German Plates on VW, BMW etc

Kutter · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:19

Seems to be a fad around here for having a german number plate on the front of your VW or BMW, seen loads recently. Usually on cars that don't have to have a front licence plate ( quebec, other US states ).

Has this been going on long, or is it a relatively new thing ? Guy at work who lives in mass and has a VW jetta is putting one on his.

[TW]Fox · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:21

It's the latest fad since the Corsa boys and the Max Power squad grew up and moved on to VW's and BMW's

Looks horrendous.

stulid · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:21

Its part of the "scene" a bit of "Cal-look" always looks good.

paradigm · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:21

Certainly in the UK it's predominantly VW fans who do it.

Looks bloody stupid to be honest, especially considering that here people do both plates, leaving neither "legal".

Brian8bit · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:21

So-Cal bugs are dope.

Barry Smalley · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:26

stulid said:
Its part of the "scene" a bit of "Cal-look" always looks good.

Cal look? It's a German plate FFS and that is why it's been replicated here - it is supposed to make the car look more German.

It's been going on for years in the UK........................

Brian8bit · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:28

Barry Smalley said:
it is supposed to make the car look more German.

They should get a sun strip that mimics Hitlers hairline and a little bonnet extension for over the grill. Just a smidgen of one. And have the horn toot Wagner.

Barry Smalley · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:29

Brian8bit said:
They should get a sun strip that mimics Hitlers hairline and a little bonnet extension for over the grill. Just a smidgen of one. And have the horn toot Wagner.

GT3 · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:52

My mate has just fitted some to 5 grands worth of minty mint standard looking mk1 golf 16v.... ruined it

PardonTheWait · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:53

GT3 said:
My mate has just fitted some to 5 grands worth of minty mint standard looking mk1 golf 16v.... ruined it

Really?

So you think that fitting number plates in the style of another country, the country the car's from even, ruin it?

Durzel · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:55

Stretched tyres, German look metal plates, it's that "unique" look that everyone copies.

GT3 · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:14

PardonTheWait said:
Really?

So you think that fitting number plates in the style of another country, the country the car's from even, ruin it?

Yes it looks tacky, my other mate has an even nicer very early mk1 golf and his has period uk pressed metal plates. Looks much better.

The two golfs in question.... The german plates look crap in comparison.

PardonTheWait · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:24

They're very, very similar... I just think 'ruined' is a huge overreaction on your part

(the blue one is much nicer but not because the plates!)

GT3 · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:28

I should hope so, the blue ones worth about 10 grand but has a pitiful 1.5 engine and 4 speed box and is just a garage queen - pointless IMO.

Other one is nearly as mint (and I mean concours) but has a proper 1.8 16v using all german parts, the wheels are going for some simple BBS splits and it will be perfect apart from the damn plates - and it gets used properly too

Hades · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:30

German plates on a UK car look silly. It's akin to using a black screw cover to make different letters. Avoid.

OpenToSuggestions · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:31

It is the latest 'cool' thing to do if you are a car park rude boi.

Kutter · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:40

its wierd when you see if over here, with the long plate on the front, then the US shape plate on the back. First time i saw it, i thought they were in the airforce and had brought their car back from germany lol

Wicksta · 27 Jul 2011 at 01:11

The 'German' plates here look especially stupid as the rears are completely the wrong colour.

Maccy · 27 Jul 2011 at 01:25

Wasn't there a guy on Traffic Cops stopped recently and was told his rear plate had to be changed because it was done in this style? Think it was a modded mk3 Golf.

mjt · 27 Jul 2011 at 02:00

Remember OP is in the USA, so he means putting real German plates on the front of the cars