Front Number Plate Placement

[Levi_]

Sorry if it's a repeat topic, I did some searching and didn't come up with anything (forum search software blows).

Now, I'm about to get a FMIC on my R33 S2 and I wanted to know, where is it ok to put my front number plate?

I've seen a couple of cars with it off to the left hand side which is good for me because I'm wanting to do a simple air-intake where the side mount used to be. But what are the legalities involved with relocating the number plate?

Eventually I'll get a slimline plate for the front to make things easier (plus I prefer it to be the the center -- looks more balanced), but until then where can it go?

[R34GTTSKY]

looking at the car headon i've got mine on the bottom right haven't had problems with p olice or n ething they pulled me over b4 but never said ne hting about the number plate bein there =)

seen a few people with it on the left

[Pal]

think it can be legally on the left hand side so the camera can get u if u are speeding. but that wouldn't happen, would it!

[NISZILA]

The new evo's come with number plates on the left from factory, so it can't be illegal

[Meecrob]

Maybe a dumb question, but how do you go about taking off the plate, and actually replacing it on the left hand side of your bumper? I mean, do you need to add holes etc? =(

[NISZILA]

Yep. Make some holes or make some sort of bracket that can mount on something. Get creative

[Levi_]

The hard thing is, space is pretty limiting. The fog lights may be a bit too much in the way to put it off to the left.

[NISZILA]

Get some custom plates and get a slim line plate for the front

[Levi_]

Get some custom plates and get a slim line plate for the front

Yeah, I think I might have to do that sooner than I thought. Maybe I'll just mount the number plate a little higher until I have more money to blow on plates.

[ossie_21]

The hard thing is, space is pretty limiting. The fog lights may be a bit too much in the way to put it off to the left.

Get something like a couple of L brackets & join it to the bumper in the gap underneath the lights.

[NISZILA]

Yeah, I think I might have to do that sooner than I thought. Maybe I'll just mount the number plate a little higher until I have more money to blow on plates.

Yea, thats what I've done. I just made a bracket that lifted the whole plate up by about 60 to 70mm.

[R34GTTSKY]

Get something like a couple of L brackets & join it to the bumper in the gap underneath the lights.

+1 plates fit in underneath the lights pretty well with a bracket=) bro in law did it on his s2

[ztuned]

mine is under the indicator too. ill take a closer pic at daytime

[Mr. Keets]

That looks illegel steve...based on the previous posts, looks good though

[NISZILA]

Yea Steve. Didn't notice that before, but doesn't it have to be one the other side

[ztuned]

well they put multinova's on the right side of the road somethings right lol

[Public Enemy]

Mine is mounted on the drivers side on my BNR32 Righthand side. Cops have pulled me over and said nothing. And unfortunately the multinovas still get ya. Comes up clear as day in the infringement photos. and i'm sure thats all the police care about.

Edited March 12, 2008 by Public Enemy

[humz]

number plate to the side is old skool, i rekon a nice slimline looks the treat nowadays

[ZENNON]

fyi: slimline plate is like $60 and you dont have to have a personalised plate to get a slimline

(in qld anyway)

[MLCrisis]

I have a Cusco number plate offset kit that uses the original holes and moves it off to the passenger side. I never used it. Stainless steel bracket, still in the packet. (That rhymes!)

Let me know if you are interested. By the way, all Alfa Romeos have it on passenger side from factory. The only legal requirement that I am aware of is that it has to be mounted so that it is parallel with the axle - so you cannot have too much of an angle.

Cheers.