Dealership License Plate Frames

[Ωhm]

Why do I hate license plate frames with stealership advertisement on them. People tell me nightmare stories about their visit to the stealer and the first thing I do is look at the plate. Ha, what do I see. I guess its OK if you work there or its got the word jeep on it. Search the internet, some have the word JEEP (ebay), but WeatherTech had one called ClearFrame. Comes is a few different color. I going to order one. Hell they got one for 2000 dollars (titanium) not for me. I'm not here to sell products, I just hate stealership frames. Thank you, I feel better now.

[90BlackMJ]

Yep, first thing I do when I buy a vehicle. Throw the frame in the trash and get rid of the dealers decal

[87MJTIM]

The last vehicle I purchased new, I told the salesman you are not paying me for advertisement, so take your name off my car.  That was true for license plate bracket and other dealer's name badges.

[PCO6]

I kind of take the opposite view.   I used to restore British sports cars (mostly '50s & '60s MG's & Triumphs) and often put on the a badge of a dealership that in most cases is long gone.  Some of the badges were harder to restore than parts of the car!  Many dealerships have a history (good or bad) that is interesting to locals.   Some had a connection to racing that was known to a larger group of enthusiasts.   Some of them were good conversation starters.  

 

In 1990 I bought a Cherokee from Bannerman Motors in Toronto.   I sold that one years ago.   In 2010 I bought a '95 Cherokee.   It came with the original owner's manual and it also came from Bannerman Motors.  I stumbled across a Bannerman badge for a few bucks at a flea market and it's now on the tailgate of my Cherokee.     The dealership that sold my '88 Comanche no longer exists.   If any one comes across an Orillia Jeep/Eagle badge ... let me know!   I always look when I go to flea markets.   lol          

 

[RustyRodder]

Old ones can be cool- My chevelle was sold new by a local dealer, then used by one in PA.  Couldnt find the local dealers frame (went out of business 30 years ago), so it has the Yenko Chevrolet frame instead. 

My DD has a dealer frame, since it has my family name it. 

 

All the other cars- blank frames. 

[Ωhm]

Classic/vintage frames (metal/chrome, weights more than 2 pounds) on classic/vintage vehicles, Yes. Frames with history, Yes. Your name, dealer name, Yes. I'm talking about the millions and millions of frames that cost less than ½ of cent. Plastic, flimsy, strictly for the purpose of advertising.

[Pete M]

50 years from now they may be worth something.   (but likely not)  

[Ωhm]

Yea, things do become collectibles. Just like the hair on my head. One day its going to be all gone.

[HOrnbrod]

It's not the frame that matters. It's the plate. 

[Ωhm]

That's exactly how its done. With frame.

[Skorpyo]

The one in my area that bugs me the most is there's some big carwash down south, and they literally put their license plate frame on every car that comes in. Seems like half the cars around here are advertising for them for free. I'm not a car wash guy, but if I was I'd NEVER go there. I often wonder if they even ask if they can put it on or just help themselves...

[NHMJXJ]

Could be that the carwash gives you a discount if you have their plate frame.  In my area Meineke will do a $19.95 oil change if you have their bumper sticker.

 

I have to agree with previous replies ... I don't advertise.   

[Ωhm]

WOW this is spreading beyond my beliefs. But I must say tho, that discount is a good idea.

[Minuit]

The sticker from the dealer that sold my 91 new is still on the tailgate. Honestly it might be on there better than the paint now. I think it's a cool piece of history but I wouldn't tolerate any kind of dealer advertisement on a vehicle I was buying from a dealership. 

[HOrnbrod]

6 minutes ago, Minuit said:

The sticker from the dealer that sold my 91 new is still on the tailgate. Honestly it might be on there better than the paint now. I think it's a cool piece of history but I wouldn't tolerate any kind of dealer advertisement on a vehicle I was buying from a dealership.