steveg
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Jan 28, 2015 20:07:01 GMT
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Bit of an odd question but perhaps someone has messed with them in the past.
Are the holes used to attach them to the alloy plate in any way standard between different makes ?
At some point in it's past a car I have had a different registration number. I have realised that the marks on the boot lid panel are from the backs of the plastic numbers and was trying to work out from them what the letters and numbers were. Pretty sure it was on a J plate and the same pattern of holes is present at the beginning of the plate so thats two I know !
I can only think of asking a company who still makes plates with plastic digits if they can match anything to the holes if I drill where the marks are.
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omega
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Jan 28, 2015 20:46:56 GMT
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the holes wont tell you much eg a H snd a N will use the same holes.
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Jan 28, 2015 20:51:44 GMT
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Can you tell anything from the paint, if they were on for a fair while it will have not faded enough to sometimes make the outlines out. Try looking in different lights/ angles
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steveg
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Hi thanks for the replies. I don't have anything much to go on other than the marks in the paint. It had proper plates on it but they have been removed so it's only the areas where the fixing pegs have been rubbing.
I found some numbers letters/numbers for sale on ebay and the pictures show the pins on the back, lots seem to just have one at the top and one at the bottom. If the J's are correct I can guess the area code possibly.
It's a bit of a long shot really, but might be worth a try.
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taurus
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I used to make these plates - as said above, many of the letters / numerals have the same mounting pins so you can't tell the registration from the pattern of the holes alone. If I remember right we had a template for each letter / numeral with 10 hole positions and you just lined up the right holes for the letter you were fitting.
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steveg
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I used to make these plates - as said above, many of the letters / numerals have the same mounting pins so you can't tell the registration from the pattern of the holes alone. If I remember right we had a template for each letter / numeral with 10 hole positions and you just lined up the right holes for the letter you were fitting. I guessed this might be the case. If I can find a couple more I could sit and check a few on the AA number plate checker to see if any come up. Because of the car involved I might be able to find a picture of it among the owners club pictures. |
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steveg
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Jan 29, 2015 15:00:35 GMT
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I've been sitting looking at a photoshopped picture of the hole layout and have come up with the reg number. Couldn't believe the first one I typed in was correct.
This could be a way to find a missing reg number if anyone else has bought something with no plates.
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Last Edit: Jan 29, 2015 15:24:52 GMT by steveg
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How do you know that reg is actually the correct one for your car though?
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steveg
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I found a number stamped on the chassis a while back and did an HPI check.to make sure the reg was correct.
I think if you are a garage you can do an HPI check using the chassis number and find the info that way though.
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oh okay fair enough, good call doing the check.
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