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Old 07-01-2009, 06:52 PM   #1
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License Plate and Slinky Holder

Well we had no problem registering the Escape today at the California DMV, aside from giving them over $2,100 in sales tax and registration fees! Along with the forms Tammy provided, we printed off the web and brought in an Application for Title or Registration (Form REG 343), with the front (page 1) completed by us and the back (page 2) left blank for DMV to complete. The trailer was inspected for the VIN and we got our license plates and tags right then.

The problem now is that the license plate and slinky holder cannot exist simultaneously in their original locations. So the question is, did you relocate your slinky holder? If so, where is it now? At first, my husband thought he could put the holder underneath the bumper but decided it would get torn off the first time we negotiated a steep curb.

I know that some are opting to use the Sewer Solution, but we're not leaning that way right now.

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Old 07-01-2009, 07:20 PM   #2
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Re: License Plate and Slinky Holder

I've not moved anything. Wondering why you have to move it? Maybe a picture?

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Re: License Plate and Slinky Holder

I guess they don't like that it is on an angle because of the slinky tube. Could you not just move the tube over to the right some?
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Old 07-01-2009, 07:39 PM   #4
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I guess now that you put it that way... It can fit, just with the plate set at an angle. My husband had taken off the slinky holder before I tried the license plate because he doesn't like the location...

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Old 07-01-2009, 08:22 PM   #5
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Re: License Plate and Slinky Holder

Question posted 5:53.

Photo with solution in place posted 6:40.

47 minutes. Not bad.
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Old 07-02-2009, 12:03 AM   #6
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Re: License Plate and Slinky Holder

I agree that the bent plate is not ideal. I am going to try and move the slinky holder to the right enough to clear the plate. Looking at it, it won't be an easy move.
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Old 07-02-2009, 09:54 AM   #7
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Re: License Plate and Slinky Holder

What about a stand-off to move the top of the plate farther from the trailer body?
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Old 07-02-2009, 10:14 AM   #8
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Those are both options worth considering. Thanks
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Re: License Plate and Slinky Holder

You would need to move the plate light out then too.
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Old 07-03-2009, 09:53 AM   #10
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Re: License Plate and Slinky Holder

Other than the wait, there was no problem with California DMV. The inspector rated it as a camper trailer for a permanent trailer license. Because the title paper did not have a watermark, it was noted, but apparently it was good enough for the inside folks. My clerk was very helpful. I had had an appointment, but did not want to keep driving or park without a plate, so I just went to an outlying office. My son attached the license using rubber washers to lessen the angle and still keep it under the light.
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Old 07-06-2009, 05:31 PM   #11
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Thanks for the pic, Sandra!

I think my husband is set on another solution that brings the tube away from the trailer some. I'll take a photo when he finishes....

Did the DMV measure your trailer? Did you get the Permanent Trailer License that doesn't have the stickers? Because if you did, you're very lucky! Those are renewable only once every 5 years, at the rate of $10. We had one on our Casita, but basically the requirement is no more than 16' long.
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Old 07-06-2009, 11:00 PM   #12
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Re: License Plate and Slinky Holder

I'd love to see the picture. I just gave the DMV inspector all the paperwork and he put down camper trailer and put on the paperwork that it was affixed by adhesive? Whatever, and then I went inside and I think the insider was trying to save me a bit on the taxes..I then was sent into another line with some paperwork and got the Permanent one. Who am I to question them? They are the experts.
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