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Baker · Mar 5th, 2006, 01:10 PM

Some do and some don't Mary

Todd! · Mar 5th, 2006, 02:03 PM

The early models had it, then they dropped it, then recently it has returned... I like the concept of being able to fit it yourself without the big black strip behind it... as for the off centre job - can someone say "VL Turbo!" or "Daihatsu Sirion!"

21Blue · Mar 5th, 2006, 02:07 PM

I removed mine a few weeks after I got the car. It looks better without it..

CoolJamJar · Mar 5th, 2006, 07:50 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by maryc

We haven't mentioned that,on a random basis, the Cooper has a fitting for the front number plate left there by the factory.

Here is an example:

It's the black bit around the front plate, that we are looking at here.

We had this ugly looking thing on our Cooper (2005). When the new front bumper was fitted I made sure the panel shop left it on the old bumper - looks much better.

Baker · Mar 5th, 2006, 09:37 PM

Its a bit like the rear ciggy lighter socket - it comes and goes between months, with no real indication of why.

I really, really don't see why people leave it on, looks absolutely ****.

Avocado · Mar 5th, 2006, 10:53 PM

When we got our PL, we didn't like the idea of the dealer drilling holes into our custom plates so we got them the snap-ons, with front and back panels. The back part has many different sets of holes which you can fit on almost all cars. You mount that back panel onto the mini, place the number plate on and snap the front tightly on.

It looks great and no drilling of extra holes anywhere.

MiniFr34k · Mar 6th, 2006, 12:22 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Smurfn

My car had a mounting plate attached to the front. I took it off, and was left with the drill holes, which I had filled at my own expense. A few others have had their cars delivered without the front number plate attached, and done it themselves later

Hey Smurf - could u let us know what u used to fill this in? ive also got a mounting plate (which im not a fan of ). I went to take it off and had nfi what to fill the holes with...

Cheers

Baker · Mar 6th, 2006, 12:37 AM

A bit of body filler will fill that up fine, and any you should be able to colour in in with touchup paint.

MiniFr34k · Mar 6th, 2006, 05:01 AM

cool thanks for that

Smurfn · Mar 6th, 2006, 05:55 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniFr34k

Hey Smurf - could u let us know what u used to fill this in? ive also got a mounting plate (which im not a fan of ). I went to take it off and had nfi what to fill the holes with...

Cheers

I had it done when the car was in the bodyshop after someone rear-ended me. To fill the 2 holes and paint the bumper again cost me $180

But I think it looks much better without that big backing plate

21Blue · Mar 6th, 2006, 06:53 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Avocado

When we got our PL, we didn't like the idea of the dealer drilling holes into our custom plates so we got them the snap-ons, with front and back panels. The back part has many different sets of holes which you can fit on almost all cars. You mount that back panel onto the mini, place the number plate on and snap the front tightly on.

It looks great and no drilling of extra holes anywhere.

I wish I knew of that before they drilled ugly holes in my numberplate..

To make things worse, one of the screws holding my numberplate on the rear has been threaded...

MiniFr34k · Mar 7th, 2006, 01:08 AM

lol $180 for two holes and paint .. thats abit much..but thanks for the info smurf

Smurfn · Mar 7th, 2006, 03:05 AM

That's what I thought, but it was either pay, have the holes or do it myself

They haven't done any more of the work on SMURFN

GoMiniGo · Mar 7th, 2006, 03:52 AM

To answer someone a while back. Yes, I was hoping the "no Holes" would work down under. No biggie if it does not.

I ran without a plate for a long time. I just could not stand drilling holes into the bumper. The nice thing about this little device is that it is removeable. Plus, you can mount other things to it.

Take care guys.

GMG

And yes, I would relocate if I could. Something about a job and paying for food.

Avocado · Mar 7th, 2006, 04:59 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 21Blue

I wish I knew of that before they drilled ugly holes in my numberplate..

To make things worse, one of the screws holding my numberplate on the rear has been threaded...

I think not a lot of people know about those snap-ons, at least the dealers don't (surprise, surprise). We were explaining to them what we wanted but they didn't seem to understand what we were on about. They kept saying, "No, the standard holes don't fit, we'll have to drill through the plates" YES WE KNOW, BONE HEAD! LISTEN TO US!!!!

In the end, we just gave up, went to the closest auto shop and got it for them.

Mar 5th, 2006, 02:03 PM	#22 (permalink)
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Mar 6th, 2006, 05:55 AM	#30 (permalink)
Smurfn Smurfing Around Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newcastle, NSW Local Time: 04:13 PM Posts: 42,151 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MiniFr34k Hey Smurf - could u let us know what u used to fill this in? ive also got a mounting plate (which im not a fan of ). I went to take it off and had nfi what to fill the holes with... Cheers I had it done when the car was in the bodyshop after someone rear-ended me. To fill the 2 holes and paint the bumper again cost me $180 But I think it looks much better without that big backing plate http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheezelsmurf/

Mar 7th, 2006, 03:05 AM	#33 (permalink)
Smurfn Smurfing Around Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newcastle, NSW Local Time: 04:13 PM Posts: 42,151 Offline	That's what I thought, but it was either pay, have the holes or do it myself They haven't done any more of the work on SMURFN http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheezelsmurf/

Mar 7th, 2006, 03:52 AM	#34 (permalink)
GoMiniGo MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rainy WA state Local Time: 11:13 PM Posts: 310 Offline	To answer someone a while back. Yes, I was hoping the "no Holes" would work down under. No biggie if it does not. I ran without a plate for a long time. I just could not stand drilling holes into the bumper. The nice thing about this little device is that it is removeable. Plus, you can mount other things to it. Take care guys. GMG And yes, I would relocate if I could. Something about a job and paying for food. 02 RED/WHITE MCS and motoring since Sept 7, 2002

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Mar 5th, 2006, 01:10 PM	#21
Baker Being normal is not fun! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Newcastle, Australia Local Time: 04:13 PM Posts: 4,115 Offline	Some do and some don't Mary

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Mar 5th, 2006, 02:07 PM	#23 (permalink)
21Blue MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brisbane, Melbourne Local Time: 05:13 PM Posts: 816 Offline	I removed mine a few weeks after I got the car. It looks better without it..

Mar 5th, 2006, 07:50 PM	#24 (permalink)
CoolJamJar DON'T PANIC! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oran Park, Sydney Local Time: 05:13 PM Posts: 887 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by maryc We haven't mentioned that,on a random basis, the Cooper has a fitting for the front number plate left there by the factory. Here is an example: It's the black bit around the front plate, that we are looking at here. We had this ugly looking thing on our Cooper (2005). When the new front bumper was fitted I made sure the panel shop left it on the old bumper - looks much better.

Mar 5th, 2006, 09:37 PM	#25 (permalink)
Baker Being normal is not fun! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Newcastle, Australia Local Time: 04:13 PM Posts: 4,115 Offline	Its a bit like the rear ciggy lighter socket - it comes and goes between months, with no real indication of why. I really, really don't see why people leave it on, looks absolutely ****.

Mar 5th, 2006, 10:53 PM	#26 (permalink)
Avocado I'm back!!! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Melbourne, VIC Local Time: 05:13 PM Posts: 290 Offline	When we got our PL, we didn't like the idea of the dealer drilling holes into our custom plates so we got them the snap-ons, with front and back panels. The back part has many different sets of holes which you can fit on almost all cars. You mount that back panel onto the mini, place the number plate on and snap the front tightly on. It looks great and no drilling of extra holes anywhere.

Mar 6th, 2006, 12:22 AM	#27 (permalink)
MiniFr34k fr34king n00b! My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sydney Local Time: 04:13 PM Posts: 2,173 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Smurfn My car had a mounting plate attached to the front. I took it off, and was left with the drill holes, which I had filled at my own expense. A few others have had their cars delivered without the front number plate attached, and done it themselves later Hey Smurf - could u let us know what u used to fill this in? ive also got a mounting plate (which im not a fan of ). I went to take it off and had nfi what to fill the holes with... Cheers

Mar 6th, 2006, 12:37 AM	#28 (permalink)
Baker Being normal is not fun! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Newcastle, Australia Local Time: 04:13 PM Posts: 4,115 Offline	A bit of body filler will fill that up fine, and any you should be able to colour in in with touchup paint.

Mar 6th, 2006, 05:01 AM	#29 (permalink)
MiniFr34k fr34king n00b! My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sydney Local Time: 04:13 PM Posts: 2,173 Offline	cool thanks for that

Mar 6th, 2006, 06:53 AM	#31 (permalink)
21Blue MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brisbane, Melbourne Local Time: 05:13 PM Posts: 816 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Avocado When we got our PL, we didn't like the idea of the dealer drilling holes into our custom plates so we got them the snap-ons, with front and back panels. The back part has many different sets of holes which you can fit on almost all cars. You mount that back panel onto the mini, place the number plate on and snap the front tightly on. It looks great and no drilling of extra holes anywhere. I wish I knew of that before they drilled ugly holes in my numberplate.. To make things worse, one of the screws holding my numberplate on the rear has been threaded...

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Mar 7th, 2006, 01:08 AM	#32 (permalink)
MiniFr34k fr34king n00b! My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sydney Local Time: 04:13 PM Posts: 2,173 Offline	lol $180 for two holes and paint .. thats abit much..but thanks for the info smurf

Mar 7th, 2006, 04:59 AM	#35 (permalink)
Avocado I'm back!!! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Melbourne, VIC Local Time: 05:13 PM Posts: 290 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by 21Blue I wish I knew of that before they drilled ugly holes in my numberplate.. To make things worse, one of the screws holding my numberplate on the rear has been threaded... I think not a lot of people know about those snap-ons, at least the dealers don't (surprise, surprise). We were explaining to them what we wanted but they didn't seem to understand what we were on about. They kept saying, "No, the standard holes don't fit, we'll have to drill through the plates" YES WE KNOW, BONE HEAD! LISTEN TO US!!!! In the end, we just gave up, went to the closest auto shop and got it for them.

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