroplate was too high for me so I went with this one....
had it more than a year, never been stopped for it....I figure if I am going to be stopped, it won't be for a "too low" license plate ..

 

In Texas it's no longer a 'fix it' ticket. It's all about the money now.

 

I was talking about the height of the plate, not running without one.

 

Is there any temperature problems when using the Aero Bracket?

 

This looks like a good solution for a front plate where required. As an alternative, why not mount a plate within the grill opening, but offset all the way to the driver's side? (Some 70s Camaros had something similar.) A dark colored plate would almost disappear in that location, and it wouldn't block air flow to the radiator.

 

That may work for base model cars, but z06 and Z51 cars have brake cooling ducts over there

 

Correct. I suspect you could shift the plate slightly to the center to avoid that problem.

 

Not on the street. You have to take it off on the track.

 

Off topic but that's one beautiful vehicle right there...