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D5 rear registration plate
I know there has been a lot comments about the rear plate, and to be honest I didn't have a problem with it.
Not quite a marmaite case of love or hate.
Looked a bit strange, but horses for courses as they say.
Anyway, had a 50 minute drive home on Saturday evening. 45 mins of it was behind a D5.
It was just getting dark, when I flashed him out in front of me.
45 mins behind the same car can be annoying. However, 45 mins behind the same car where the reg plate lights are right next to the left had rear light cluster, is really off putting.
Can't explain it. Every now and again I would tune out, and for a millisecond couldn't decide why the centre of the car in front is in the wrong position.
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17th Jan 2019 3:26 pm
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Sorry what do you mean ?
17th Jan 2019 3:30 pm
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However, 45 mins behind the same car where the reg plate lights are right next to the left had rear light cluster, is really off putting.
Sorry, but isn't that the same position as the reg plate lights on a D3 \ 4
17th Jan 2019 3:37 pm
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Funny how it looks right on one car (with a square plate) and not so right on another. I guess it's the lines down the length of a D3/4 issue, or having only one air intake, people will get used to it.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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17th Jan 2019 5:20 pm
al cope
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i have a shorter (but not square) plate on the rear of my D5 as my reg ony has 5 characters - it looks better than a full length rear plate (imho) on a D5
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17th Jan 2019 6:06 pm
Rnclayton
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Same plate, yes. But it just looks wrong at night.
I was following a 11 plate D4 last night, and it twigged.
This D4, as mine, has LED rear light cluster, but halogen reg plate bulbs. The reg plate therefor glows.
The D5 had LED cluster (a bit smaller than D4 I think) and LED reg lights. It was screaming reg plate, but they were bright enough to be the reverse lights.MY07 Freelander2 SE Santorini Black - Gone
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18th Jan 2019 8:36 am
mark the spark
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Ken wrote:
Sorry what do you mean ?
what a massive improvement saw one in this colour the other day and it looks great in the sunlightMY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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18th Jan 2019 9:48 am
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Looks like a Disco Sport!
18th Jan 2019 10:00 am
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The weird number plate is just a distraction from the general design of the back end.
18th Jan 2019 10:37 am
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agreed but it is the most obvious blot on that particular landscape MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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18th Jan 2019 11:16 am
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DSL wrote:
The weird number plate is just a distraction from the general design of the back end.
Just reflect on how evolution designed your back end del ....thats not pretty either
18th Jan 2019 11:35 am
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18th Jan 2019 11:54 am
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DG wrote:
DSL wrote:
The weird number plate is just a distraction from the general design of the back end.
Just reflect on how evolution designed your back end del ....thats not pretty either
U want the pics of my back end in my running Lycra?
18th Jan 2019 12:24 pm
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18th Jan 2019 12:52 pm
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You've pulled Rich DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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saw one in this colour the other day and it looks great in the sunlight
