my new ride

[Mikey5633]

My 2013 explorer blacked out with new grill

 

[Ryan327]

Very nice!

 

[SWEET ST]

Advise please cover plate number for all future pictures and re do one HERE

 

[Harley#356]

yeah because license plate numbers are top secret.



nice mod, black grille looks better!

 

[SWEET ST]

its not a matter of top secret, its a matter of privacy...!
and safety.!!!!!

 

[peterk9]

its not a matter of top secret, its a matter of privacy...!
and safety.!!!!!

Although it may seem like a minor detail. I fully agree.
There is already way too much info floating around the Internet that can be used for, let's say, questionable means. In the end it is up to the individual to decide but it doesn't hurt to point it out.

Peter

 

[Harley#356]

its not a matter of top secret, its a matter of privacy...!
and safety.!!!!!

It's about as private as numbers on your mailbox are private. There's nothing private about a license plate, especially bright yellow and black NJ ones that everybodyyyyyyyyyy on the road sees. You're better off not posting your location or any pics in front of your house if you're afraid of privacy. Or putting NJ in your screen name itself. Those reveal more than a license plate number to the masses.

Even the VIN# isn't a private number, they're exposed on the windshield of every single vehicle out there.

You guys want to get carried away on privacy, better update your location to remove Jersey City, or Ottawa Canada, and update your sigs to not describe every other vehicle parked in your driveway. Didn't think that far huh? lol I know you live in Jersey City, Zip code 07310, drive a 2O11 LTD GOLDEN BRONZE Explorer with 302apkg and a 36 month lease at 523.00 per month , your wife drives a bmw 330i with 35% tint up front, and if I spent more than 15 seconds looking at all the info you put in your own user profile, I could post up even more info that tells someone more about you, that you posted your own self, than what a license plate tells anyone.

Just putting things in perspective a little lol. If you're worried about privacy, watch what you post that nobody else would know about unless you posted it yourself, and don't worry so much about the giant letters on a metal plate that is mounted to your vehicle everywhere you drive on public roads.

 

[peterk9]

It's about as private as numbers on your mailbox are private. There's nothing private about a license plate, especially bright yellow and black NJ ones that everybodyyyyyyyyyy on the road sees. You're better off not posting your location or any pics in front of your house if you're afraid of privacy. Or putting NJ in your screen name itself. Those reveal more than a license plate number to the masses.

Even the VIN# isn't a private number, they're exposed on the windshield of every single vehicle out there.

You guys want to get carried away on privacy, better update your location to remove Jersey City, or Ottawa Canada, and update your sigs to not describe every other vehicle parked in your driveway. Didn't think that far huh? lol I know you live in Jersey City, Zip code 07310, drive a 2O11 LTD GOLDEN BRONZE Explorer with 302apkg and a 36 month lease at 523.00 per month , your wife drives a bmw 330i with 35% tint up front, and if I spent more than 15 seconds looking at all the info you put in your own user profile, I could post up even more info that tells someone more about you, that you posted your own self, than what a license plate tells anyone.

Just putting things in perspective a little lol. If you're worried about privacy, watch what you post that nobody else would know about unless you posted it yourself, and don't worry so much about the giant letters on a metal plate that is mounted to your vehicle everywhere you drive on public roads.

No one said the number was Private. Of course they aren't private. It was to protect the owner's Privacy. If someone wants to track something down they usually can by various means but there is no need to help them. If they want your Explorer or other things, at least make them work for it.

Peter

 

[SWEET ST]

Harley#356, look i dont want to start anything by saying what i said if you feel like you want to put what ever your welcome to do so...!

 

[orange 94]

Enough talk. Where is the new picture?

 

[Sgt1411]

It's about as private as numbers on your mailbox are private. There's nothing private about a license plate, especially bright yellow and black NJ ones that everybodyyyyyyyyyy on the road sees. You're better off not posting your location or any pics in front of your house if you're afraid of privacy. Or putting NJ in your screen name itself. Those reveal more than a license plate number to the masses.

Even the VIN# isn't a private number, they're exposed on the windshield of every single vehicle out there.

You guys want to get carried away on privacy, better update your location to remove Jersey City, or Ottawa Canada, and update your sigs to not describe every other vehicle parked in your driveway. Didn't think that far huh? lol I know you live in Jersey City, Zip code 07310, drive a 2O11 LTD GOLDEN BRONZE Explorer with 302apkg and a 36 month lease at 523.00 per month , your wife drives a bmw 330i with 35% tint up front, and if I spent more than 15 seconds looking at all the info you put in your own user profile, I could post up even more info that tells someone more about you, that you posted your own self, than what a license plate tells anyone.

Just putting things in perspective a little lol. If you're worried about privacy, watch what you post that nobody else would know about unless you posted it yourself, and don't worry so much about the giant letters on a metal plate that is mounted to your vehicle everywhere you drive on public roads.

You're absolutely right.

The biggest mistake people make is leaving the meta data in their posted photos and some if not all provide GPS coordinates to where the photo was taken.

That said its probably not a bad idea to obscure the plate.

 

[INMY01TA]

I've put pics of my cars and my guns on the net for years. Take off the tinfoil hats people.

 

[peterk9]

I've put pics of my cars and my guns on the net for years. Take off the tinfoil hats people.

That's exactly the kind of attitude a few members of our society welcome and why some members of the national police force I retired from will always have a job.

Peter

 

[Harley#356]

ah now I know my next mod! I'm going to wrap some tin-foil over my license plate. I don't want people on the street knowing what my license plate number is and finding out anything about me!

that'll keep the po-po busy too pulling people over for obstructed tags since they're paranoid that somebody will steal their identity and find out where their vehicle is located "gone in 60 seconds" style from their plate # visible in a picture lol

 

[INMY01TA]

That's exactly the kind of attitude a few members of our society welcome and why some members of the national police force I retired from will always have a job.

Peter

Exercising my 1st and 2nd Amendment right means I have an attitude? It's not news to me that law enforcement may be monitering internet gun forums.

 

[182RG]

Exercising my 1st and 2nd Amendment right means I have an attitude? It's not news to me that law enforcement may be monitering internet gun forums.

Peter is a Canuck. They have a, well, different attitude towards guns....

 

[peterk9]

Peter is a Canuck. They have a, well, different attitude towards guns....

While that may be true, my post had absolutely nothing to do with guns. I was merely stating that too much information is commonly made available on the Internet, some of it unintentionally. While it is true that some of that same info may be attainable by other means, I and some other members don't feel that we have to share or make it freely available here. That is all. Nothing more. Anyone is free to post whatever info they wish, but keep in mind that there are some that may and occasionally do use it for questionable means, so to speak. BTW, we are waaay off topic.

Peter

 

[converted_21]

Ooooooooh my what a controversy..............





Well happy Tuesday

 

[SWEET ST]

This is a ford explorer forum, not a N R A forum so please like peter said lets stay with the topic that is EXPLORER'S ...!

 

[Sgt1411]

Peter is a Canuck. They have a, well, different attitude towards guns....

Not all of us.....