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smoftah

Member Since: 10 Jun 2011
Location: Kent
Posts: 30

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

Smaller front number plate - is it possible?

Hi guys,

I have just bought a RRS 2005 05 and pick it up tomorrow!

I am going to be putting my private plate on which is S15 *** and only 6 digits long. I want to put a smaller front plate size on the front but want to keep legal font and spacing which I have found on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...0510916537

Question is can I get a smaller backing plate from anywhere or can I simply remove the backing plate and attach the plate to the bumper?

Also does anyone know where to get a full size shaped rear plate where the Euro blue part covers the left hand side and not just a standard size blue tab?

Any help much appreciated!

Sat Jun 18 2011 8:16am

flydive

Member Since: 16 May 2007
Location: South
Posts: 1213

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Stornoway Grey

Yes you can remove the backing plate and attach the plate to the bumper, it is held on by 2 self treading screws.

The only problem is that you are left with 2 small holes but they can easily be hidden.

see my car

Click image to enlarge

'08 RRS TDV8
I converted my diesel RRS to run on an environmentally friendly mixture of caribou fat and baby seals oil

Sat Jun 18 2011 9:04am

ChrisP

Member Since: 26 Jan 2008
Location: Derbyshire Dales
Posts: 1392

2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Santorini Black

I would recommend the CF gel type ones,got them on mine and they are the dogs danglies MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
Audi A5 Sportback Black Edition 3.0 tdi quattro S Line

Sat Jun 18 2011 9:23am

Misery

Member Since: 07 Dec 2005
Location: Waiting for L405
Posts: 2555

I had a small numberplate on mine and was stopped twice by plod so can not be bothered now, but it did look

Sat Jun 18 2011 10:00am

smoftah

Member Since: 10 Jun 2011
Location: Kent
Posts: 30

flydive wrote:
Yes you can remove the backing plate and attach the plate to the bumper, it is held on by 2 self treading screws.

The only problem is that you are left with 2 small holes but they can easily be hidden.

see my car

Click image to enlarge

Thanks for the advice. Where did you get the backing plate from?

ChrisP wrote:
I would recommend the CF gel type ones,got them on mine and they are the dogs danglies

What are CF Gel types like? Got any links or pics?

Sat Jun 18 2011 1:43pm

flydive

Member Since: 16 May 2007
Location: South
Posts: 1213

smoftah wrote:
Thanks for the advice. Where did you get the backing plate from?

That's what we normally use here in Switzerland to install the number plate and is made for the size of our plates.
This particular one also allows me to easily move the plates from one car to the other, here they are personal and not tied to the car and you can have 2 cars on the same plate, tax and insurance(for classic cars even up to 8 or 9)

My post was more to show it technically possible and easy, but no indications about the legality of it as different in the UK. '08 RRS TDV8
I converted my diesel RRS to run on an environmentally friendly mixture of caribou fat and baby seals oil

Sat Jun 18 2011 1:52pm

ChrisP

Member Since: 26 Jan 2008
Location: Derbyshire Dales
Posts: 1392

smoftah wrote:
flydive wrote:
Yes you can remove the backing plate and attach the plate to the bumper, it is held on by 2 self treading screws.

The only problem is that you are left with 2 small holes but they can easily be hidden.

see my car

Click image to enlarge

Thanks for the advice. Where did you get the backing plate from?

ChrisP wrote:
I would recommend the CF gel type ones,got them on mine and they are the dogs danglies

What are CF Gel types like? Got any links or pics?

I got mine from a different company but they are also on the advert you originally linked to.

Got my 3d CF from here:
http://www.demonplates.com/ MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
Audi A5 Sportback Black Edition 3.0 tdi quattro S Line

Sat Jun 18 2011 1:57pm

tomdigym

Member Since: 18 Aug 2010
Location: LARBERT
Posts: 41

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

Hi I order a standard plate then measure in from both ends and mark with a
stanley knife the same way that you would mark a tile to cut it. I then hold it
on a square edge i.e workbench and snap down over the scribed line it breaks
clean everytime.I bought my rear plate from ebay from a seller called hardridden
£11.95,l have posted a couple of photos of the plates.
Cheers Tommy

Sun Jun 19 2011 9:21pm

tomdigym

Member Since: 18 Aug 2010
Location: LARBERT
Posts: 41

sorry cant seem to upload photos,do l need to create a gallery then
take them from there ?

Sun Jun 19 2011 9:33pm

awd man

Member Since: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Malmesbury
Posts: 3355

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

you can do, or use a public online hosting website like photobucket RRS gone
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Mon Jun 20 2011 7:40am

ChrisP

Member Since: 26 Jan 2008
Location: Derbyshire Dales
Posts: 1392

tomdigym wrote:
Hi I order a standard plate then measure in from both ends and mark with a
stanley knife the same way that you would mark a tile to cut it. I then hold it
on a square edge i.e workbench and snap down over the scribed line it breaks
clean everytime.I bought my rear plate from ebay from a seller called hardridden
£11.95,l have posted a couple of photos of the plates.
Cheers Tommy

Just remember if you are going to do this that you must keep the name/address details of the plate maker on the bit that remains otherwise it is an offence.This is to stop manufacture of show plates which is now illegal apparently. MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
Audi A5 Sportback Black Edition 3.0 tdi quattro S Line

Mon Jun 20 2011 10:43am

Jonny Fresh

Member Since: 04 Feb 2008
Location: Manchester
Posts: 3586

ChrisP wrote:
Just remember if you are going to do this that you must keep the name/address details of the plate maker on the bit that remains otherwise it is an offence.This is to stop manufacture of show plates which is now illegal apparently.

Is this true? My plate says absolutely nothing on it apart from the reg......I had a new one made as I like a standard size plate and prefer it stuck on rather than screws.

Mon Jun 20 2011 11:21am

awd man

Member Since: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Malmesbury
Posts: 3355

Tis true

But the likelyhood of plod checking your plate (unless it's blatantly illegal) is very slim. RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

Mon Jun 20 2011 11:30am

ChrisP

Member Since: 26 Jan 2008
Location: Derbyshire Dales
Posts: 1392

Jonny
I'm sure there's no need to worry the plod in Manc Land are renowned for their friendliness and understanding of clients committting traffic offence,says he who's only ever had 2 speeding tickets both on Manchester motorways at just under a ton

Fines up to £1000 no mention of any points.

The British Standard also requires that a number plate must be marked with the following information: -

The British Standard Number (currently BS AU 145d)
The name, trade mark, or other means of identification of the manufacturer or component supplier. (The company who actually make the number plate.)
The name and postcode of the supplying outlet. (The 'supplying outlet' is taken to mean a company whose business consists wholly or partly of selling number plates.) MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
Audi A5 Sportback Black Edition 3.0 tdi quattro S Line

Mon Jun 20 2011 11:52am

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