Just got my plates today and they asked me if I wanted the front one mounted... I said no. I figure if I get pulled over for it I'll just act like I don't know about the law and tell them I got the plates in the mail and there was no place to mount it. My VW I had a few years back never had a front plate and I never got pulled over for it, but then again I didn't have a 35i to get me in trouble