How do you chaps attach your front number plate?
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Hi folks,
I had a great day today, hammering my Caterham around an airfield, but when I got home and started to de-trailer the car, I realised I had lost my front numberplate. Somewhere on the M4. Great.
The car is 3 years old, and I seem to lose the front plate every 12 months or so...
anyone got any good fixes? I have just been using halfrauds 'double sided sticky tape for numberplates' but clearly this isnt man enough...
I have thus far only used a standard sized plate. I have seen some cars with small plates on... is this legal? If so, can any plate maker do me a small one?
Many thanks in advance
JakeR
I had a great day today, hammering my Caterham around an airfield, but when I got home and started to de-trailer the car, I realised I had lost my front numberplate. Somewhere on the M4. Great.
The car is 3 years old, and I seem to lose the front plate every 12 months or so...
anyone got any good fixes? I have just been using halfrauds 'double sided sticky tape for numberplates' but clearly this isnt man enough...
I have thus far only used a standard sized plate. I have seen some cars with small plates on... is this legal? If so, can any plate maker do me a small one?
Many thanks in advance
JakeR
Hi JakeR,
I've used the Halfrauds sticky pads to take up the curve of the front of the nosecone then used standard plastic number plate screws. If I bop it on a curb/speedbump I guess the screws will still sheer before it busts the fibreglass.
Show plates - depends how keen plod is and I think the same goes for nosecone top stick on jobby which I think I would have preferred.
Andy
I've used the Halfrauds sticky pads to take up the curve of the front of the nosecone then used standard plastic number plate screws. If I bop it on a curb/speedbump I guess the screws will still sheer before it busts the fibreglass.
Show plates - depends how keen plod is and I think the same goes for nosecone top stick on jobby which I think I would have preferred.
Andy
BertBert said:
I def wouldn't use bolts. That is very likely to damage the nosecone if you hit the plate against something.
Bert
How much lower than the bottom of the nose cone do you run your no plate !!Bert
Plastic no-plate bolts for me.
Smaller plates are strictly speaking against the rules but I think you'd be unlikely to get pulled up on it (unless you are attracting attention otherwise)
Incorrigible said:
BertBert said:
I def wouldn't use bolts. That is very likely to damage the nosecone if you hit the plate against something.
Bert
How much lower than the bottom of the nose cone do you run your no plate !!Bert
Plastic no-plate bolts for me.
Bert
I used 3M DUOTEC. It's like a super velcro with industrial adhesive. The intresting thing is that it is not sided (hook an loop) it uses close packed tiny mushrooms so it locks to itself.
EDIT
Sorry DUOTEC is not the 3M product, that's called Dual lock fastner. I found DUOTEC was easer to get in reasonable lengths.
EDIT
Sorry DUOTEC is not the 3M product, that's called Dual lock fastner. I found DUOTEC was easer to get in reasonable lengths.
Edited by stowc on Tuesday 23 June 16:04
Hi Martin, I am sure the accelerative vigour of Caterham's finest puts EXTRA strain on the shabby double sided sticky tape!!!
Mine is sat in the garage numberplate-less at the mo. It actually looks loads better.
I think velcro is deffo the way, especially for track shenanigans where that plate must cost a mile per hour on the straights!
Mine is sat in the garage numberplate-less at the mo. It actually looks loads better.
I think velcro is deffo the way, especially for track shenanigans where that plate must cost a mile per hour on the straights!
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