4D number plates - thoughts?

[g3org3y]

I'd take 4D plates over the tinted/darkened plates that seem to be doing the rounds now. WTF are they about!?

[Prohibiting]

4D plates look hideous and are usually accompanied on a chavved up car. There is nothing tasteful about them. How people can think they look better than standard is beyond me.

[Gunk]

Prohibiting said:

4D plates look hideous and are usually accompanied on a chavved up car. There is nothing tasteful about them. How people can think they look better than standard is beyond me.

The owners think a Gucci tracksuit is tasteful.

[gamefreaks]

I think they are excellent.

Anything that warns me the driver might be a complete throbber is good thing.

[jamieduff1981]

Maybe it's because my cars are all a bit crap but the day that ordering a new number plate is the best thing I can spend that time and money on is the day all my cars are in A.1.** condition, I've got bored of emptying the fuel tanks and I've run out of other crap cars I want to buy and fix up.

[InitialDave]

jamieduff1981 said:

Maybe it's because my cars are all a bit crap but the day that ordering a new number plate is the best thing I can spend that time and money on is the day all my cars are in A.1.** condition, I've got bored of emptying the fuel tanks and I've run out of other crap cars I want to buy and fix up.

A fresh numberplate can make a car look better than a ratty old one, and they're cheap to replace.

Unless, of course, you spend a lot of money on one that looks naff, like a 4D design.

[beerok]

I have 4D plates and I like them .. The world would be boring if we all like and chose the same thing.

[craigjm]

gamefreaks said:

I think they are excellent.

Anything that warns me the driver might be a complete throbber is good thing.

The throbber alert for me is the fake German dealer number plate surrounds

[Gunk]

craigjm said:

The throbber alert for me is the fake German dealer number plate surrounds

Or ‘Relentless” or “Locally Hated” stuck across the bottom of the windscreen in italics

[InitialDave]

Gunk said:

Or ‘Relentless” or “Locally Hated” stuck across the bottom of the windscreen in italics

The latter is probably true though.

[anonymous-user]

[dxg]

My car came with plates that fall foul of this rule:

"Additionally, different shades of black lettering that create a 3D effect or highlighting will no longer be allowed. "

when it was brand new and fresh from the dealer. I thought they looked fantastic and have kept them. I'm interested to see if it fails its MOT...

[AmgMercedes]

craigjm said:

gamefreaks said:

I think they are excellent.

Anything that warns me the driver might be a complete throbber is good thing.

The throbber alert for me is the fake German dealer number plate surrounds

Oi mouth……… I have those on the SLK 55 AMG. I know it’s personal taste but I quite like those numberplate surrounds. I would never go for the German font on the numberplate however and pretend plaquettes.

Edited by AmgMercedes on Sunday 5th June 22:23

[InitialDave]

dxg said:

My car came with plates that fall foul of this rule:

"Additionally, different shades of black lettering that create a 3D effect or highlighting will no longer be allowed. "

when it was brand new and fresh from the dealer. I thought they looked fantastic and have kept them. I'm interested to see if it fails its MOT...

It should not, as those were permitted at the time.

[Triumph Man]

Gunk said:

craigjm said:

The throbber alert for me is the fake German dealer number plate surrounds

Or ‘Relentless” or “Locally Hated” stuck across the bottom of the windscreen in italics

I saw a 520d with “HOOLIGAN” across the rear window. Didn’t know you could be a hooligan in a 520d…

[Pistom]

Seem to see them mainly on Focus RS's which is pointless as the driver has already made us aware they're likely to be a knob. No need to tell the world twice.

Seriously though, they can make the most exotic car look crap - no idea why anyone would bother.

I don't like them.

[Hoofy]

Is it any worse than painting your calipers a different colour?

[craigjm]

Hoofy said:

Is it any worse than painting your calipers a different colour?

Absolutely it is. Loads of cars have coloured calipers from the factory

[Hoofy]

craigjm said:

Hoofy said:

Is it any worse than painting your calipers a different colour?

Absolutely it is. Loads of cars have coloured calipers from the factory

But painting them yellow if they're already red, for instance?

[Johnnytheboy]

Hoofy said:

craigjm said:

Hoofy said:

Is it any worse than painting your calipers a different colour?

Absolutely it is. Loads of cars have coloured calipers from the factory

But painting them yellow if they're already red, for instance?

4D plates are on a par with painting your brake drums.