Not for me. Less is more.
Personal number plates
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Hi..for me ...with the van ..it’s OEM Classic looks with a hint of personality.....for some it’s Mean moody and aggressive with colour accents....let the van talk for you not the plate ..keep it simple
Edit...But with a nice German style number plate holder it’s even nicer
Love reading all these, I like a clever number plate!
I prefer ones that have a personal significance.. I recently bought JL05 BUS.... JLo has been a username/nickname for me since my first day of work (way before that Jennifer Jopez snaffled it up)
Haven't got it assigned to vehicle yet though.
I prefer ones that have a personal significance.. I recently bought JL05 BUS.... JLo has been a username/nickname for me since my first day of work (way before that Jennifer Jopez snaffled it up)
Haven't got it assigned to vehicle yet though.
Hopefully nobody minds me asking this here - Can anyone tell me the bolt size for holding on the rear plate holder on a barn door? When I got my van the previous owner had simply screwed through the plate into the barn door metal!!! When I put my plate on I just taped it on with double sided but I noticed there were 2 threaded holes which I assume are used to fix a plate holder in place? I want to make sure I have all the correct bits before I remove my plate again
also would the plate holder come supplied with these bolts?
also would the plate holder come supplied with these bolts?
It's a no from me. They make it look like you're trying too hard.
I don't think you can beat a nice, short, simple plate. Legal font, no borders or bollox. Plates for cars do nice ones with the tiniest BS number and postcode tucked up in the corner so that you can barely see it.
Totally agree with that, I was looking at those 4D plates for ages before going with standard plate but with the cleanest look possible.
Thanks all for your views and feedback. Keep it coming. I previously had a set of these plates made up but haven’t quite decided yet whether I will am ready to flaunt my lack of style and taste in this way! I may wuss out and do the sensible thing, or may put two fingers up to common decency and go with it!
It’s not the ones that go through the plate itself I’m looking for (that I can see on eBay), it’s for the two threaded holes on the barn door. I’m assuming they are there to fix a plate surround to the door?
not anymore it isn’t lol
needsmust
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No flies on this.
If you're old enough to know what DDT is you're the wrong side of 40, i'll bet!!!
(Like me, a long way past that.)
Exactly!
Dilemma - I have a 6 digit personal plate. I like the look of the shortened plates. I’ve checked the dvla website, and it would be legal.
The rear isn’t a problem, as the numb plate mounting screws are within the size of the smaller plate. However, The issue is the front. The bumper has a ‘plinth’ for the plate to mount to. Has anyone found a solution to making this smaller? I can’t find anything from research as to replacements. Is it an integral part of the bumper moulding? Or can it be removed? The dealer screwed my current plates to the top corners of the plates, so the current plinth would need replacing or repairing.
So, if there isn’t an easy solution to the front, would a small rear plate and standard front plate look wrong??? Your thoughts please
The rear isn’t a problem, as the numb plate mounting screws are within the size of the smaller plate. However, The issue is the front. The bumper has a ‘plinth’ for the plate to mount to. Has anyone found a solution to making this smaller? I can’t find anything from research as to replacements. Is it an integral part of the bumper moulding? Or can it be removed? The dealer screwed my current plates to the top corners of the plates, so the current plinth would need replacing or repairing.
So, if there isn’t an easy solution to the front, would a small rear plate and standard front plate look wrong??? Your thoughts please
Personally, I don't think that a 6 digit registration number warrants a shortened plate. Especially as it will need the front bumper modifying to reduce the width of the mounting plinth to make it fit. Then, when you come to sell and need to fit a full size plate, what happens then?
The plates that I was looking at, are standard font and size, but on a narrower ‘back’. As long as you keep to the correct size border, it’s legal
