Anyone cut down front No.plate plinth for shorter plate?

[sinly]

...or found anywhere that makes them so its a neater job? Obviously the rear is not a problem, but don't like the long plate on the front

[craigturbo2]

I have done it on my motorbikes it is a pull by the Oldbill,if you still want it, get a copy of MCN there are plate makers in there.

Regards Craig

[escobar]

You have to have an 11mm area around all edges of the lettering for it to be legal.

Checked it out when a friend got pulled by Bluelight for the exact same thing. I knew it was legal and the officer then wrote to him and apologised for incorrectly pulling him in his PORSCHE!!!!!!

[Gaity]

Not sure what the plate plinth is like on a Boxster but I took mine off my 993 completely, and then screwed my short plate (legal font, size, spacing, etc) directly to the bumper using the captive plastic nuts that had originally secured the plinth. I did have to make some little wedge shaped spacers to sit between the plate and the bumper to get the plate at the right angle - didn't want to attract attention from the bib for having my number tilted towards the ground. Looks very nice, even if I say so myself!

[smtk]

gaity could i see a pic of your number plate setup?

I hate having to have a front plate

[kent993]

At the 2004 Porsche Festival, I noticed that the then 993 Register Secretary's car had a front number plate shrunk to fit the size of the 993 backing plate. It looked good and he'd had no problems with it, so I followed suit - it looks much neater. Likewise I've had no problems in the last (almost) two years. Mine was made to size by Fancyplates (www.fancyplates.com/) at no extra cost, as far as I can recall. It isn't strictly legal, of course, but it would be churlish to point that out! Maybe I've just been lucky?

[Gaity]

smtk said:

gaity could i see a pic of your number plate setup?

I hate having to have a front plate

You'll have to give me a while (maybe Monday) to sort out some pics and get them up.

[CharlesW]

These are the current regulations for the display of number plates.

www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/regmarks/reg_marks_current_requirements.htm#import

Certain imported cars can get away with smaller plates. I doubt whether you can with a UK supplied vehicle.

[London GT3]

On my 996, I used fancyplates.com to manufacture a 3/4 size plate, removed the backing plate completely and drilled the holes in the new plate 1/4 inch wider than standard to keep the "bend" in the plate so that it matches the shape of the front PU. Like Gaity I used the captive holes in the PU to fix the plate and spaced it off the PU using the plastic washers from the black backing plate removed earlier. Does that make sense?

Looks great IMO.

[sinly]

cheers for ideas guys - I'm waiting for my plate from fancyplates...don't believe the next day delivery thing, as twice now i've waited over 2 weeks! Having it about 10mm narrower to fit the front better and 'slightly' moving the character...ends in LY which creates a big void if spaced correctly, and looks wrong - not sure if that will wash with the police, but not attracted their attention on the last car.

Thought about Gaity's approach, but saw one and it was tilting down, so decided to chop mine down with jigsaw and glued the ends back on the now about 10cm shorter plinth, so it looks right from the sides. Does look alot better and short rear plate seems to make the car look wider/more attractive in my opinion at least Actually stuck the plates on with heavy-duty velcro which is amazing stuff, so if I ever decide to go to a police convention or MOT time, just rip it off and put on the std ones

[police state]

smtk said:

gaity could i see a pic of your number plate setup?

I hate having to have a front plate

How about a bonnet sticker?, (like the old e-types) or would that upset you more?

[smtk]

stickers don’t trill me either. I'd like to mount my plate on the dash but apparently your not aloud to do that either

I really do fail to see why one needs a front plate. The identification argument doesn’t ring true because what about side views. Plus the Californian cops seem to manage with out

[silver993tt]

Well, maybe a spin off from the future 'pay-as-you-go' satelite system is that it will know exactly where you are so you won't need any number plates front or back.

[Gaity]

smtk said:

gaity could i see a pic of your number plate setup?

I hate having to have a front plate

YHM

[butcherboy]

Cut my front plate down on a 996 C4 to the exact same size as the grey backing plate then rounded the corners with a rasp to finish, looks great IMO and far better than before (i.e. with bits overhanging).

[gpm3d]

Yes - I cut the plinth down on my 993 and glued the ends back on using heat gun. Worked fine. Still got the plinth if you want it - i bought a new one when sold the car. On my 997 dispensed with it all together and used spacer washers ground out to suit profile.
Graham

[DucatiGary]

I still need to get the "sticker plate" on the front, makes the front lines look so much cleaner.

[verysideways]

I just removed the plinth:

[silver993tt]

I've found the plinth to be useful in protecting the front bumper from "insensitive" parkers. Without it, I'm sure the bumper will eventually get cracked by one of these idiots.

[vpr]

Initially I cut mine down (5 Characters)and stuck it on with double sided. looked good and followed the contours and seemed to flow better.

Since then I've got a stick vynle one....Job done....much better fuel economy

Edited by vpr on Friday 30th June 15:16