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Originally Posted by clevernickname

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll ask ken about it!

Oh never heard of opti gloss. Less durability? How so. So advantage is it looks nicer then?

Does anyone know how to drive off the lot without a front plate on? Those hideaway plates would be at the very bottom of the lip, or just have a black flap come down on top of it. I believe they drill though, or even if not, the placement is too low.

i am not 100% sure. the way i tried to understand how it was explained to me was that opti-seal has to be professionally applied because it's a ceramic coating. doing it wrong means corrective work to fix. opti-seal comes in a liquid form that is applied to an applicator with a syringe. i was told to use it whenever i get scratched and i need to polish it out and recover the area, otherwise i would have to go back to ken to get it done again because conventional waxes or polymer sealants won't stick to the ceramic coating and only opti-seal does.

there is a website: Opti-Coat Pro / Optimum Gloss Coat

as for the license plate, there is this version that dosen't fold and has a manual release:

YouTube (Short URL)

it might fit in the top of your lower grille opening and hang out where the license plate normally mounts. maybe you will have to cut something out of the grille i don't know, but either way you won't have visible screw holes.

worst case scenario is to take your factory license plate holder and plate and leave it in your car. if the cops pull you over say someone smacked it off in the parking lot and you have all the stuff to fix it right there but haven't had the time and get a warning until you figure out what you want to do.