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Old 11-05-2007, 04:57 AM   #1
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Is this site a scam?

Claims to be legal in all 50 states, curious whether anyone is familiar with their products.

http://www.phantomplate.com/affiliat...203&Task=Click
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Old 11-05-2007, 06:27 AM   #2
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Turns up illegal on the federal academy filters. I can't even access it.
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Old 11-05-2007, 08:27 AM   #3
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It's for a reflective spray that's supposed to cause traffic cams to get bad over exposed images from your number plate. I have never seen proof that it actually works, and I'm not gonna test it
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Old 11-05-2007, 10:33 AM   #4
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If it is something to beat the system, imagine what would happen if they stop you and find out that you have that sprayed on your plates? Drive responsibly (not saying that you don't) and you don't have to worry about wasting that money.

Oh yeah, it's a legit site, but the product is suspect.
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Old 11-05-2007, 10:38 AM   #5
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they also make clear covers that go over plates as well that do the same thing. the spray was developed to hide the fact that there was something over your plates.

i heard about this awhile go and im curious as to whether or not it works. like witey tho, i do not want to be the one to buy and test it.

i guess you can buy it and see what happens when you take a digi cam pic of it. . .
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Old 11-05-2007, 12:21 PM   #6
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It's plausible . . hey- let's start a pot. I'll throw in 2 bucks toward a can

My contention is, if you weren't running red lights like an idiot, why would you need this shit in the first place?
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Old 11-05-2007, 12:46 PM   #7
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Claims to be legal in all 50 states, curious whether anyone is familiar with their products.

http://www.phantomplate.com/affiliat...203&Task=Click
Saw this being tested on t.v. I think it was MythBusters and it did'nt work.
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Old 11-05-2007, 12:46 PM   #8
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I could try it in Germany, because there are a lotta speed cameras here....
but 1) it's illegal 2) I don't really want to do it.
I've seen ads of this company all over Car and Driver as well as Motor Trend and Rides. They're just everywhere
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Old 11-05-2007, 01:25 PM   #9
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it's crap, go to back to your site. Notice the black Z4 in the flash animation. The first picture is without the reflector and notice how dark the ground looks and trunk lid of the car, etc. Then in the second picture the entire photograph is overexposed, not just the license plate. Besides, the spray/cover cannot produce any more light than the flash gives off, the only way for it to be more reflective is to direct the already diffused light from the flash to the exact location of the camera's lens, it can't do this at every angle, trust me. Don't waste your money.
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Old 11-05-2007, 01:57 PM   #10
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it's crap, go to back to your site. Notice the black Z4 in the flash animation. The first picture is without the reflector and notice how dark the ground looks and trunk lid of the car, etc. Then in the second picture the entire photograph is overexposed, not just the license plate. Besides, the spray/cover cannot produce any more light than the flash gives off, the only way for it to be more reflective is to direct the already diffused light from the flash to the exact location of the camera's lens, it can't do this at every angle, trust me. Don't waste your money.
Makes total sense
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Old 11-05-2007, 02:18 PM   #11
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Mythbusters tested this a couple of times and did not find any spray or cover that was effective.
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Old 11-05-2007, 03:47 PM   #12
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ehhh that doesn't work its a big ass scam, Nothing stops the camera's from seeing your lisence plate, but thier is a laser jammer that jam's every police radar gun, but its illegal and if you get caught you get your car impounded.
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Old 11-05-2007, 07:42 PM   #13
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Old 11-06-2007, 09:37 AM   #14
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I've had it on all my plates, and I've accidentally ran an orange light that was turning into a red light once, I got my picture taken and everything, but never got a citation in the mail. So IMO that helped
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