Backlit No Plates

[Zippee]

Hi,
As the search function is currently down could any of you point me to where I can get some plates made up for my Chim? I'm having trouble finding someone near St Neots/Bedford that can do me a backlit one.

[bassfiend]

Zippee said:

Hi, As the search function is currently down could any of you point me to where I can get some plates made up for my Chim? I'm having trouble finding someone near St Neots/Bedford that can do me a backlit one.

I think www.fancyplates.com/ can make them ...

Phil

[rude girl]

Yep, fancyplates will do them. You just need to put a note in the comments box to say something like 'Backlit plate for TVR, Translucent Plate Required' IIRC

[Zippee]

Cheers,
Exactly the company I was after...


>> Edited by Zippee on Tuesday 15th March 17:32

[Tyre Smoke]

Except that after an order 6 weeks ago, I'm still waiting

[chimtvr]

email them again and complain mine took a while but when they did appear they were perfect
Worth the wait

[rooster]

mine took one week and that was at Xmas!

[Tyre Smoke]

chimtvr said:

email them again and complain mine took a while but when they did appear they were perfect Worth the wait

Err, I have. Several times.

[gf350]

Zippee,
Might be worth thinking about a smaller front plate while your at it. I've just fitted a 3/4 size one on mine and it opens up the front quite a bit for cooling. I think it looks better too.
GF.

>> Edited by gf350 on Wednesday 16th March 19:12

[Woody_450]

gf350 said:

I've just fitted a 3/4 size

They do look really good but [boring old fart]Are these legal?[/boring old fart]

Rich

[boosted ls1]

Whats a backlit plate when it's at home?

Boosted.

[gf350]

Woody_450 said:

gf350 said: I've just fitted a 3/4 size They do look really good but [boring old fart]Are these legal?[/boring old fart] Rich

I wouldn't have thought so, I went for the 3/4 size rather than the 2/3 size as that looked really small.
I've driven past some police cars and they didn't pull me over. If your worried about it don't do it, if I get any greif I'll switch it back.

[trevorw]

boosted ls1 said:

Whats a backlit plate when it's at home? Boosted.

Its a Translucent number plate, abit like signs on shop fronts, light is behind the plate instead of above.

[boosted ls1]

trevorw said:

boosted ls1 said: Whats a backlit plate when it's at home? Boosted. Its a Translucent number plate, abit like signs on shop fronts, light is behind the plate instead of above.

Can't say I've ever seen one. Are they very distinctive. Sound pukka but what about regs etc and the old bill if ever you should see one that is .

Boosted.

[Nuggs]

Boosted, they're standard on some Tivs, so I can only assume that they're sufficiently legal...

[squirrelz]

According to an article in sprint about the "White Elephant", it was an idea they came up with when they wanted to do something different for it.
They checked the regulations on number plate lighting and whilst it mentioned the distance the lights had to be from the plate, it said nothing about which side of the plate they had to be on.
The vehicle inspector (is this type approval or MOT?) didn't like it, but couldn't come up with any way of failing it, and Peter Wheeler liked it so much they used it on the Griff and Chim.

[FlipFlopGriff]

On the fancyplates web site there is a drop down box for the rear plate - the TVR backlit option is near the bottom.
About a weeks wait is the norm.
FFG

[Nuggs]

I need to get some GB plates for continental motoring.

Just been looking at the fancyplates site. Has anyone had their plates made up with the TVR logo in the bottom RH corner? If so, does it look okay?

Don't want anything to look Lax Power, you see...

[FunkyGibbon]

Nuggs said:

I need to get some GB plates for continental motoring. Just been looking at the fancyplates site. Has anyone had their plates made up with the TVR logo in the bottom RH corner? If so, does it look okay? Don't want anything to look Lax Power, you see...

I have - it looks fine, just looks like a proper TVR logo.