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Tip: you don't have to pop your hood unless he has crazy probable cause because that's a search.
Him misidentifying your vehicle is unlikely to make the ticket invalid. Your best bet would be him not showing up to court - but the license plate failure (or anything else) really tends to irk some judges, who hate cop incompetence.
I'm definitely not your lawyer and this isn't legal advice. (Disclaimer)
In the future, politely decline to pop your hood. I have done so and I also have a law school license plate which usually either makes cops avoid pressing me or be extra obnoxious, but I've never had one force me.
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