Hi has anyone taken the front number plate holder off of a 2010 to 2012 and put a shorter number plate on, if so can you post a pic of the finished result ,I know the holes will need filling and painting, and do you think this will set the parking sensors off? I have a 4 digit plate and I think they look a bit daft on the standard size plate ( just my thoughts of course) thanks berty

obviously legally it has to be the regular size but some have put a smaller one on,


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The standard size number plate is not a legal requirement it's just the spacing and gaps that are, so in my case 4 digits I can legally go to a much shorter plate, thanks for the pic

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Hi Berty, I have a smaller plate (5 digits) and had the same problem and it did look a bit rubbish. I then spotted on ebay a number plate plinth from ebay usa for their Range Rover sport variant as they have smaller plates. Hope you can see it on this pic.

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Nowt illegal about that/my plate Stan...........

Only legal requirement is the minimum of the top & bottom size (10-15mm) on both ends and the BS number...

So the length depends on number sizes

Yes I was thinking the same thing about losing the plinth may look a bit bland, also which border (if any) and I'm looking at 3D resin plates and can't decide if there to much or will look good,just wish I could have black and silver ones but that's far from legal unless I move to Guernsey, I want to keep the plates legal, but retain a classy look as opposed to the boy racer look if that makes sense decisions decisions

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Have a wee muck about here,not bought any yet , still thinking about it:
https://www.fourdotdesignerplates.co.uk

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IMHO, short plates look the dogs on the front. Back, less so.

Where did you get the surround from ? It looks well that think I'll proceed and have the standard surround taken off and the holes filled up

If you zoom right in, you may be able to see that I took off the original mount, cut out a section from the middle and then fixed the 2 pieces back together. As the plastic is soft, they blend very well, only showing a faint joint line hidden by the plate itself.

Fortunately, i'd just had a 2007 to 2010 facelift / conversion done, so I asked the conversion company not to fix the plate on the new bumper when they'd completed their work, leaving me with a hole free bumper ready to do the mount and plate myself. GONE 2010 Facelifted 3.6 TDV8 - Stornoway Grey + 22" Overfinch Olympus
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