(legal) pressed plates on a mk2 ibiza yes or no

[crossedmike]

well im debaiting where to get pressed plates on my beeza the legal ones of couse the police try find enough faults with my car already lol so im thing no logo just a pressed plate what do we think

 

[GMInsite]

I think yes ive got a set with no band on my mk2 and they look awsome

 

[crossedmike]

ohhh very nice i might get myself a set ordered lol

 

[22ssingh]

well im debaiting where to get pressed plates on my beeza the legal ones of couse the police try find enough faults with my car already lol so im thing no logo just a pressed plate what do we think

What are pressed plates?

 

[crossedmike]

What are pressed plates?

metal style like old german ones

 

[22ssingh]

metal style like old german ones

Oooh, yeah they look nice depending on the car, I think they would like nice on yours

 

[andycupra]

What are pressed plates?

Pressed plates are typically made out of some form of metal with the characters actually being pressed into the surface so they sitting proud of the plates surface, or embosed..

German plates are typically like this
You can get german style plates from many places, but many of these are NOTY legal. If they have the german font they are definately illegal.
Some places now sell legal plates which use UK font and are made to meet UK specs which have been tightened in the last few years. This includes the detials of who made the plates being printed onto the plate along the bottom somewhere.

Is it just me or does the character '5' not look right.

 

[crossedmike]

ye i was thinking this but might be the angle if pressed or reflection

 

[abhardwaj1990]

Get them Mike ...they look good IMO

GMInsite, I think it was you I pm'd on that other site about your bonnet bra lol

 

[crossedmike]

2morrow i shall buy my plates lmao

 

[andycupra]

pressed plates also have to be reflective to meet the BS standards...

 

[crossedmike]

they normally are been metal i was told

 

[Fl@pper]

5 looks ok - might be 'cos it's next to a T and/or pressed

 

[suj]

I think they look good, I love my set

 

[CraigW]

Yep you should definetely get a set. I love the set that I have and wouldnt go back to plastic ones now.

Mine are currently in german font (slash in the zero) with gb banding and havent had any problems with them at all, although I will be getting myself a set of legal ones in the next few weeks.

 

[gtikezz]

now would pressed plates vibrate when you music is on ? ( not as though i play loud music or anything )

 

[suj]

yep same craig, mine had "E" for Espanyol, got stopped, bought a GB embossed type emblem with GB on it off fleabay, sorted (as they said just the E was illegal) haha
will get some proper ones when cash allows me too

no kezz, as you will tighten them to the boot/bumper

 

[gtikezz]

ahhh good good i may get a set of them then mine do my head in when i play my realy quiet music

 

[CraigW]

Mine vibrate alittle bit depending if I have my sub on and what I am listening to. Had abit of drum and bass today and the rear plate was vibrating alittle. But I do have it in a plate holder.

Think I need some dynamat for my bootlid.

 

[andycupra]

depends how you attach them to the car.
dont be stingly and use some itiative when you fit them and all will be well.

Id use 3m pads or the like, id not want to pay out for nice looking plates and then screw them on ruining them