Alternative location for front number plate

[Andy JB]

Hi - have a look at my profile image - this plate screws straight into teh GRP below teh grill with 2 self tappers.

I ordered a smaller type plate which has never been picked up by the poilce or on the MOT and looks great while allowing max airflow

Job done

[teamrecon]

Andy JB said:

Hi - have a look at my profile image - this plate screws straight into teh GRP below teh grill with 2 self tappers.

I ordered a smaller type plate which has never been picked up by the poilce or on the MOT and looks great while allowing max airflow

Job done

I thought about putting a smaller plate on, but was concerned about the old bill etc, perhaps I'll have a change ?

[nasz]

Andy JB said:

Hi - have a look at my profile image - this plate screws straight into teh GRP below teh grill with 2 self tappers.

I ordered a smaller type plate which has never been picked up by the poilce or on the MOT and looks great while allowing max airflow

Job done

Nice wheels too! They're not standard are they? Would like to change mine from the 5 spoke ones - they're peeling

[lewis s]

Mine is held on by some 3M velcro type stuff

[drew.h]

I had a show plate made to the legal requirements (spacing, font and border), so with my 6 digit reg its smaller than standard. I mounded in the usual place, but with two spacers holding it about 20mm off the grill.

I liked the design a mate used on a Cobra replica. He has his plate mounted to a tube swinging on a horizontal bar. At speed it gets blown back to an almost horizontal position.

[quattrophenia]

raceboy said:

An old picture of mine, but the plates still screwwed into the body under the grill....

I can hear the crunch from here as I reverse off my drive. Then I would get pulled over as my plate would be lying in the gutter, probably with a bit of my front end attached to it

[.Mark]

Genuine question here. Why the need to move it? I much prefer the look of the plate centre grille, each to their own and all but in my eyes it looks a little 'hanging on' lower down.

[T_Pot]

.Mark said:

Genuine question here. Why the need to move it? I much prefer the look of the plate centre grille, each to their own and all but in my eyes it looks a little 'hanging on' lower down.

main plus to moving it, is better airflow allowed through the grill.

the plate blocks off a large area otherwise

[.Mark]

Because of heating issues?

Never had any trouble with mine even in the hottest weather - and that includes 2+ hours queueing to get our of Silverstone one hot afternoon. Plus wouldn't want any more air flowing over the engine in the cold weather - runs cool enough as it is!

[haircutmike]

.Mark said:

Because of heating issues?

Never had any trouble with mine even in the hottest weather - and that includes 2+ hours queueing to get our of Silverstone one hot afternoon. Plus wouldn't want any more air flowing over the engine in the cold weather - runs cool enough as it is!

I always remove my grill for a T/D now and wouldn't have a plate, (especially full size), on it.

Never used to when I first started T/D's, but I wasn't going fast enough then, (standard tyres).

With grill in place, the oil cooler on mine doesn't get enough cool airflow and I loose oil pressure on track, (hard braking and cornering), so having a numberplate on + the restrictive grill is creating oil temperature problems!

Obviously tootling on the road isn't going to make much differance, depends on what you are doing.

HCM.

[.Mark]

haircutmike said:

Obviously tootling on the road isn't going to make much differance, depends on what you are doing.

HCM.

Tootling

No, track days/racing are way behind me. I'll stick to tootling

[Andy JB]

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Nice wheels too! They're not standard are they? Would like to change mine from the 5 spoke ones - they're peeling
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Yep these are standard Estorils - stock wheels

The plate isn't hugely smaller than standard but enough for iy not to look ungainly or catch curbs - plenty of places will make them to order