GT4 Number Plate Height? - Page 3 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

Hi guys, I'm collecting my GT4 in a few weeks and I've decided to go with an adhesive front plate as opposed to the plinth. I've seen a few people do this but in 2 different ways. Some get a full legal sized plate which causes an overlap and others get a custom reduced height version that fits bang on within the flat section of the bumper. Does anyone know what the height is for that flat section by any chance? Have marked it in red in the below image.

I plan to do the same for my new GTS. Anyone advise same dimension for GTS if it's different from GT4?

I had my s/a front plate from highgatehose vehicle graphics. They have the correct height plates you are looking for. Very helpful. They are about 10 mm lower in height than standard plates and fit perfectly.

ssute said: I had my s/a front plate from highgatehose vehicle graphics. They have the correct height plates you are looking for. Very helpful. They are about 10 mm lower in height than standard plates and fit perfectly. A standard size UK front plate is 520mm x 111mm so 442mm x 95mm (15% reduction) should hopefully do that job (without looking overly illegal). The plate on the blue GT4 is a 3/4 plate which is 390mm x 84mm. There's still a bit more space available on the bumper and I feel it makes sense to cover it. Edited by DallySingh on Friday 3rd March 12:41

DallySingh said: ssute said: I had my s/a front plate from highgatehose vehicle graphics. They have the correct height plates you are looking for. Very helpful. They are about 10 mm lower in height than standard plates and fit perfectly. A standard size UK front plate is 520mm x 111mm so 442mm x 95mm (15% reduction) should hopefully do that job (without looking overly illegal). The plate on the blue GT4 is a 3/4 plate which is 390mm x 84mm. There's still a bit more space available on the bumper and I feel it makes sense to cover it. Edited by DallySingh on Friday 3rd March 12:41 Does this help I got my stick on plate from Highgate House. It’s 460 x 101mm. I’d estimate the flat bit as 100mm

Something to add is that you should make sure you tell your SA that you don't want the front plinth adding. They do this as part of the PDI but you need to make sure they put it down on the job sheet or you'll end up with holes in your bumper. Best to do this before it arrives at the dealership.

philj said: DallySingh said: ssute said: I had my s/a front plate from highgatehose vehicle graphics. They have the correct height plates you are looking for. Very helpful. They are about 10 mm lower in height than standard plates and fit perfectly. A standard size UK front plate is 520mm x 111mm so 442mm x 95mm (15% reduction) should hopefully do that job (without looking overly illegal). The plate on the blue GT4 is a 3/4 plate which is 390mm x 84mm. There's still a bit more space available on the bumper and I feel it makes sense to cover it. Edited by DallySingh on Friday 3rd March 12:41 Does this help I got my stick on plate from Highgate House. It’s 460 x 101mm. I’d estimate the flat bit as 100mm You're a star mate. Cheers for that

Got mine from Pro Plates in size 464x95 Fit perfectly on the GTS front bumper https://proplates.co.uk/collections/stick-on-numbe... Edited by scrounger73 on Friday 3rd March 13:27

scrounger73 said: Something to add is that you should make sure you tell your SA that you don't want the front plinth adding. They do this as part of the PDI but you need to make sure they put it down on the job sheet or you'll end up with holes in your bumper. Best to do this before it arrives at the dealership. Already emailed him this morning letting him know mate. I'm getting mine PPF'd from day 1 so makes no sense having plates on.

I've been running the front plate-free since I picked up last summer, as it went for PPF and I think it looks much nicer plate-free. But having had a 'tug' by the police for no front plate, as I was leaving a recent cars & coffee event.... "do you realise you're missing a vital part of your car sir?", I'll probably succumb to a stick-on plate if I get pulled again, so this thread is useful.

I was told by my PPF installer not to put the vinyl plate on for 2 weeks to allow the PPF to adhere fully as there would be a chance the PPF would lift if the plate was lifted while trying to put it on. A baby shampoo/water mix in a spray bottle, hairdryer and squeegee, a bit of patience plus lots and lots of measuring and checking and you'll be fine.

scrounger73 said: I was told by my PPF installer not to put the vinyl plate on for 2 weeks to allow the PPF to adhere fully as there would be a chance the PPF would lift if the plate was lifted while trying to put it on. A baby shampoo/water mix in a spray bottle, hairdryer and squeegee, a bit of patience plus lots and lots of measuring and checking and you'll be fine. I hope this isn't the case, will be a right pain in the ass.

DallySingh said: I hope this isn't the case, will be a right pain in the ass. I was told the same. No pressure washing or sticking anything to the PPF until it has properly bonded/set/gone-off.

It's not really that much of a pain. Put your plate in the front screen and explain nicely to your local Rozzer why it's there.

kmpowell said: I've been running the front plate-free since I picked up last summer, as it went for PPF and I think it looks much nicer plate-free. But having had a 'tug' by the police for no front plate, as I was leaving a recent cars & coffee event.... "do you realise you're missing a vital part of your car sir?", I'll probably succumb to a stick-on plate if I get pulled again, so this thread is useful. Incredibly arrogant to run without a plate. Just shouts LOOK AT ME.

No getting around it... they look best without a plate. Been running around for 1.5 years like this without a single issue driving past coppers.

Yeah, because you are running the sneaky camo paint colour.

scrounger73 said: Got mine from Pro Plates in size 464x95 Fit perfectly on the GTS front bumper https://proplates.co.uk/collections/stick-on-numbe... Edited by scrounger73 on Friday 3rd March 13:27 That looks nice. Are the letters printed into the backing materials (all one layer) or are the letters stuck on top of the white backing?

Definitely worth paying for a Highgate House sticker plate imho. They are reflective and although cost more than a black and white vinyl version - you get what you pay for

R33FAL said: No getting around it... they look best without a plate. Been running around for 1.5 years like this without a single issue driving past coppers. You wouldn't happen to be the same Yellow GT4 which goes to the Surrey Car Meet C&C events?

This is mine from proplates, it’s 295 x 85 which suits the 5 digit plate just right, not overly small to attract unwanted attention.

MrChips said: This is mine from proplates, it’s 295 x 85 which suits the 5 digit plate just right, not overly small to attract unwanted attention. I don't know whether it's due to the angle of the photo but is your plate slightly curving at the bottom? This plate is 390mm x 84mm but it seems like there's a lot more vertical room still available before the curves of the bumper kick in.

kmpowell said: You wouldn't happen to be the same Yellow GT4 which goes to the Surrey Car Meet C&C events? Haha, one and the same!

R33FAL said: kmpowell said: You wouldn't happen to be the same Yellow GT4 which goes to the Surrey Car Meet C&C events? Haha, one and the same! I wasn’t sure because your plate is not quite the same as your username, but it rang a bell for me. I’m usually there, the one in the Python Green 718.

DallySingh said: I don't know whether it's due to the angle of the photo but is your plate slightly curving at the bottom? This plate is 390mm x 84mm but it seems like there's a lot more vertical room still available before the curves of the bumper kick in. The bottom part is just resting on the line where the body shape starts to curve, the light in the pic does make it look more curved than it is. I tried a few different placements and felt it looked best as low as possible. I did have a 100mm high plate to start with and took that off as yep it was overlapping the curve too much!

Does anyone know whether a standard sized or 3/4 sized plastic plate can be applied with just sticky pads (no plinth) or is the bend on the front bumper too harsh? I imagine a plastic plate will need to be curved a little so that it doesn’t pop off. Haven’t seen any examples of this, probably for a good reason.

3M VHB tape will easily hold a plate. You could preform the plate with a little heat, but not necessary. The only difficulty would be removing the plate if fixed with VHB, but it simply requires using dental floss. It's similar to what model designator badges are affixed with. Buy some and have a trial run on something suitable to satisfy yourself if dubious. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Double-Mounting-Waterproo...

As mentioned above, 3M vhb tape sticks like s**t to a blanket, your problem with a full size plate is to miss the lip at the bottom the top of the plate will stick up above the top edge of the bumper and look naff. I went plastic but reduced size..

MogUk said: As mentioned above, 3M vhb tape sticks like s**t to a blanket, your problem with a full size plate is to miss the lip at the bottom the top of the plate will stick up above the top edge of the bumper and look naff. I went plastic but reduced size.. That looks really good. What size is your plate mate? I think I'm going to go down the same route with mine and get a reduced sized plastic plate. May get a vinyl sticker version as a backup. I did a similar thing with my previous Z4 but wasn't too sure whether it would be possible with the GT4's bumper as it's not completely flat. Edited by DallySingh on Sunday 5th March 14:47 Edited by DallySingh on Sunday 5th March 15:00

DallySingh said: Does anyone know whether a standard sized or 3/4 sized plastic plate can be applied with just sticky pads (no plinth) or is the bend on the front bumper too harsh? I imagine a plastic plate will need to be curved a little so that it doesn’t pop off. Haven’t seen any examples of this, probably for a good reason. It works on a minimum legal size plate...

That looks good. Where do you get a plate like that made. The height is the issue at the front. Did you trim one yourself?

scoobyc said: DallySingh said: Does anyone know whether a standard sized or 3/4 sized plastic plate can be applied with just sticky pads (no plinth) or is the bend on the front bumper too harsh? I imagine a plastic plate will need to be curved a little so that it doesn’t pop off. Haven’t seen any examples of this, probably for a good reason. It works on a minimum legal size plate... What size is your plate mate? It looks great and fits bang on. I don’t think a standard UK plate with 7 characters and 1 space will be legal once shrunk down to that size. I believe the law is more to do with font size as opposed to plate size.

DallySingh said: I believe the law is more to do with font size as opposed to plate size. From INF104 leaflet - Vehicle registration numbers and number plates ... Vehicles with new or replacement number plates fitted from 1 September 2001. The characters on a number plate need to be a certain height and size: • characters must be 79mm tall • characters (except the number 1 or letter I) must be 50mm wide • the character stroke (the thickness of the black print) must be 14mm • the space between characters must be 11mm • the space between the age identifier and the random letters must be 33mm • the margins at the top, bottom and side of the plate must be 11mm • vertical space between the age identifier and the random letters must be 19mm

DallySingh said: That looks really good. What size is your plate mate? I think I'm going to go down the same route with mine and get a reduced sized plastic plate. May get a vinyl sticker version as a backup. 12" x 3" To put that in perspective, I have a legal 'short' plate on the rear and that is 14" x 4"

MogUk said: DallySingh said: That looks really good. What size is your plate mate? I think I'm going to go down the same route with mine and get a reduced sized plastic plate. May get a vinyl sticker version as a backup. 12" x 3" To put that in perspective, I have a legal 'short' plate on the rear and that is 14" x 4" Cheers mate, I've ordered a 13" x 3.5" and a 12" x 3" to see which fits best.

arcamalpha said: That looks nice. Are the letters printed into the backing materials (all one layer) or are the letters stuck on top of the white backing? They are within the vinyl

G40R_JL said: That looks good. Where do you get a plate like that made. The height is the issue at the front. Did you trim one yourself? I'll check my emails as can't remember company off the top of my head, it's full size fonts with the minimum 11mm around d the outside.

MogUk said: DallySingh said: That looks really good. What size is your plate mate? I think I'm going to go down the same route with mine and get a reduced sized plastic plate. May get a vinyl sticker version as a backup. 12" x 3" To put that in perspective, I have a legal 'short' plate on the rear and that is 14" x 4" No sorry thats wrong, its 390mm x 105mm from fancyplates.com

scoobyc said: No sorry thats wrong, its 390mm x 105mm from fancyplates.com Nope.. a legal ‘zero’ 6 digit plate that I was using as a comparison is as I said…

Lol, am i missing your point or are you now telling me the size of my numberplate..

kmpowell said: R33FAL said: kmpowell said: R33FAL said: No getting around it... they look best without a plate. Been running around for 1.5 years like this without a single issue driving past coppers. You wouldn't happen to be the same Yellow GT4 which goes to the Surrey Car Meet C&C events? Haha, one and the same! I wasn’t sure because your plate is not quite the same as your username, but it rang a bell for me. I’m usually there, the one in the Python Green 718. I see they finally got you, any points or just the £100FPN? Edited by kmpowell on Monday 20th March 11:48

This has just popped up on my feed. Is it anyone here? It's as if the gods are trying to persuade me to put a front plate on mine.

Self-adhesive 85 x 345mm on the front of both. No problems so far.

This is a plastic plate (300mm X 89mm) from Fancy Plates . COM

kmpowell said: I see they finally got you, any points or just the £100FPN? Edited by kmpowell on Monday 20th March 11:48 Haha... yes tempted fate... just a £100 FPN. It's a fine whether you misspace a plate, or not have one at all- the latter seems better value for money although clearly, you are inviting attention. Having said that, I am glad the copper got that ticket out of his system, whilst every weekend high-value cars are getting stolen throughout Woking/Cobham/Weybridge. First things first, and all that!

R33FAL said: kmpowell said: I see they finally got you, any points or just the £100FPN? Edited by kmpowell on Monday 20th March 11:48 Haha... yes tempted fate... just a £100 FPN. It's a fine whether you misspace a plate, or not have one at all- the latter seems better value for money although clearly, you are inviting attention. Having said that, I am glad the copper got that ticket out of his system, whilst every weekend high-value cars are getting stolen throughout Woking/Cobham/Weybridge. First things first, and all that! Good attitude, and I mean that most sincerely! It's always easy to get bent out of shape over officers of the law going for easy pickings over obvious crimes that might actually hurt anyone. Honestly hope the officer in question got it out of his system, rather than going looking for pedestrians not using pelican crossings in a fully approved manner, or cyclists jumping the lights. Not much any of us can do about it except get on with life as we see fit, and take the consequences when they come. Mis-spaced, undersize, incorrect reflectiveness of background, wrong colours, or just car too dirty to read the plate; I'm guessing all come under the same offence. I've had to "suck it up" in the past, I'm sure I will in the future, and I'm Mr. Prim and Proper in every way I can achieve. They do what they do. Some of it seems really unhelpful! Liam