front numberplate custom mount

[marcusus]

Why you'd want to stick the numberplate in front of the air intake is beyond me...

You mean radiator? I don't know of too many 5's that come with the air intake in the grille without modifications...

Meanwhile, although it's a bit of a bad angle, how about a little bit of this:


I bent my factory plate around to sit it there. Had to drill a couple of new holes too, but it's only a number plate bracket, so no big deal there. The bracket is suprisingly malleable (from what I remember anyway... did this like a year and a half ago or so).

[yakob]

Why you'd want to stick the numberplate in front of the air intake is beyond me...

ill just put some holes in it

[StanTheMan]

Why you'd want to stick the numberplate in front of the air intake is beyond me...

You mean radiator? I don't know of too many 5's that come with the air intake in the grille without modifications...

thats priceless

[yakob]

Why you'd want to stick the numberplate in front of the air intake is beyond me...

You mean radiator? I don't know of too many 5's that come with the air intake in the grille without modifications...
I bent my factory plate around to sit it there. Had to drill a couple of new holes too, but it's only a number plate bracket, so no big deal there. The bracket is suprisingly malleable (from what I remember anyway... did this like a year and a half ago or so).

your a legend, thats what i want! looks so much better, because the nose is a bit pointy on that nb, it looks odd with a numberplate sticking out. and your right. i think the radiator will be fine haha.

so u used the original bracket?

[marcusus]

your a legend, thats what i want! looks so much better, because the nose is a bit pointy on that nb, it looks odd with a numberplate sticking out. and your right. i think the radiator will be fine haha.

so u used the original bracket?

Yep. Basically I bent the prongs downwards, then drilled holes so the plate sits in the mouth a little bit more. If you use the standard holes, the plate sits out at the distance of the nose, because that's obviously where the original bracket needs to go. I did have to drill new holes for the actual plate too because the holes were upside down once I bent it.

[yakob]

your a legend, thats what i want! looks so much better, because the nose is a bit pointy on that nb, it looks odd with a numberplate sticking out. and your right. i think the radiator will be fine haha.

so u used the original bracket?

Yep. Basically I bent the prongs downwards, then drilled holes so the plate sits in the mouth a little bit more. If you use the standard holes, the plate sits out at the distance of the nose, because that's obviously where the original bracket needs to go. I did have to drill new holes for the actual plate too because the holes were upside down once I bent it.

so you bent the plates downwards. i get that part. but what did udrill?

[marcusus]

Yep. Basically I bent the prongs downwards, then drilled holes so the plate sits in the mouth a little bit more. If you use the standard holes, the plate sits out at the distance of the nose, because that's obviously where the original bracket needs to go. I did have to drill new holes for the actual plate too because the holes were upside down once I bent it.

so you bent the plates downwards. i get that part. but what did udrill?[/quote]
I drilled new holes for the plate to be mounted to the bracket, and I drilled new holes for the bracket to sit further back in the mouth.

If you're gonna bend your original bracket, you'll see what I mean. Just be sure to have a metal drill the size of the bolts of the number plate holes and the bracket holes handy

[yakob]

Yep. Basically I bent the prongs downwards, then drilled holes so the plate sits in the mouth a little bit more. If you use the standard holes, the plate sits out at the distance of the nose, because that's obviously where the original bracket needs to go. I did have to drill new holes for the actual plate too because the holes were upside down once I bent it.

so you bent the plates downwards. i get that part. but what did udrill?

I drilled new holes for the plate to be mounted to the bracket, and I drilled new holes for the bracket to sit further back in the mouth.

If you're gonna bend your original bracket, you'll see what I mean. Just be sure to have a metal drill the size of the bolts of the number plate holes and the bracket holes handy [/quote]
i have an entire arsenal of tools.

oh gosh im so excited, before everytime ithough of the finish line i would always tell myself to forget it, but now its closer, i can taste it and ican definately see it happening atleast by december, world look out!

[Adam_NAclubman]

This is what it looks like on an NA.

Fail




It's sitting back on an angle in the photo because I'd just done a country run during which I definitely did not do 100mph. I normally adjust it so it sits with the bottom ever so slightly forward of the top

This is how it normally is, its just the other photo is clearer


Take the bracket off and run cable ties from the holes in the inside of the bar that the bracket mounts to, through your plates, then zip them up. Don't do them up really tightly.

Might also pay to flush your radiator first. I havent had any problems with overheating since I put mine in the mouth (temporarily) about....... 2 years ago now maybe

[yakob]

Take the bracket off and run cable ties from the holes in the inside of the bar that the bracket mounts to, through your plates, then zip them up. Don't do them up really tightly.

haha i absolutely love the cable tie idea

its good to know there are people out there like me who are clever, and like to cut corners but still achieve maximum results.

[Adam_NAclubman]

its good to know there are people out there like me who are clever, and like to cut corners but still achieve maximum results.

Wow, thanks for the compliment RogerC.

You could also do an offset mount

[yakob]

loving the tuna can touch..

this is the world of improvised construction. i almost never buy things for projects, i just use things laying around..

call me cheap or lazy it works! and most of all its fUN!

[Adam_NAclubman]

When a design works amazingly well do you keep the details to yourself?

[yakob]

When a design works amazingly well do you keep the details to yourself?

no, unless its worth a potential 12mil through patenting and marketing..

i love to give my share of advice when it comes to diy.

[Matty]

you want cheap? how about no bracket at all?

double sided tape: http://mattysmx5.blogspot.com/2008/07/b ... black.html