What sort of number plate bracket is this?

Rob · Postby **Rob** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:44 pm

There's probably a half a dozen ways to hang your numberplate off the front of an MX5...

Anyone want to speculate how this one was done?

It's not sitting "inside" the mouth of the car, it's more flush with the bumper, while still sitting "in" the mouth... just.

That's about the best way I can explain it! Sorry there's not a better pic.

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:51 pm

I had the same one on my NB

its just 2 L shaped brackets

Rob · Postby **Rob** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:26 pm

That looks schmick. Cheers, Regie.

marty085 · Postby **marty085** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:28 pm

Did somebody in ur family have an Elan Regie?

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:29 pm

marty085 wrote:Did somebody in ur family have an Elan Regie?

Did and still does

marty085 · Postby **marty085** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:19 pm

#jealous !!!!!

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:31 am

Rob wrote:Anyone want to speculate how this one was done?

Not sure if possible with the NB number plate bracket, but with the NA8 bracket you can achieve this by inverting it & drilling a couple of holes in the bracket if you want to set it back further. Couple of spacers or a little bending might also be required to get it back further.

Rob · Postby **Rob** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:43 pm

93_Clubman wrote:
Rob wrote:Anyone want to speculate how this one was done?

Not sure if possible with the NB number plate bracket, but with the NA8 bracket you can achieve this by inverting it & drilling a couple of holes in the bracket if you want to set it back further. Couple of spacers or a little bending might also be required to get it back further.

Yeah, and that's what I did on my NA; basically inverted it and sawed a chunk off each side, drilling new holes closer. But It never sat that flush.

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:46 pm

my number plate is mounted in the mouth- centrally situated. Easy to do - you can use the standard brackets and a spacer and suspend from the top. If the bracket is left in the standard position it almost certainly will end up scratching the paint from a gentle nudge. The offset ones look totally wrong to me and not even sure if that is legal.