Author Topic: Number plates (Read 18118 times)

StephenSLR · « **on:** February 03, 2012, 04:03:40 pm »

Just wondering what are the best type of NSW no. plates to get for a 66 Mustang.

Those slim line ones come in a variety of colours but will they look ghey not taking up the whole space allocated for them on the panel?

Aus. plates are wider than US ones, will they need to be trimmed as in the case with some US cars to fit the space?

I recall if you chose your own combination and as long as it was [ ABC - 123 ] it was only a one off fee for fabricating the plate, looking at the myplates website they seem to be saying any non-random is at least $90 per year after the initial $220 for fab. Is this right? I've emailed them but have yet to get an answer.

Any nifty ideas as to what letter number combo to choose?

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IGALOP · « **Reply #1 on:** February 03, 2012, 04:56:25 pm »

Highly illegal to trim plates in all states I believe.

Here's one site worth a look for ideas.
http://www.coolpl8z.com/search.php?terms=mustang

stormin · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2012, 04:58:06 pm »

I used extended bolts to pull my plates out off the car body [front] so they wouldn't be bent and rubbing on the paint. Most of the plates used to only have a one off fee but when the last State Govt started to run out of money they thought it was a good idea to slug the motorist AGAIN!!
Stormin

boss69hogg · « **Reply #3 on:** February 03, 2012, 06:20:56 pm »

Stephen, Yes, the slimlines won't fit on the front, you will need to do what Norm said and put some spacers in to move them away. Rear are no problems. Other option is to go for the old style private plates (black and white - 2 letters, 3 numbers).

dta308 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2012, 06:28:08 pm »

All NSW personal plates now have an annual fee of at least $90.
You can find this info on the RTA site.

Ash · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2012, 06:57:11 pm »

I used some 25mm alloy channel to space out the front plate on my 66. It worked out a perfect spacing for the plate to clear the panel and to not rub any paint.
I used some speed nuts to attach the plate to the alloy channel and used the original screw holes on the panel. Each alloy piece was roughly 30mm long from memory.

StephenSLR · « **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2012, 07:04:09 pm »

Quote from: boss69hogg link=topic=17032.msg170197#msg170197

Yes, the slimlines won't fit on the front

Cheers, I notice from one bare front end, it had 2 holes up top and one hole down the bottom, even if I had spacers a slim plate would sit too high and there'd be a single hole still visible - ghey!

Was just wondering if there are options like the C2 Corvettes have a bracket attached to the bumperettes so it doesn't sit on a panel.

It sounds like the best looking option is a tall old style plate.

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Ash · « **Reply #7 on:** February 03, 2012, 07:13:47 pm »

Here's a couple of mine, I think it looks quite fine

Ash · « **Reply #8 on:** February 03, 2012, 07:15:23 pm »

I just noticed there is a bit of a wave in my plate, just remembered that was from the plate having a D & M with a roo.

StephenSLR · « **Reply #9 on:** February 03, 2012, 07:22:07 pm »

Quote from: Ash link=topic=17032.msg170207#msg170207

Here's a couple of mine, I think it looks quite fine

Actually it's not so bad Ash.

What's the rear one look like?

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Ash · « **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2012, 07:35:14 pm »

The under side of the plate, the bit hanging down is the lower rubber supports. You could trim this off quite easily I would say but I didn't want to do that.

StephenSLR · « **Reply #11 on:** February 03, 2012, 08:45:55 pm »

Quote from: stormin link=topic=17032.msg170185#msg170185

Most of the plates used to only have a one off fee but when the last State Govt started to run out of money they thought it was a good idea to slug the motorist AGAIN!!
Stormin

What maggots!

Let's say I get an [ABC-123] combo, if I then sell the car the next owner wouldn't have to pay each year, surely!

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Ash · « **Reply #12 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:30:13 pm »

If they keep the plates on the car then I'm certain they will. Unless they hand them in and buy new ones.

blue67 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:36:57 pm »

As far as I know the standard plates (AB-12-AB Black and Yellows and the ABC-123 Black and Whites) don't cost anything extra per year, though they do cost $39 to get the plates. If you want a specific plate, they charge extra to get the plates but not extra per year I think.

I was rather unhappy when they put that yearly charge on new personalised number plates, I wanted a set but I'm not going to pay extra per year for them.

I just took the first plates they had at the RTA when I registered mine........ I was to eager to drive the Stang

StephenSLR · « **Reply #14 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:44:29 pm »

Quote from: Ash link=topic=17032.msg170229#msg170229

If they keep the plates on the car then I'm certain they will.

I don't see why they should, it's not their personalisation.

Let's say you used your 3 initials as the first 3 letters then sold your car. Why should Ahmed H Salami pay each year for Joe J Blow's initials?

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blue67 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 03, 2012, 11:04:25 pm »

Quote from: StephenSLR link=topic=17032.msg170232#msg170232

Quote from: Ash link=topic=17032.msg170229#msg170229
If they keep the plates on the car then I'm certain they will.

I don't see why they should, it's not their personalisation.

Let's say you used your 3 initials as the first 3 letters then sold your car. Why should Ahmed H Salami pay each year for Joe J Blow's initials?

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If you get standard black and whites or black and yellow plates in ABC-123 format I think you are only charged a one off fee of $220 to have that plate made/found/dusted off.

If plates with an annual fee stay on a car when it changes hands, the new owner has to pay the annual fee.

I have a set of personalised plates on a car I bought which aren't my initials but they were on the car before they brought in annual fees so I don't pay an annual fee.

Having a quick look at myplates.com.au makes you wonder why people would want to have fancy plates. Some plates can cost you $600 to get the plates and then $440 per year to keep them!

StephenSLR · « **Reply #16 on:** February 03, 2012, 11:08:10 pm »

Quote from: blue67 link=topic=17032.msg170233#msg170233

makes you wonder why people would want to have fancy plates. Some plates can cost you $600 to get the plates and then $440 per year to keep them!

Hence why they're called 'vanity' plates, you really have to be in love with yourself to pay that much.

... and the govt. are laughing all the way to the bank.

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Ash · « **Reply #17 on:** February 03, 2012, 11:10:44 pm »

Yellow/black standard plates are $39 to buy initially.
Standard slimline white/black plates (you get the next plate in line out of the box, no choice of letter/number combo), they are $60 something dollars from memory.

The myplates site has a mass array of plate variations and options. I have 3 sets of personal plates. One set I've had for 12 years, before they placed annual fees so I own them. The other two cost me $90 a year each.

Moz · « **Reply #18 on:** February 04, 2012, 12:57:52 am »

I don't know if they are the same size as the Vic Slimline plates.
But I made a 25mm thick spacer, 50mm wide and 300mm in length which filled up the space on the front
drilled and counter sunk the screws to match up with original holes on the front stone tray
and then screwed the Slimline plate into that.
I mounted it in high enough so you don't see the spacer
and it comes out flush to the front as you can see in the pics.

As for the back that just fitted in OK

Moz

66 Hertz · « **Reply #19 on:** February 04, 2012, 10:23:59 am »

nothing peeves me more than to see nice Mustangs at shows with bent up front Number plates to fit....a small spacer behind them is not much of a hassle. :banghead:

StephenSLR · « **Reply #20 on:** February 04, 2012, 10:54:01 am »

Quote from: 66 Hertz link=topic=17032.msg170256#msg170256

nothing peeves me more than to see nice Mustangs at shows with bent up front Number plates to fit.

I think Corvettes have a deeper dish and you see them squashed right in there curved up at the sides - terrible!

RHD, big no. plates, why do we do everything so different here in Aus.?

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68pony · « **Reply #21 on:** February 04, 2012, 04:19:15 pm »

You can try this, i used a usa plate as a backing drilled some holes low enough so the plate covers the numbers and it clears perfect and you only see the calfornia part of the usa plate, looks cool did the same on the back.

boss69hogg · « **Reply #22 on:** February 04, 2012, 08:48:43 pm »

I had personal plates for years (DJH-069) so I never had to pay as I had them before the Gov't introduced the annual fee. When my car got stolen, I had the plates re-made and the RTA told me that I now had to pay the annual fee (only $90 so worth it).

I also have MCH-169 for the Stang and FR-33-YA for my wife (Freya).

We spend so much on our cars, why not a hundred or so a year for a nices set of plates to set it off?

Slugger · « **Reply #23 on:** February 04, 2012, 08:53:22 pm »

I have MSTANG on my 66. I get so many compliments on it. Really sets it off.

StephenSLR · « **Reply #24 on:** February 05, 2012, 07:47:19 am »

Quote from: boss69hogg link=topic=17032.msg170314#msg170314

the RTA told me that I now had to pay the annual fee (only $90 so worth it).

From what I read elsewhere:

Myplates is a marketing agency, same company that runs the show in QLD.

Basically they went to the RTA and said "you could be capitalising on a massive opportunity to make extra money from number plates"

I also heard from a rep, that money from the plate sales no longer goes into road safety (if it ever really did)

The agency takes a certain percentage, the rest is for the RTA

If you choose your own ABC-123 and sell the car the new owner has to pay $90 per year extra rego unless he hands the plates back and gets a random ABC-123 plate made.

This really p!sses me off, we're getting scalped here in NSW.

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