People with slimline plates

[nmcmahon83]

I have an intriguing question...

How have you guys mounted it to the front bar?? I have an R33 with M-spec bar (not that that matters) and i find the plate is too wide for the slot... at this stage i have just tried to pad in behind it, but its not going to well and the paint has been scraped from the pressure by the number plate.

I have noticed that my mums B4 has a similar situation, but she has some kind of bracket behind which makes the number sit further forward, hence not rubbing against the paint...

I hope you guys know what i'm talking about, just wondering if anyone has some suggestions for me.

Cheers.

[LiQuid IcE]

ive put some washers with some longer screws... bout 6 of them on each side i think...

[predator]

on my 400r bar, again the insert was too small (even with slimlines).. Ended up just mounting it by screwing it in front. Still looked good.

[Ronin 09]

Washers are the go... or if you have some 5mm perspex, just cut two squares, drill em, and get some longer screws

[leech_]

you can put brackets in or you can cut it... well i am pretty sure it may be not so legal but i have done it with mine the only thing that is missing is a little bit of the silver off the sides it fits perfect now you can hardly tell... well sorta but it looks better

[WazR32GTSt]

when i got my car it was already like this, but the plates are bent right at the edges so its the right distance across but its not actually cut so i think it should be ok legality-wise...

[Abo Bob]

That's what I did to mine. Just decided how much I wanted to bend then hammered it over a sharp step with a rubber mallet.

[wilch]

I made a bracket out of alluminium for mine. Even angled it forward at the top. You can kinda see it in the photo.

Whatever you do, don't bend the numberplate. Bent plates look awful imo.

wil..

[Pandaemonaeon]

I put mine above it. That way it's not taking up a chunk of the air dam for the intercooler too.

[666DAN]

I just used rubber washers

[JAS-25T]

i made brackets,

not hard, out of some sheet metal, bent like an s shape but with 90 degree bends instead of curves.

[25GTT]

I just used rubber washers

Ditto!

[Driver]

i had the same prob

i put sum holes up a bit further on my r34.

Cant even tell..

[Bass Junky]

Driver.

Do you want a radiator guide for you car?

[NismoGirl]

Before I got my mspec bar cut, my plate used to just bend a little in the middle. I screwed it into the normal place, but it didn't scrape or anything. Just slightly arched the middle of the plate.

It didn't permanently arch it either. Cause now I've got the front bar cut, it just sits flat along the top.

[95GTST]

when i got my car it was already like this, but the plates are bent right at the edges so its the right distance across but its not actually cut so i think it should be ok legality-wise...

Got S2 front bar and car was sold to me from dealership with bent plates...

Might be a silly question, but does anyone know if there are laws against bent number plates?

[leech_]

i think as long as they are not bent to stupid angles they should be fine as if you dotn use washers they must be bent ??? ps sorry i thought you had a plastic plate like me

[Baileylsd]

mine has the ends cut off, dunno if thats legal, but its how i got it and its had a rwc done.

[RiverSide]

In Qld it is Illegal to have bent plates, they call it defacing government issue items, or some shit like that........However i have only ever heard of ONE person being booked for it.

It may depend how nice you are to the officer that pulls you over.

I tend to use small brackets that screw into the underside of the top section of the bar and then are bent upwards, keeps the plate away from the bar. Works a treat. About 45cents each from bunnings

[Parag0n]

I've also cut my plates, never been pulled over and they look alot better then bending them.