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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: LJS7 on 15 October 2013, 16:40
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I was wondering if its possible (or if any of you have) requested that the license plate holder you receive on your new car doesn't include the dealerships info?
I just feel it looks quite cheap as opposed to something plain.
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There's no harm in asking. I don't know if they could do it as I'd guess that all of their blank plates already have the dealership printed on them. I went down the route of getting my own plates and providing them to the dealer to fit for me as I didn't want any advertising shown
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As mine has a private reg, I had some made up for my previous Scirocco (BS certified), and took them off and they are now on the GTD. Does look quite a bit smarter.
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I've agreed with my dealer that they'll fit the plates without the surrounds (that contain the advertising).
However, I presumed that the car actually comes with the number plate mounting 'block' at the front for the UK market? Is this not the case? It's been there on all the pre PDI pictures that I've seen.
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Yes, the black number plate holder is standard on the front bumper (nothing at the back), but contains no logos or letters (unless the dealer adds them himself).
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I'd ask the dealer to stick (not screw) their own plates on, then fit your own once you've got it back home.
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I've agreed with my dealer that they'll fit the plates without the surrounds (that contain the advertising).
However, I presumed that the car actually comes with the number plate mounting 'block' at the front for the UK market? Is this not the case? It's been there on all the pre PDI pictures that I've seen.
Yes they all come with the mounted block. It's not just the surrounds (if you get surrounds which most people won't) that include the advertising. It will also be printed on the plates themselves.
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Why would you not want your local dealer's details at the bottom of the plate?
I would agree it looks cheap if it is a local crappy car supermarket (whenever I see CarGiant on a plate I always think "cheapskate") but to have a main dealer on there....not sure it looks cheap, more the opposite.
hey ho though, each to their own I suppose
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I really mean the holder, not the plates themselves as its inevitable they will include the dealers details unless you use your private plates.
I just like things as minimal as possible so the more cheap and nasty dealer fonts that can be avoided the better for me.
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With both my Golf and Passat, they both came with the dealers plates that had an extra black section on the bottom of the plate with the dealers details on.
I had my own plates made up for my private reg numbers with nothing else on them other than the BS number in the bottom, right corner.
I know exactly what you mean about Car Giant etc plates. It's like the Arnold Clark stickers. Jeez, how big and bright do they need to be?
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Why would you not want your local dealer's details at the bottom of the plate?
I would agree it looks cheap if it is a local crappy car supermarket (whenever I see CarGiant on a plate I always think "cheapskate") but to have a main dealer on there....not sure it looks cheap, more the opposite.
hey ho though, each to their own I suppose
If they want to advertise their dealership on my car they can pay me for it
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I thought that all legal plates had to show dealer info and postcode to gain the British Standard status?
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They have to show the postcode of the place that produced them.
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They have to show the postcode of the place that produced them.
Incorrect. Needs the supplier's or manufacturer's name and postcode.
"The DVLA also introduced new laws which necessitates all number plates supplied from September 1st 2001 to display the suppliers or manufacturers name and postcode in the bottom centre of the plate, as well as the new British Standard number (BSAU 145d) in the bottom right hand corner. "
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They have to show the postcode of the place that produced them.
Incorrect. Needs the supplier's or manufacturer's name and postcode.
"The DVLA also introduced new laws which necessitates all number plates supplied from September 1st 2001 to display the suppliers or manufacturers name and postcode in the bottom centre of the plate, as well as the new British Standard number (BSAU 145d) in the bottom right hand corner. "
Yes, the supplier or manufacturer of the plate not the car, otherwise you wouldn't be able to buy plates from anywhere else other than dealerships.
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You are supposed to have the suppliers name, postcode and BS markings on there, but it is still possible to buy "show plates" without all that, or the need to produce your documents in order to get them made. Just search for "show number plates"
My mate has a garage and has a new style number plate making machine. Nowadays they are printed onto a clear transfer that in stuck onto the reflective white or yellow backing. They are not made with individual stickers applied by hand any more. The computer in the machine remembers every detail about the number plates it has made for future reference. However, it is accepted that occasionally plates are spoiled by forgetting to put the correct markings on and it is assumed that these are destroyed.
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Why would you not want your local dealer's details at the bottom of the plate?
I would agree it looks cheap if it is a local crappy car supermarket (whenever I see CarGiant on a plate I always think "cheapskate") but to have a main dealer on there....not sure it looks cheap, more the opposite.
hey ho though, each to their own I suppose
If they want to advertise their dealership on my car they can pay me for it
Wow, you'll be expecting a revenue stream from your tyre manufacturers next....
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Why would you not want your local dealer's details at the bottom of the plate?
I would agree it looks cheap if it is a local crappy car supermarket (whenever I see CarGiant on a plate I always think "cheapskate") but to have a main dealer on there....not sure it looks cheap, more the opposite.
hey ho though, each to their own I suppose
If they want to advertise their dealership on my car they can pay me for it
Wow, you'll be expecting a revenue stream from your tyre manufacturers next....
Now that would be nice but i don't see it happening. It's personal preference, i just don't want my dealership advertised on my car hence all stickers were immediately removed as well. The benefit of getting your own plates made up is that you can customise them within legal perameters of course, e.g. National flag, Euro sign, borders, style of writing
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Why would you not want your local dealer's details at the bottom of the plate?
I would agree it looks cheap if it is a local crappy car supermarket (whenever I see CarGiant on a plate I always think "cheapskate") but to have a main dealer on there....not sure it looks cheap, more the opposite.
hey ho though, each to their own I suppose
If they want to advertise their dealership on my car they can pay me for it
Wow, you'll be expecting a revenue stream from your tyre manufacturers next....
Now that would be nice but i don't see it happening. It's personal preference, i just don't want my dealership advertised on my car hence all stickers were immediately removed as well. The benefit of getting your own plates made up is that you can customise them within legal perameters of course, e.g. National flag, Euro sign, borders, style of writing
I have to agree with Craig on this one, i dont like the dealership details on my number plate but i know people that have gone back to the dealer to get a new plate when their old one looks crap just to have the details on so each to their own.
Just FYI, had to MOT the leon whilst waiting for my GTI now that shes 3 years old and i sailed through without any details on front or rear, so no one really cares that much or else i wouldve failed and been made to fork out for new plates
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Sorry to bring back this post from the dead but it was the only one I could find about the number plate holder.
Anyway, I hit a deer but I was lucky enough only to come away with a broken number plate holder!
Does anyone know how to remove it? It seem like it's held on with expanding plastic bolts?
Stuart
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Not for a MK7 but for a MK6. I would imagine they would be the same.
It looks like its a plastic rivet that holds them on
http://workshop-manuals.com/volkswagen/golf-mk6/body/general_body_repairs_exterior/bumper/front_bumper_cover/front_bumper_cover_gti_gtd/front_bumper_cover_add-on_parts__gti_gtd/
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Sorted it. The middle of the plastic rivet pushes out :)
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From behind? And can you just push it back in to make the holder tight again? As I've been toying with doing something to them and need it off.
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Does anyone know how big the holes are that this mount creates on the bumper? Also where these holes are?
I want to run a smaller plate as my private reg has fewer characters so I'm having a narrower plate made up. Due to this I don't want the original black plastic holder. If the holes are at the edge of the holder I will need to get them filled and painted :cry:
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The link above shows where the holes are positioned. Its the same in the mk7.
I'm in exactly the same boat with the smaller plate.
What colour is your car? If its black you will be fine as you won't notice the plate holder. I'm toying with wrapping mine.
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Cheers mate. My car will be black. I've already told the dealer no drilling any holes which he has noted down but I think I'm going to take a couple of extra stickers to put on the bumpers when I view the car before they pdi it saying do not drill and take some plate stickers to put in the glove box.
I'll take delivery then look at sorting the front plate out.
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That was the same as me. I asked them not to drill the plates but stick them on. They actually had the plates in the car with double sided tape so I could put them on and know they hadn't been drilled underneath!
My last car before the Golf, I told them again from the onset not to drill my plates. I also reminded them with every email and was assured this wouldn't happen. So when my car arrived and had been PDI'd the dealer (100 miles away) sent me pictures of it and yes you've guessed it, they had been drilled on. They had to get it smart repaired before I even picked it up!!! :angry:
The plate holder is actually gloss black so you won't need to take that off as I think with the contour of the bumper a plate wouldn't sit right without it.
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The plastic rivet things need to be pushed through from the front, this basically destroys the rivet.
If i remember there are 5 holes pre drilled to hold the number plate holder from the factory. 4 on the outsides and 1 in the centre.
Anything smaller than a standard number plate will show these holes.