Adam-D
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on my truck the plate is mounted on 2 screws on the bumper.
i dont want it there as it is easily damaged.
so whats the law on having it in the window? or glued to the bonnet?
ta
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Brett
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My mate used to have his front number plate as a sticker on the front of his bonnet. Never got pulled once for it. Whether that's legal or not, I don't know.
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nathy_87
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imo, aslong as you dont have silly fonts/spacing you should be ok,
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo
imo, aslong as you dont have silly fonts/spacing you should be ok,
I had a standard font/spaced number plate in my window and I got pulled a few times and got producers. Very annoying. So no.
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nathy_87
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bliemy! its petty on what police can pull you for tbh, at least your stil showing a number plate. seena euro S2000 yesterday had a jap rear plate and no front plate, and he can get away with it because?
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo
bliemy! its petty on what police can pull you for tbh, at least your stil showing a number plate. seena euro S2000 yesterday had a jap rear plate and no front plate, and he can get away with it because?
I suppose if you saw someone mugging someone in the street then you'd assume he was getting away with it and anyone could do it? Don't be thick. Just because you've seen him with it like that, doesn't mean he's got/going to get away with it. You have to have a front plate.
Hardly petty either tbh People shouldn't modify their cars in stupid ways so legal requirements can't be met.
[Edited on 29-08-2008 by loafofbrett]
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Adam-D
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its a standard plate, totally legal.
but on the bumper it can be snapped by a bug hitting it at 70mph. the only 2 small flat bits is where its mounted,"2x 5p bits" the rest is totally unsupported and sticks out
i wouldn't care. if its legal in the window ill stick it there, if not ill tigerseal it to the bonnet,
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Bobber123
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a lot of cars come with the plates stuck on, you can get some double sided tape thats got about 2mm of foam between the 2 sticky sides, if you clean the plate up really well and do the same to the area you want the plate, you can pretty much stick it anywhere and it is really strong, infact its so strong, if you put it on right you will snap the plate trying to pull it off, main dealers use this method quite a lot, hope this helps
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Bobber123
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http://www.apetape.co.uk/index.php?app=gbu0&ns=prodshow&ref=foam-tape-double91&sid=826h5pr139xiqll57d037j1y56r4pz1c
the good thing about this stuff aswell is its instant, tiger seal takes hours to go off
[Edited on 30-08-2008 by Bobber123]
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Adam-D
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thanks, the pads i can get from ny work.
just need something written down to say its legal or not in the window
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Adam-D
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i cant find anything on google, dvla site, or mot site 
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Ren
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Not sure if this helps, but the plate at the back of my A4 is stuck on with some sort of foam with two little screws supporting it. Got any pictures mate?
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Adam-D
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this is where the plate sits now, the bumper is totally curved so no matter how i attach it to the bumper its gonna get broken,
hence why im asking is it legal in the window
[Edited on 30-08-2008 by Adam-D]
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Ren
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I'd say a piece of foam that is the same length of the plate would stick it on fine. Not sure on the legality of having a plate in the window, but I'm sure it's frowned upon in the eyes of the law. AFAIK it needs to be in clear view at all times.
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dan-sport
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luke d's plate is in his window and has never had bother with it
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karisma_corsa
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yes he has he got pulled twice in one week
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dan-sport
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but its still in their 
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DANKZii
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Get a sticky one and stick it on the bonnet mate.
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Bobber123
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i cant really see coppers being funny about it even if it is in the window as its not something the police would see as a "boy racer car" you will maybee get told to sort it out but you never know, there is those coppers out there that will give you a ticket for not pulling over to fart.
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Adam-D
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ill keep the smashed to fuck one in the it, then i can show em what happens when its fitted to the front
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Daveskater
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Would you be able to file the sticky out bits down and then use foam pads to stick it on with, so it curves with the bumper? Assuming it's not a huge curve that'll snap it 
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IvIarkgraham
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make a bracket that is flat at the front but curved like the bumper
plate ---> I( <--- bumper
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Adam-D
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mark come and see the bumper, one side is a inch an a half further in than it should be. 
hence why i want it in a less high impact area
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IvIarkgraham
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well ive been pulled once for my plate but he refused to prove it was illegal so it stayed where it was
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