Shine Some Light On The Subject
Submitted By: Karl S
Favorite Comment: Fixer dono1 says, “At the risk of sounding like I’m endorsing this kludge, it’s not even aimed at the plate! They’d be better off taping down a jar of fireflies.”
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this way at night when the cops are after you be sure to remember to turn it off…
oh, great idea
What a horrible kludge. Now, if he had bothered to use gaffer tape …
Hear, hear! Even though they used a fair bit of tape, it still won’t hold for very long.
Duct Tape! They should have used Duct tape!
very clever
but stupid
when their tail lights went out they used strobes.
Haven’t you ever played flashlight tag?
I think maybe he recently got a ticket for his tag light being out
Saddly, I think this is legal, and if the light went out, it be illegal. . .
I actually just this exact thing today while driving to the grocery store. I thought to myself “I should take a pic and send it to thereifixedit.com”.
A light won’t help… The license plate is blurred out.
Should have put it on with a padlock. Someone is just going to walk by and steal it.
Stupid has never been impediment for many things we see here.
WhyTF did he do that? to try to fool the speed radar? If that’s the reason,it’s very stupid
It’s for lighting the license plate at night. If it’s not lit up, you can get a ticket for it.
Wish I could “fool the speed radar” with a flashlight. I’d just keep it in my console and save on tape.
Ya that desk tape is really gonna hold that on. Should a used duct tape.
Or drilled some holes and put in tie wraps.
What would this site be without tie wraps?
Geez, a new damn bulb is like 15 for $3.
At the risk of sounding like I’m endorsing this kludge, it’s not even aimed at the plate! They’d be better off taping down a jar of fireflies.
How do you aim fireflies?
You line up the fireflies and tape the facing the license plate, of course!
one small step: you duct tape and/or zip-tie (reinforcement: good in humid, non-tape-friendly climate like where I grew up) a whacked-apart coffee can for a reflecter on the side of the firefly jar away from the plate… unless you’re these guys, in which case you scotch tape it to block the light form shining on the plate.
Fireflies would be great, but we don’t have fireflies in California. I’m sure you can fix all kinds of things with ‘em if you’ve got ‘em.
They must have gave him a ticket.
what for Jennifer
???
Flashlight – $3.99
C Cell Batteries – $4.69
Roll of Packing Tape – $2.50
Realizing you could have spent about 40 cents to replace the actual bulb – priceless
What will they do when the flashlight bulb burns out?
Arggh the dates are too big, Ms Fixit, could you move them a little bit more to the side of the comment box. I have some spare duct tape if you want. Much better than office tape.
I meant right!
license to overkill
he is thinking small.he should of used his kids lite brite and then he could sell advertising
Did this person use scotch tape for this?
Psh, amateur. He didn’t even use a Maglite.
It is a Buick. You have to practically disassemble the entire rear end of the car just to change the frick’in license plate light.
Good for a drive by at night.
Where’s the second photo of the extendo arm. This is a cordless battery operated flashlight. I’d love to see this driver try to turn that light on.
What the…? It’d be easier just to replace the burnt out bulbs… wiring… fuse… whatever.
This would have kept my roommate out of jail in college. The cops kept telling him “This is just a courtesy stop to let you know there is no light on your tag” over and over again.. Until they finally did him the courtesy of taking him to jail..
lol its been said about 100 times, but exactly what i was thinking. that tape won’t stick to a car for very long. needs Duct Tape.
In Lake Mary, FL, you absolutely need SOMETHING to shine a light on your license plate or the pigs violate you.