Hey people, does anyone know where I can get a set of the metal-type number plates from... and are they legal in the UK? Just seen a coop with them on, and they don't half look good

not legal unfortunately, nor are the black and silver style pressed ones (which I absolutely love )
Plain plates with just the uk/eu flag and a few variations of that are legal, with no variation on letter font or spacing

Dan

I can get hold of these

http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/...;Main=46641&Number=581945#Post581945

They come on Merc's as standard so are definately legal.

I think i've even seen them on other cars as well.

Karl, on a different note, I notice the file locations are pointing to MC Smee's photobucket account. Do I assume your mates with Lee in that case? If so, tell him Dan from Peterborough that used to have the bravo and who's mum chased him round my back garden trying to whip him with a tea towel says hi

Dan

yes ha

Me and lee are very good friends, so much so we bought a house together (although I don't live in it at present).

I will tell him you said hello and that your mum is ready with the towel again

In fact, I think I've met you before at a car show when you and he were wandering around

proberly.

Karl.. the plate holders are legal... not the black and white plates thou

I also find a damp tea towel works/hurts better

bath towels give you a greater reach

thanks guys, looks like I'll have to forget about this if I don't want to be stopped by the plod constantly!

Karl, I'll have a think about your surrounds, do you have any pics with how they look with number plates in them?

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb265/ovlov480/DSC00065.jpg

not the best photo but these plates are available on ebay...

They are listed as Italian style number plates, and although not legal, passed on MOT and weren't questioned when I was last stopped by the police...

They are the proper pressed steel raised letters ones...

We have metal number plates in France, aluminium I believe, the middle of the 0's tend to drop out!!

www.craigsplates.com

You can get the metal plates from there, and they are road legal.

It's no connection to me by the way... But if you want to believe that it is, I'm happy for you to do so.

Thanks coupecraig, although the one's that I saw that I liked are obviously sold as show plates (black and white) and are not road legal, I do like the legal 3D versions sold on this site and will be placing an order in the next couple of weeks - much better than the usual oblong plates and not too bad at £28 for a pair.

All the help is much appreciated guys

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4/davejones81/Photo-0461.jpg

I got mine from craigsplates too but through his ebay store, they were a little cheaper from there!

I really like mine and I got some for my mates' lancia too, only improvement would be to have white rear plates but that would be asking for the LAPD to pull you over!

Dave

those look really nice Dave, I take it that the rears are yellow to be road legal?

The one's I saw (3D versions) on the site were a slightly different shape than the normal oblong ones (had an extra curve at the bottom) for £28, so I'll go look at eBay to decide which look the best... hmm... decisions, desisions

Sorry, I checked my ebay history and it wasn't craigsplates but www.europl8.com instead. They're now even cheaper to buy, I'd highly recommend them:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Italian-Euro-...638QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hi Dave, how have you got on with these with the plod? Do you use them on the road? The reason I ask is because there is a disclaimer on the eBay ad stating that these are for show plates only, the ones on the other site are road-legal.

I had such a nightmare with the police around here with my imported japs and their number plates, don't really want to risk putting non-legal plates as they do pull you here in Hull

Dave how did you mount yours? Double sided sticky tape?

ive just put a set of standard colour metal ones on alanw car

They are in permanent use, i live in Cardiff during the week and in wid wales on weekends. If i'm gonna get pulled it'll be in mid wales as the LAPD have nothing to do so i'm waiting for the blue flashing lights but til then..........been about 3/4 months so far.

Yep, bought a roll of the stuff for plate mounting. As they are metal they are very malleable so u can bend it to the shape of the bumper, they stay on solidly.

Just to add... My plates were from Europl8 too... And they cost about £23 from ebay from memory, and still no issues with police after several months...