Front Number Plate
Front Number Plate
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paulspray

Original Poster:

74 posts

172 months

Sunday 6th May 2012
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Obviously there's no right or wrong answer to this one.......
Front Number Plate as a sticker on the end of the bonnet
or
as a standard plastic plate ?

just thought I'd canvas opinion !

Hollowpockets

5,910 posts

245 months

Sunday 6th May 2012
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Ive always gone with sticky plate on the nose of the clam.

JulesBliss

1,149 posts

186 months

Sunday 6th May 2012
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i put mine in the window. Never any problems

Countrybumpkin

54 posts

173 months

Monday 7th May 2012
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When I bought my 3R the number plate was mounted on the centre of the lower intake to the radiator. I thought nothing of it but when I took my car for a service to Jetstream they advised that this would restrict air flow significantly through the rad, so they mounted it higher. It didn't occur to me at the time but I guess a bonnet sticker would allow full flow with no restriction.

R0162

2,435 posts

193 months

Monday 7th May 2012
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Proper number plate bolted to the front as it helps reduce drag and direct more air over the car, without there is generally too much air trying to go into the radiator, it is better to seal the rad to the clam and reduce the amunt of air getting forced in..i ran many years without number plate and rad sealed to clam, cooling was good but at the expense of drag and poor airflow over the clam.