smudgedon Posted May 8, 2012 Posted May 8, 2012 Is it just me, or does anyone else prefer the square rear plate recess on the import Zed's? Is it possible to source these? Do they fit directly onto UK spec 350's? Is it illegal to have a square rear numberplate as apposed to the usual UK numberplate shape? Quote
JetSet Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Fully legal in The U.K . They do look great on American Cars as their number plates are far more interesting than the boring ones we have here and not being yellow helps too . In the U.K though I prefer our rectangular plates. Is it possible to source these? Do they fit directly onto UK spec 350's? I would imagine they can be sourced over here, one of the reasons why imports cost more to insure and yes they fit directly. Some aftermarket bumpers come with a square recess like for example the Chargespeed bumper. Pete Quote
evilscorp Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 bottom pic is an ings+1 bumper, no problem as long as the letter/number sizes comply with the law etc. I prefer the import square(ish) bumper Quote
marzman Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Square plates FTW! +1 Square rear plate looks more aggressive... plus it's a more authentic JDM car Quote
narcotix Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 I much prefer the square number plates compared to the UK rectangle ... Quote
Sarnie Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Uk shaped for me. The main reason is that the zed rear recess shape is not actually a rectangle or a square, it's wider at the top. So when you put a square plate in that shape it looks odd imo. Quote
brillomaster Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 UK shaped for me too - I love Japanese cars and the JDM market, but I wouldnt want to drive an import unless I had to, and a square numberplate is usually a dead giveaway of an import. Plus I generally favour low and wide stylistic cues on cars, which a square numberplate recess isn't. Quote
Neilp Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Too much yellow on a uk square plate. Rectangular for me. Quote
Sarnie Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Another thing that really puts me off is that the UK square plate does not seem to fully cover the holes left by the original plate and you end up with something like looks pretty awful ,imo, like this: Quote
jumping350 Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 yeah you have to live with that i think ..thanks for pointing that out sarnie ooo im having fog light problems never seen one in bumper like that before maybe an option dont fancy cutting a hole though Quote
evilscorp Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Another thing that really puts me off is that the UK square plate does not seem to fully cover the holes left by the original plate and you end up with something like looks pretty awful ,imo, like this: You can always cut a plate to size Quote
Sarnie Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 You could, but many don't, and even then thats yet more yellow. Quote
smudgedon Posted May 9, 2012 Author Posted May 9, 2012 I see what you guys mean about a lot of yellow, but i still think the square recess makes the rear end a lot meaner Quote
14N Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Unfortunately square doesnt work for my plate! Me neither. I have a 14N in my plate that are 'conveniently' (ahem) spaced together to read IAN. Having the characters on 2 rows wouldn't work in my circumstance. UK FTW! Quote
sasha@lazytrips Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 bottom pic is an ings+1 bumper, no problem as long as the letter/number sizes comply with the law etc. I prefer the import square(ish) bumper Nope. Bottom one is a Do-Luck bumper (I am a lucky owner of one) and it does look sweet. I have a fully legal square plate that fits perfectly, but I think it was a custom job. Quote
MFM Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Another thing that really puts me off is that the UK square plate does not seem to fully cover the holes left by the original plate and you end up with something like looks pretty awful ,imo, like this: This is my old car! These are ventilation holes to prevent corrosion The reason they show is that Halfrauds mis measured the custom plate and when they arrived I pointed this out and got the plates for free... I think square plates are better on any car Mike Quote
Dblock Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Unfortunately square doesnt work for my plate! You have only got 5 letters on your plate? Mine is 5 letters and is on one line legally spaced and BS marked to. Quote
ilogikal1 Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Unfortunately square doesnt work for my plate! You have only got 5 letters on your plate? Mine is 5 letters and is on one line legally spaced and BS marked to. Sorry if I'm being dense here but doesn't that then defeat the purpose of a square plate if it's all on one line? Quote
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