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Offline Booth11

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Re: Thoughts on the R
« Reply #340 on: 24 October 2016, 15:37 »
Quote from: kalimon on 24 October 2016, 15:19
I tried pressed metal plates and they don't look right on the mk7 to my eyes.
I much prefer my plastic plates.

I dunno, think a lot can depend on colour of the car.  Someone on the R forum has pressed plates and they look really good, but that's on an Oryx white.  Not so sure they'd suit a black car.  The search has begun.  :grin:
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Re: Thoughts on the R
« Reply #341 on: 24 October 2016, 15:39 »
Quote from: kalimon on 24 October 2016, 15:19
I tried pressed metal plates and they don't look right on the mk7 to my eyes.
I much prefer my plastic plates.

I'm on the fence on that one. Mine came with dealer plates (Alan Day no less) and I immediately exported the car to Cyprus where it was fitted with pressed steel plates (white front and rear) which looked spot on with the car being white too.

When I got back I bought a set of legal UK pressed plates and fitted them and am constantly wondering if I should get a new set of dealer plates fitted.

I used to be quite indecisive, but now I'm not so sure lol.
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Re: Thoughts on the R
« Reply #342 on: 24 October 2016, 16:03 »
Hi Mrs Booth! Here are 2 pics of my Carbon Grey Gti with pressed plates and carbon effect surrounds. I think they look good on a dark car and would look great on your R. :smiley:



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Re: Thoughts on the R
« Reply #343 on: 24 October 2016, 16:12 »
Now I think that plate surrounds look too fussy on the clean lines of a modern car. I much prefer plain plastic with with tiny BS and makers marks, screwed on tho' for easy of removal to clean behind.
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Re: Thoughts on the R
« Reply #344 on: 24 October 2016, 16:29 »
This is mine with the pressed plates.


How it looks now
[url=https://flic.kr/p/M3YscC]
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Re: Thoughts on the R
« Reply #345 on: 24 October 2016, 16:35 »
A friend of mine got a ticket for "German style" pressed plates on his BMW a few weeks ago...

Just saying...
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Re: Thoughts on the R
« Reply #346 on: 24 October 2016, 16:38 »
Same as my mate. He had it on his T5.
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Re: Thoughts on the R
« Reply #347 on: 24 October 2016, 16:44 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 24 October 2016, 16:35
A friend of mine got a ticket for "German style" pressed plates on his BMW a few weeks ago...

Just saying...

Obviously show plates then. Most pressed plates are now manufactured to British standard

I've run pressed plates on my last 3 cars and never had a problem :afro:
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Re: Thoughts on the R
« Reply #348 on: 24 October 2016, 16:45 »
That will, or should have been to do with the font or logo. You can get legal UK font pressed plates.

I had a set of German font pressed plates with a D badge years ago. I got pulled for them, but got away with a ticket as I swapped them there and then for a legal set that I kept in the boot.
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Re: Thoughts on the R
« Reply #349 on: 24 October 2016, 16:48 »
Not a Golf but you get the idea - Booth wanted pics of pressed plates on a black car  :whistle: :grin:

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