Discussion
TooMany2cvs said:
Because many European countries change the plates regularly, few people actually screw the plates to the car. Instead, they screw a plastic frame on, which the plate clips into. Because the plates are government-issued, the dealer can't slap their advertising on them - so they advertise on the frame instead.
The OP thinks it's cool to have a random German dealer's advertising on the plastic tat that our long-term widely-supplied plates render irrelevant.
Is that it?????The OP thinks it's cool to have a random German dealer's advertising on the plastic tat that our long-term widely-supplied plates render irrelevant.
KevinCamaroSS said:
I would also check the legality of it. It is entirely possible that the German garages may not be permitted to sell their plate holder to be fitted on a non-German car. Of course, a translation of the OP's German email would help.
Also, it is possible that fitting a German plate-holder to a UK registered car would result in the police taking an interest in the car. Is that something you want for your wife?
...and declare non standard spec on the insurance? Also, it is possible that fitting a German plate-holder to a UK registered car would result in the police taking an interest in the car. Is that something you want for your wife?
MikeLowry said:
sleepera6 said:
Fox- said:
I don't know why a true enthusiast would appreciate an advert from a dealer you've never bought anything from let alone the car itself and a leather steering wheel cover is going to look fairly nasty.
Instead, don't bother with any of the cheesy crap and look at fitting a new steering wheel - it's not a difficult job and Ebay is full of used M Sport examples. You could even seek out a particularly tatty one for cheap and then send it to one of the guys who does leather retrims - net result, a brand new feeling M Sport wheel.
You'll appreciate that much more than a fake cover and a plastic frame from a random German dealer.
I'm not looking for any M Sport wheels, had them before and loved them but don't want to fork out £200+ as my wife wont understand why it is worth £200... just want some genuine leather covers for her as she finds it too thin.Instead, don't bother with any of the cheesy crap and look at fitting a new steering wheel - it's not a difficult job and Ebay is full of used M Sport examples. You could even seek out a particularly tatty one for cheap and then send it to one of the guys who does leather retrims - net result, a brand new feeling M Sport wheel.
You'll appreciate that much more than a fake cover and a plastic frame from a random German dealer.
For £260 I can buy some 17" M Sport wheels on Potenza run flats (she wants to keep the runflats!!)
The plate frames are a well known thing on e90post and bimmerforums... think Jinkster on here has succeeded... Frankfurt has so many requests they just list it up for sale on the BMW-Original Teile.
What a bunch of
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