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Discussion in 'Local Prius Club Main Forum' started by mediahound, Jan 30, 2014.

  1. mediahound

    mediahound Active Member

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    If you are in California, it behooves you to sign up for this:


    CA Legacy Plates


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    The normal white California plates look hideous on just about any car unless the car is white.

    I put in for a black plate and think it will look great on my black Prius.
     
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    $40 for renewal fees every year for this, meh. I thought about doing it when it was announced for my mustang while I still had it, but not for a prius lol. I guess it depends on the color of your prius, not sure it'd go well with the winter gray. Maybe for black or blue.
     
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    Except that you have to pay $40 for license renewal every year. I'll pass.
     
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    Any dark plate would go well with winter grey. The problem with the current white plate is that it tends to be the brightest thing on the car, ugly.
     
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    The yellow letters wouldn't really fit the Prius that well in my opinion (even though I agree the black plate would look better). All personal opinion, but I think the $40 renewal fee for having a license plate of a different color will turn a lot of people off. I'd have no problem paying $50 for a different colored plate once.
     
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    It's not that much different than the extra fee for a personalized plate, or one of those 'art' plates with a whale tale, or picture of a pet on them:



    CA Arts Council - Arts Plate



    Totally worth it to me since I pretty much despise the white plate.
     
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    This is not a vanity plate with you own lettering, just a plain license plate with random license number.

     
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    You can get either actually. See the order form.
     
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    Does anyone know if this is cancelable after a year? Or is there a contract or something?
     
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    Yes, if you get one of these special plates and decide you don't want it, you can always cancel at any time and get back a standard white license plate at DMV.
     
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    Ohhhh??? I must get one now :)!!!!! Thanks!

    SPH-D710 ?
     
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    Looks like the Black background Yellow letters plates will go into production. I think I'm going to get this after all for my Winter Gray Metallic PiP. Now to decide on what to get for my personalized plate number...
     
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    These special reissued plates are issued with random numbers, you can't personalize it.
     
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    Umm not according to the website or the application. I already submitted mine with a personalized choice.
     
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    Well they must of changed in the last several months, because this was not the case when I looked at them.
     
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    Glad they made the change as these plates should be offered with the option to personalize.
     
  18. mediahound

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    Received and installed mine today (I did not order personalized):

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    I think they look a lot better, especially on a dark color Prius. Also, sorta retro. :)
     
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    and yet, somehow, you got the first two letters of your last name.:p
     
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    Not that I know of.