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Registration plate plinths
Over the weekend, three vehicles 'suffered' from detached or partially detached registration plates. Apart from the one that was screwed to the soft A bar , and one on a RRS that was only taped on, one didn't have the plinth fitted, which I thought was a standard item. Looking at some of the other vehicles it seems a bit hit-and-miss.
Behind the reg. plate is the two mountings for the plinth and the plinth itself has multiple mounting holes to accomodate reg. plates.... so who does and who doesn't?
seems silly not to fit them to me as a bit of water (or mud) easily popped the plates off
20th Mar 2006 4:23 pm
Pelyma
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I have one, but how do you loose one on Salisbury Plain??DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
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Not had one on either of mine, probably Stra...........skimping!Zermatt silver 06 reg.
Gone but not forgotten !!!
20th Mar 2006 4:27 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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Pelyma wrote:
I have one, but how do you loose one on Salisbury Plain??
Going through water.In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
20th Mar 2006 4:31 pm
Pelyma
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Ahhh playing submarines!DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
20th Mar 2006 4:35 pm
Ken
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Had one but now mine comes off as its attached with two 1/4 turn screws (Winch) prior to off road use
20th Mar 2006 4:57 pm
blue meanie D3 Decade
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of course I have one! ( had to go out and check though! ) and theeeeennn......???
20th Mar 2006 5:03 pm
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I have one too.
20th Mar 2006 5:12 pm
simon
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Apparently...
Vin range: 6A355628 Onwards
The front bumper European registration/license plate plinth will not be installed on vehicles built from the above VIN. Only vehicles destined for markets where it is a legal requirement or have identified a specific need will continue to receive the front bumper European license plate plinth. Specific markets will receive a different license plate plinth while others will receive no license plate plinth. Markets with no plinth should secure the license plate directly to the front bumper.
So not sure if its a legal requirement in the UK but this may explain some not having one.
Mine has.
-s
20th Mar 2006 5:25 pm
Pelyma
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So my new car won't have a plinth, FBH control, parking ticket clips and mud flaps, anything else they want to nick off it. It'll look like little 5 has been near it DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
Mine did have a plinth before the winch was fitted and large chunks of the front bumper were removed, plinth is sitting in my shed, free to a good home if anyone wants it
20th Mar 2006 5:52 pm
Pelyma
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Can I take you up on that offer?DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
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My car is 6A3643xx and didn't come with one fitted so I bought one from the parts department - approx £4...bargain!!2006 TDV6 SE
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, and one on a RRS that was only taped on, one didn't have the plinth fitted, which I thought was a standard item. Looking at some of the other vehicles it seems a bit hit-and-miss.
