GavinJ
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@gavinj
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My mg is mid v8 conversion at the moment and when its completed i'm going to give it a respray but i've got a decision to make, Do the numbers stay or go? With,   Without, (very old pic before any mods)  Do i put the numbers back on after the respray or not? i can't decide..... |
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Last Edit: Mar 6, 2006 0:18:49 GMT by GavinJ
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With or without?BenzBoy
@benzboy
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I say keep 'em. I'm sure Demon Tweeks do magnetic numbers though... then you could have it both ways!
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With or without?rustingdeathtrap
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Yeah, keep them. And the checkers too. It all looks a bit flat cap without ;D
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Jenn
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Keep them AND have a magnetic chequered roof tmade to scare the hell out of the MG owners club.
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Mr K
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keep them, makes it all abit dukes of hazard! which is good. without them its abit 'wet'.
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GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
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@gavinj
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lol i guess i'll keep them then, i've received mixed response's from my mates  but its kind of known round my area now for the numbers - had a random guy approach me in the pub asking if i drove 'number 78'  Will have to get some more chequered tape though and try and put it on a bit straighter next time! The reason for it needing a respray is that even though the paint looks nice and shiny it's had a cheap paint job before i bought it and when i remove stickers off it takes the paint off with it  and thats why the chequered tape is there as when we did some work on the sills I masked the paint work up, so as not to damage it but the masking tape pulled the paint off!! so the chequered tape came to the rescue! (a bodge that actually looks ok ;D) Just noticed in that 2nd pic how it makes the car look left hand drive  |
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paul4be
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Loose them, doesn't look quite right on an otherwise standard looking car.
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GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
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@gavinj
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Ok heres another question, shall the new numbers have round white backgrounds or square like it has now? and do i put a number on the bonnet?
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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I'd go for round, and shove one on the bonnet for good measure
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Nick
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isnt it illegal to display a race number on the road?
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idea stolen from rattely eddie.
this weeks car count "5"
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I'd say keep 'em, but on a round background. Stick one on the bonnet as well, but spray the bonnet matt black.
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slater
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don't like them, maybe if they were round? and bigger? Technicaly you are suppose to put a black line through them to use it on the road. Just tell them its your phone number or something! Where do they draw the line between race numbers and just signwiting? who knows!  |
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bstardchild
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I'l be putting set on my Monza - 85 for it's year.........
I say put em on a round background and keep em - bonnet I'm not sure about side is just fine
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i'd keep them, but put them on a round back round. possibily a different font too. keep the chequered line too, and you could remove the chrome strip maybe too? good looking car though |
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Nathan
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keep em otherwise its just like every other Rubber bumper MGB
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Mike
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I'd keep them, but like others have said, put em on a round background.
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With or without?BenzBoy
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Going slightly off at a tangent here, but I didn't know numbers were illegal on UK roads! There are stacks of new Mingies and "Beetles" sold with (vom-inducing) decals on them... I wonder how they get around it?
It would be quite funny if all those nasty new Beetle "Herbie" lookalikes had to stick tape all over their numbers....hehe....
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Like so maybe?  |
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GavinJ
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MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
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@gavinj
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Round looks good, How about a 2 tone paint job this time?  The back end is going to be lowered 2.5" soon with some race springs as i'm not happy with how high its sitting at the back at the moment and the wheels will be changing. |
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but its kind of known round my area now for the numbers - had a random guy approach me in the pub asking if i drove 'number 78' 
and thats why the chequered tape is there as when we did some work on the sills I masked the paint work up, so as not to damage it but the masking tape pulled the paint off!! so the chequered tape came to the rescue! (a bodge that actually looks ok ;D)
