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Offline greencode

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Re: Pressed Plates - best way to fix to vehicle
« Reply #10 on: 20 August 2017, 20:52 »
Best place or recommendations for pressed plates?

I bought these, because I didn't want a border, they look great quality: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Metal-3D-Embossed-Aluminium-Number-Plates-Clear-Border/252467099264

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Re: Pressed Plates - best way to fix to vehicle
« Reply #11 on: 20 August 2017, 20:53 »
Looking great @Booth11, I'm guessing on the rear the tape is thick enough to ensure the plate sits nice and clear of the metal of the tailgate?
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Re: Pressed Plates - best way to fix to vehicle
« Reply #12 on: 20 August 2017, 21:46 »
Looking great @Booth11, I'm guessing on the rear the tape is thick enough to ensure the plate sits nice and clear of the metal of the tailgate?

Yes it's just the right thickness for that.
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Re: Pressed Plates - best way to fix to vehicle
« Reply #13 on: 20 August 2017, 21:47 »
Best place or recommendations for pressed plates?

There's a few places.  Got mine from Europl8.  https://www.pressedplate.com
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Re: Pressed Plates - best way to fix to vehicle
« Reply #14 on: 20 August 2017, 22:22 »
Are these legal now?
As in retroreflective and everything else required by law?

Quite like look of pressed plates but as it's a company car would not want if illegal, not worth getting into trouble over looks.
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Re: Pressed Plates - best way to fix to vehicle
« Reply #15 on: 20 August 2017, 23:10 »
Are these legal now?
As in retroreflective and everything else required by law?

Quite like look of pressed plates but as it's a company car would not want if illegal, not worth getting into trouble over looks.


Mine are legal.
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Re: Pressed Plates - best way to fix to vehicle
« Reply #16 on: 21 August 2017, 07:42 »
Are these legal now?
As in retroreflective and everything else required by law?

Quite like look of pressed plates but as it's a company car would not want if illegal, not worth getting into trouble over looks.

100% as long as they have the UK font and are stampd with the plate manufacturers post code  :smiley:

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Re: Pressed Plates - best way to fix to vehicle
« Reply #18 on: 21 August 2017, 20:00 »
^^^^

To me they look more like German style than UK style  :undecided:

The W doesn't look correct. Weird as their listing says they are UK legal.......personally they sail a little close to the mark

Still look good though  :smiley:

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Re: Pressed Plates - best way to fix to vehicle
« Reply #19 on: 21 August 2017, 20:01 »
The plates with the black surround really suit Booth's black R and rwleigh's white GTi. Not sure they'll look as good on a Tungsten GTi though. The border less ones look like something's missing.
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