Stick on vinyl number plates

[AndyJen]

Cool. Thanks for your responses. Will look at getting some ordered

 

[WllXM]

Has anyone had any problems from police yet regards the stick on front plates?

Afaik they are road legal, so you shouldn't have any problems. You can find BSAU 145e (current revision) compliant vinyl stick ons in a lot of places. (think proplates & al.)

 

[hingus2000]

My lease is up in 8 weeks. I added vinyl plates about 3 years ago and they have held up well.

Is this a modification I’d have to unwind, and reinstall the original plates, as part of preparing my car to hand back - or can they be left as is?

 

[Durzel]

I guess it depends on how vigilant the inspection is I guess. If you can put it back to the way it was without much aggro that would seem to be the path of least resistance.

 

[BushtrimmmerJr]

It didn’t take me long at all to remove the stick on and replace the originals. Just get the hair dryer out to warm them up and give it a good consistent pull.

 

[Jason71]

My lease is up in 8 weeks. I added vinyl plates about 3 years ago and they have held up well.

Is this a modification I’d have to unwind, and reinstall the original plates, as part of preparing my car to hand back - or can they be left as is?

I traded mine in to Tesla with vinyl plates on but put the original and the holders etc in the boot. They did not seem to care

 

[spdpsba]

Tesla with vinyl plates

I am always curious to find out why BMW, Audi and RRs go for 3D/4D gel number plates and you rarely see any Teslas with Gel number plates. Is it the ‘car’ or the ‘people’? It is just a fun question!

 

[Oxid8ter]

I am always curious to find out why BMW, Audi and RRs go for 3D gel number plates and you rarely see any Teslas with Gel number plates. Is it the ‘car’ or the ‘people’? It is just a fun question!

I personally prefer 4D plates to 3D, but I will likely get standard rear and vinyl front when I get around to it.

 

[spdpsba]

personally prefer 4D plates to 3D,

I’ve corrected the question? why would you go for 3D/4D? and why we don’t see that many Teslas with 3D/4D.

 

[Oxid8ter]

Why would you go for 3D/4D?

Personal preference really, different people like different things. Same reason that some people might buy a pink shirt, and another guy might think it is hideous.

Why we don’t see that many Teslas with 3D/4D

I would imagine it is a combination of things. Maybe partly the contours of the car (especially on the front) making it difficult to fit them. The plinths are not great quality so people may not trust the additional weight stuck to them, and the the plate surrounds are too tight to hold a standard plastic plate (hence the metal plates from new).

There is the option of matching up the screw holes and drilling the plate, but its a lot of effort.

 

[12Pack]

So 4D plates are the ones that change over the time dimension then?

 

[Jason71]

I personally prefer 4D plates to 3D, but I will likely get standard rear and vinyl front when I get around to it.

As someone from a Scientific background the 4th dimension to me is time.
Since I doubt you are buying time traveling number plates what the heck is a 4D plate?

 

[spdpsba]

Personal preference really, different people like different things. Same reason that some people might buy a pink shirt, and another guy might think it is hideous.


I would imagine it is a combination of things. Maybe partly the contours of the car (especially on the front) making it difficult to fit them. The plinths are not great quality so people may not trust the additional weight stuck to them, and the the plate surrounds are too tight to hold a standard plastic plate (hence the metal plates from new).

There is the option of matching up the screw holes and drilling the plate, but its a lot of effort.

So, is it the ‘car’ or the ‘person’. Looks like you’ve answered ‘both’.

 

[Oxid8ter]

So 4D plates are the ones that change over the time dimension then?

I have no idea why they are called 4D, I didn't name them... but there is a differentiation between 3D and 4D. 4D has a "stand off" letter/number, where are 3D are sort of domed.

So, is it the ‘car’ or the ‘person’. Looks like you’ve answered ‘both’.

I would say it likely is 'both' tbh. Some people may like 3D/4D but don't like the faff of how to mount them.

 

[Bernard_S]

I traded mine in to Tesla with vinyl plates on but put the original and the holders etc in the boot. They did not seem to care

Same here, no problem at all.

 

[SergeyP]

It didn’t take me long at all to remove the stick on and replace the originals. Just get the hair dryer out to warm them up and give it a good consistent pull.

I did the same to have no risks. I also removed the wheel rim protectors, which was a hard job and totally unnecessary according to the lease car inspector.

PS. I bought my first stick on vinyl plates 4 years ago from One Stop Numberplates, which were really great. Sadly, the quality of my last order last year was awful with plates started peeling off after a month. No warranties, refunds and even responses from the Seller - I would not recommend this company anymore.

 

[FastLaneJB]

I am always curious to find out why BMW, Audi and RRs go for 3D/4D gel number plates and you rarely see any Teslas with Gel number plates. Is it the ‘car’ or the ‘people’? It is just a fun question!

3D and 4D gel plates probably weigh more and also will mess with the drag coefficient, might cost you 1 - 2 wh/mile in efficiency.

 

[Oxid8ter]

What is quite ironic is that ever since @spdpsba asking the question I am spotting more and more Tesla's with 3D and 4D plates both on Facebook posts and on the road.

 

[WllXM]

What is quite ironic is that ever since @spdpsba asking the question I am spotting more and more Tesla's with 3D and 4D plates both on Facebook posts and on the road.

Do they say T3 SLA or EL04 MSK ?

 

[12Pack]

Why do people go for “TESLA” reg’s anyway? We all know it’s a Tesla - it says so right above the plate on some models.

I’d go for IDI07 MSK if it was possible.