Anyone got rid of the front number plate plinth?

[Chris355]

No plate looks best! Otherwise lose plate mount and use sticky Velcro as (a) you can take plate off to clean under it and (b) it means the plate doesn't have to bend so much!

[mdianuk]

m33ufo said:

Yes, it's from DMB. Marginally smaller text with minimal border.

I asked them about this and they said they can only print legal size?!?! If you were able to specify a font size, any chance you can let me know what size and how (drop me a message if you prefer). Thanks pal.

[m33ufo]

Chris355 said:

No plate looks best! Otherwise lose plate mount and use sticky Velcro as (a) you can take plate off to clean under it and (b) it means the plate doesn't have to bend so much!

Agree it's the cleanest look. I ran the same on my GT4 and Spyder for a while but was very conscious of it especially whenever I noticed a police car - coincidentally, this seemed to be much more frequently when I didn't have a front plate fitted!

I'll keep with the stick-on and now request that the dealer doesn't drill the front PU on any new Porsche I purchase.

[chrisABP]

[m33ufo]

mdianuk said:

I asked them about this and they said they can only print legal size?!?! If you were able to specify a font size, any chance you can let me know what size and how (drop me a message if you prefer). Thanks pal.

Pm'd.

Shouldn't be a problem.

[mdianuk]

chrisABP said:

Better without, but your plate is ace. Still not run mine in, but once I do, I'll bring it back around for you to have a go! I'll also be around when the rozzer finally ask me to put a plate on and get an MOT station to witness

[GT3-RS]

No plinth here just Velcro'd on

Edited by GT3-RS on Friday 29th July 07:44

[H20DJY]

zed4 said:

Quick crappy into the sun photo of the car with no plinth and the narrower plate

Dregging a thread up I think, but this plate is one digit off mine.

Just stuck my front plate on today but think it looks awful, thinking of a short plinth and plate.

[hondansx]

I opt to run no plates. Worth noting that, having been pulled over twice (and 'reported') by the same guy, i recieved a £100 fine in the post.

I'd still take the risk for a weekend car, but i won't run 'plate-less' on my daily driver again.

[Slippydiff]

Deleted off both these, been seen by plenty of BiB (traff pol and pandas) never had a problem.

[peterzoom]

I must admit to having a bit of form on this topic. Over the years, and a number of various Porsche I have been trying various front plate options.
Overall I am way too keen to avoid any meetings with a PC Shiny Buttons to go down the `No Plate` route but I have been trying various options with mounting a fully compliant 5 character plate on my cars.

For a short while my favoured option was to remove the plinth and also the pair of mounting screw receptacles entirely and then use a mass of stick strips and a heat gun to mould/curve the plate to the bumper directly.

However my present thinking, after having several plates cracked or sprung off by the careless parking attempts of other drivers (I live in town so its impossible to avoid entirely)I have committed to retaining the plinth. My reasoning is that it offers a flatter mounting surface over a larger area and plates are much less likely to be sprung off from their sticky mountings, although I always option to mount them with stick pads and not any type of screws. Plus it protects the bumper a little from paint damage if some clown happens to be parking by ear!

What I do is measure the number plate and then cut the standard plinths ends off. Then I cut out a section from each end of the plinth so that with the ends re attached it is just a fraction shorter than the plate. I bond the ends back onto the main body of the plinth using the same adhesive and strengthening strip that is commonly used to repair motorcycle fairings and give it a blast of primer then good old satin black to finish.
Here are a couple of picture to show the results compared to a standard plate.

[Tony 1234]

m33ufo said:

Stick-on plate on mine...

How flexible is it and does it need warming first to make it pliable, also what thickness approx?

Do you have a link to the supplier please

[jmcc500]

Tony 1234 said:

How flexible is it and does it need warming first to make it pliable, also what thickness approx?

Do you have a link to the supplier please

Heads up: I tried this on my Spyder but the damage from the plinth mounting screws AND the number plate screws that had gone through to the PU meant I had a very uneven surface to stick to and it basically looked terrible! Also a sod to apply if you're even slightly ham-fisted :-)

[Slippydiff]

peterzoom said:

What I do is measure the number plate and then cut the standard plinths ends off. Then I cut out a section from each end of the plinth so that with the ends re attached it is just a fraction shorter than the plate. I bond the ends back onto the main body of the plinth using the same adhesive and strengthening strip that is commonly used to repair motorcycle fairings and give it a blast of primer then good old satin black to finish.
Here are a couple of picture to show the results compared to a standard plate.

I've done something similar (before I left the plates off altogether) Here's my take on the reduced size plate. Cut the plate down so it matches the dimensions of OE Porsche plinth. Technically I think this size is illegal as the top and bottom of the edge of the plate is too close to the numbers/letters. It does however looks neater with no plate "overhangs". I ran this for a couple of years, never pulled by the BIB (the letter size is standard, as is the spacing) sailed through MOT's without question.

[DJMC]

chrisABP said:

I'm sorry, all I could see was "FLAB Porsche"

I'm a bad, bad, person.

[NoPaddleShiftForMe]