AquilaEagle

PJL has done it, I'll try dig out some pics

markda

Jaeger, like that! Is that just a standard-ish Plate with the mounting kit removed?

AquilaEagle

User 11317

Standard plate that has legal spacing. just got fed up with all that plastic, so took it off. Wasn't easy and it's got holes that I haven't seen mentioned on other threads.

I just marked it about 3 mm from the top of the letters and jig sawed it off then trimmed it and rounded the corners with a belt sander. At least the spacing won't be an issue?

Here's PJL's car just coming off track ...

Mans Best

FWIW I think you'll find the law specifies a size and BS number for number plates. I don't know if stick on ones would be the right BS standard, but cutting plates down probably isn't technicallyallowed.

I had reason to look into this over here since the Island's police have decided they haven't got anything better to do and have announced a clampdown starting in September. Problem over here is illegal colours (I have a silver on black which is totally legible and looks great IMO - see picture), but some w*nkers have spoiled it for the rest by taking the p*ss and also having completely illegible and/or miniature characters. I was looking for a loophole so I could put something that still looked decent on the car, but I've drawn a blank so far. Trouble is, with a car like the S on the Island, you're almost asking to be pulled over just for being there, having an illegal plate makes it even easier

S2000GT

I just removed the tacky number plate surround, and had a plate custom made. I didnt have to bother with chopping it down myself - just gave the nice plate man my specifications and they made it for me. Of course, I had to sign the waiver to say I knew it was for show use only, just to keep it legal with them.

I think my plate was just a little larger than a motorcycle plate.

No big deal. If you dont drive around like a maniac plod wont pull you just for your plate (in my experience).

Blurter

This is what you're confronted with when you remove the front plate surround; as I did. 6 bloody holes in the front bumper. I have 8 holes as the screw used to fix the plate to the surround had gone through into the bumper itself



After seing this I just put the surround back on and scrapped the idea

mikdys

[QUOTE=Blurter,Jul 23 2004, 06:21 AM] This is what you're confronted with when you remove the front plate surround; as I did. 6 bloody holes in the front bumper. I have 8 holes as the screw used to fix the plate to the surround had gone through into the bumper itself

mikdys

Good compromise - I may get a front plate made up just wide enough to cover those nasty holes up, and with a depth to match the bumper depth at that point, and take that black mounting bracket off (which is even uglier than the standard plate itself). Thanks for all your input

Neil.H

That would be a big no-no as the plate has to be reflective.

The US market have oblong bumper-plugs to cover the 2 pairs of holes, what are those little black squares? Are they more holes? If so it seems like overkill by Honda.

How do you remove the surround? Do you have to go round the back of the bumper or can it be done by unscrewing the surround? I'm tempted to see if mine has all those holes.