sonic93

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hi all just wanted some no plate ideas as wanna cut the plastic that holds the no plate off so can see the fmic alot more and i have a p1 splitter if this helps thanks rob

SunnySideUp

Would help a lot by unblocking the FMIC ... but, not sure what you are actually asking?

sonic93

iTrader: (16)

sorry lol where to put the no plate when i cut it

StrikE

iTrader: (3)

Get a sticker number plate and whack it on the bonnet

Rob Day

iTrader: (78)

Speak to this man about your number plate, I recently helped him out with a simular issue... cant say to much in public or im liable to get fined lol.

https://www.scoobynet.com/sendmessag...member&u=62567

whataz

iTrader: (4)

just ever so slightly loosen the nuts off so when you accelerate the plate flips back and more air gets to the i/c. works really well with speed cameras to

sonic93

iTrader: (16)

not sure if i like the no plate on the bonnet i was thinking on the splitter maybe has any1 got any pics

whataz that is a very good idea lol only if i could do it with the rear plate

sonic93

iTrader: (16)

any pics any more ideas

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Any good?

harvey

iTrader: (48)

Either cut down your existing number plate by taking the margins off it but leaving half an inch on each side and top and bottom and you will have greatly reduced the impeded area. You need to put some sort of sealant round the edge of the number plate otherwise in time water will seep into the layers of the number plate. Cutting down the number plate, even allowing a small margin and with letters of the prescribed dimensions is actually illegal but I think you would have to be very unlucky if a police officer took issue because you are maintaining the size background and spacing as the law intended.
On Jap cars it is legal to mount a square number plate on the near side front where the spot light cover would normally go. Again, you could cut this down.

sonic93

iTrader: (16)

is that normal size and how u fixed that mate

sonic93

iTrader: (16)

harvey where u think the best place to stick it after cutting it

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Yes, mine is normal size, and it's fixed to a flat area of the splitter with double-sided pads as sold for fixing.......numberplates.

I may go for a P1-style splitter in the future, a bit more subdued than the above, and then it'll be fitted with stainless machine screws, their heads inside coloured caps, and double sided pads to reinforce the hold

Rob Day

iTrader: (78)

Just for information. I am a RNS (registered number-plate supplier) and as such im fully aware of the implications of supplying and using illegal sized number plates which includes spacing between fonts, fonts types and number plate sizes. The supplier can incur a maximum £4000 fine for producing number plates that are not to the correct specification even if the plate is for show purposes only as from Nov 2008... bit of a joke really! I have ceased selling show number plates officially ;-)

Anyway my point is that Harvey is likely to be correct with chopping down. A standard number plate if memory serves me correct is 110mm in height by 520mm width, and the font is 81mm x 52mm so if you were to leave 5mm around the top and bottom you should be fine, after all the plods are mainly interested in the rear plate as is the Gatso!!

In terms of actually chopping the plate down I would strongly recommend this:
Work out where you want to cut the plate down, turn it over so the number plate front is face down, mark out where to chop with a marker. Clamp a steel ruler (or something sturdy) down to the plate firmly but not to harsh that it snaps. Run a stanley knife up and down the plate (you be surpised how quickly it cuts through) If need be tap the last bit and it will snap of cleanly. Complete the other side in the same way. using a fine file simply round of the corners and the area you have cut, but again pushing the file only with the number plate face down, if you backward motion you are liable to peel the backing of the acrylic plate.

Good luck, If you get stuck PM me ;-)

HTH
Rob

harvey

iTrader: (48)

Good advice Rob. Thanks.
I was once stopped by a police van in Northallerton for no reason. There were approximately five police including two women. The brash young copper told me my front plate was illegal. It was cut down as described above by Rob and mounted properly in the intended position on the front of the car to improve air to the FMIC. The copper told me this was illegal because it didn't have a border. After going over the car and asking why I had a second ariel, was it to make it look like a police car, why did I have all the extra switches and what were all these guages he started to labour the number plate. After about 20 minutes I simply told him to issue me with a ticket and I would see him in the Magistrates Court and Delia Canning would get a phone call that afternoon, (his Chief Constable at the time). He didn't know who I was other than he had my name and address now and the attitude changed immediately and he then suggested I should get the number plate changed as I MIGHT get stopped by someone else and I replied that I doubted any of his colleagues would waste their time and mine. From showing off in front of his friends he was now a bit stumped and I left.
Subsequently I found out he had recently purchased an Evo and I think he was just being nosey. Pillock and he did a disservice to North Yorkshire Police.

Rob Day

iTrader: (78)

Ive been in a simular situations in the past. Prior to Nov 2008 it wasnt illegal to supply showplates with a legit reg number displayed, so then it was custom for me to produce all types of 'dodgy' looking plates for customer who were willing to take the risk, plus it wasnt a requirement for the supplier to put his business and postcode in the bottom of the plate either, but now it is .

Anyway going back around 8 years ago I was simply minding my own business when the police followed me at night for around 2 miles through a town, up and down various hills. Eventaully I was pulled, he said to me: "can I ask whats going on with your rear number plate".... I replied "yes its informing you that my Seies 1 Escort RS Turbo isnt a ringer and that you should go an find the guy that stole my Mk2 escrot from my garage last summer"... bad move, he wasnt impressed. Neverless we both ended up laughing in the end, him laughing with me, and me laughing at his lack of ability to grasp the real reason he had stopped me in the first place. I was stopped because my number plate kept disappearing when his dip beam hit my number plate . I informed him that the number plate came with the car when i bought it and the car had recently passed an MOT. The point is my reg number was RS D9Y (Rob Day, plus RS Turbo) and at the bottom on the plate was RSR Signs . I had obviously had the plate made up in camera shy material but he just wasnt getting that i had customized the plate myself with my own business. What a plonker.

harvey

iTrader: (48)

As far as I know this is a legal front number plate mounted conventionally.



As above but cut down to allow more air to the intercooler. Because it does not have a margin the police will argue that it is illegal although the letters and spacings along with font are as prescribed.



I understand these are legal on Jap Import cars. Classic.



As above. Legal on Jap I believe but may not be legal on UK cars sold new in the UK.

The good news is that the FMIC core is far larger than necessary to provide efficient cooling so the effect of the number plate is not critical but obviously it is preferable to avoid a big obstruction to clean air flow.