If you or someone you love are into their car, consider getting them a custom made license plate frame. Don’t just go around advertising the dealer’s frame. Make your own up and let your personality show … right on your car. Great birthday gift idea.

People put all kinds of phrases on their car. They advertise their business, make political statements, talk about their grandkids, and do pretty much anything they want. It’s fun and can cost under $20 for a custom frame.

High end frames are $60 which are hard chrome frames with the letters deep cut into the license plate frame and then epoxy filled in your choice of color. Otherwise, the ones for under $20 are metal frames in which you pick the color strips the words are engraved on.

Some of the neatest and silliest phrases I’ve personally seen are:

WHEN MOM SAYS NO
DIAL 1-800-GRANDMA

MY SATURN
CAN KICK URANUS

COWBOY BUTTS
DRIVE ME NUTS

OUTTA MY WAY
I NEED A LATTE

I SAW IT, I WANTED IT
I CRIED, I GOT IT

MOM’S SCORE
4 GIRLS 1 BOY

HONK IF
YOU THINK I’M HOT

I’D RATHER BE
SQUARE DANCING

MY OTHER CAR
IS A VIPER

DANNY’S

CRAPWAGON

I BRAKE
FOR ELVIS

I’D RATHER BE AT
A PRINCE CONCERT

I MIGHT BE SLOW
BUT I’M AHEAD OF YOU

Stuff like that. Anyhow, these make nice presents for teenager, grandparents, friends anyone that just got a new car, real estate agents, businessman, wives or husbands. Use your imagination.

Lisa Gunther is a freelance writer and product reviewer.