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GoMiniGo · Mar 4th, 2006, 08:42 PM

Do you guys know what the hole spacing is on your license plate? The plate looks to be the same size as a US plate.

I am trying to figure out if this works,

If not, how do I modify it so it does? Or does the dealer slap your plate on the front before you take delivery of your car and this is totally useless in Australia?

Thanks in advance!

GMG

OZChris · Mar 4th, 2006, 08:55 PM

As far as I am aware, spacing is somewhat 'standard', except for custom plates. There are instances where a custom plate can be smaller than the standard spacing. I can give the spacing for my home state of Victoria. The other thing is that often we only use two screws at the top edge of the plate.

In reference to your last question, generally a dealer puts plate on at delivery as it is illegal to not have a front plate. Although, you can ask the dealer to leave it off and temporarily place it on the dashboard.

Hope it helps
Chris

TeeBee7 · Mar 4th, 2006, 09:02 PM

Last plates I got had no holes in them...... (Euro's)

GoMiniGo · Mar 4th, 2006, 09:06 PM

Euro plates are legal in Australia???? Not here, unfortunately.

doona · Mar 4th, 2006, 09:18 PM

NSW has had the Euro plates for a fair while, we down in Victoria only got them recently... they are fairly pricey though

-Dan

PPE · Mar 4th, 2006, 09:37 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by GoMiniGo

Euro plates are legal in Australia???? Not here, unfortunately.

Of course when we say "Euro plates" we mean just the style of plate not actual plates from Europe.

Rich

MickyD · Mar 4th, 2006, 09:42 PM

and the victorian ones look like ASS

the holes on victorian plates don't match up at all with the MINI holes, the dealer drills extra holes to mount the plates.

PPE · Mar 4th, 2006, 09:45 PM

They had to do that on our Prius as well with the NSW Euro plates, drilled extra holes straight through the metal of the boot, now when it rains or the car gets washed, water goes straight into the boot cavity. Thankfully most of the car is plastic anyways

Baker · Mar 4th, 2006, 09:54 PM

Err.. and you didn't take the car back and demand a new boot to be put on!?!

Oh, and its good to see *someone* bought the Prius

.

As the others said, your plates come strapped on the car, screwed into the front bumper.

Are you relocated over here GMG?

PPE · Mar 4th, 2006, 09:59 PM

Nah, like I said, it's mostly plastic anyways, great car for fuel effeciency though, love to whole 950kms to a tank.

Finally got a hold of the Vic Euro plates picture

Rich

MickyD · Mar 4th, 2006, 09:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MickyD

the holes on victorian plates don't match up at all with the MINI holes, the dealer drills extra holes to mount the plates.

I actually meant the dealer drills extra holes in the number plate

Todd! · Mar 5th, 2006, 12:53 AM

Hahaha, well I have a mate who is a complete n00b, he self tappered his dads personalised plates to teh back of their Merc E55 in made up holes

Baker · Mar 5th, 2006, 12:59 AM

seriously, I sometimes think that you should have to have a licence to be able to use a screwdriver...

gazah · Mar 5th, 2006, 10:59 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Baker

Are you relocated over here GMG?

ah-ha, this might shed some light on the situation...

http://www.gominigo.com/18545.html

St00ge · Mar 5th, 2006, 11:01 AM

good to see the prius going round every now and then...they cancel out the unused fuel getting dumped in the air every time i back off the throttle

Smurfn · Mar 5th, 2006, 11:05 AM

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

"Megan" · Mar 5th, 2006, 11:14 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by gazah

ah-ha, this might shed some light on the situation...

http://www.gominigo.com/18545.html

Having a numberplate off-centre like that would drive me completely batty!! It just looks wrong! Just MHO.

Smurfn · Mar 5th, 2006, 11:22 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Megan

Having a numberplate off-centre like that would drive me completely batty!! It just looks wrong! Just MHO.

I agree, I prefer the centred look

PPE · Mar 5th, 2006, 11:47 AM

I didn't know how they put the front number plate on my MINI but I know with the prius it came with a plastic block at the front for you to drill into. Doesn't the MINI come with this as well?
(sorry haven't gotten mine back from the garage yet so can't look)

maryc · Mar 5th, 2006, 12:05 PM

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.

Mar 4th, 2006, 08:42 PM	#1
GoMiniGo MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rainy WA state Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 311 Offline	Got a question about the Aussie plate Do you guys know what the hole spacing is on your license plate? The plate looks to be the same size as a US plate. I am trying to figure out if this works, If not, how do I modify it so it does? Or does the dealer slap your plate on the front before you take delivery of your car and this is totally useless in Australia? Thanks in advance! GMG 02 RED/WHITE MCS and motoring since Sept 7, 2002

Mar 4th, 2006, 09:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
GoMiniGo MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rainy WA state Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 311 Offline	Euro plates are legal in Australia???? Not here, unfortunately. 02 RED/WHITE MCS and motoring since Sept 7, 2002

Mar 4th, 2006, 09:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
PPE Painting the town purple Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Western Sydney Local Time: 09:53 PM Posts: 592 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GoMiniGo Euro plates are legal in Australia???? Not here, unfortunately. Of course when we say "Euro plates" we mean just the style of plate not actual plates from Europe. Rich Attached Thumbnails

Mar 4th, 2006, 09:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
PPE Painting the town purple Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Western Sydney Local Time: 09:53 PM Posts: 592 Offline	Nah, like I said, it's mostly plastic anyways, great car for fuel effeciency though, love to whole 950kms to a tank. Finally got a hold of the Vic Euro plates picture Rich Attached Thumbnails

Mar 5th, 2006, 12:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
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Mar 4th, 2006, 08:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
OZChris MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 2,557 Offline	As far as I am aware, spacing is somewhat 'standard', except for custom plates. There are instances where a custom plate can be smaller than the standard spacing. I can give the spacing for my home state of Victoria. The other thing is that often we only use two screws at the top edge of the plate. In reference to your last question, generally a dealer puts plate on at delivery as it is illegal to not have a front plate. Although, you can ask the dealer to leave it off and temporarily place it on the dashboard. Hope it helps Chris

Mar 4th, 2006, 09:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
TeeBee7 ♥peace&love♥ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Annandale, Sydney Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 2,004 Offline	Last plates I got had no holes in them...... (Euro's)

Mar 4th, 2006, 09:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
doona ......... Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 2,819 Offline	NSW has had the Euro plates for a fair while, we down in Victoria only got them recently... they are fairly pricey though -Dan

Mar 4th, 2006, 09:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
MickyD MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 3,772 Offline	and the victorian ones look like ASS the holes on victorian plates don't match up at all with the MINI holes, the dealer drills extra holes to mount the plates.

Mar 4th, 2006, 09:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
PPE Painting the town purple Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Western Sydney Local Time: 09:53 PM Posts: 592 Offline	They had to do that on our Prius as well with the NSW Euro plates, drilled extra holes straight through the metal of the boot, now when it rains or the car gets washed, water goes straight into the boot cavity. Thankfully most of the car is plastic anyways

Mar 4th, 2006, 09:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
Baker Being normal is not fun! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Newcastle, Australia Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 4,270 Offline	Err.. and you didn't take the car back and demand a new boot to be put on!?! Oh, and its good to see someone bought the Prius . As the others said, your plates come strapped on the car, screwed into the front bumper. Are you relocated over here GMG?

Mar 4th, 2006, 09:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
MickyD MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 3,772 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MickyD the holes on victorian plates don't match up at all with the MINI holes, the dealer drills extra holes to mount the plates. I actually meant the dealer drills extra holes in the number plate

Mar 5th, 2006, 12:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
Baker Being normal is not fun! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Newcastle, Australia Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 4,270 Offline	seriously, I sometimes think that you should have to have a licence to be able to use a screwdriver...

Mar 5th, 2006, 10:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
gazah M2 Procrastinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: sydney, OZ! Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 2,045 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Baker Are you relocated over here GMG? ah-ha, this might shed some light on the situation... http://www.gominigo.com/18545.html come MOTOR with clubMINI

Mar 5th, 2006, 11:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
St00ge 8/10 on the Stoogometer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 2,864 Offline	good to see the prius going round every now and then...they cancel out the unused fuel getting dumped in the air every time i back off the throttle Black MCS

Mar 5th, 2006, 11:05 AM	#16 (permalink)
Smurfn Smurfing Around Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newcastle, NSW Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 42,673 Offline	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 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheezelsmurf/

Mar 5th, 2006, 11:14 AM	#17 (permalink)
"Megan" MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 1,768 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by gazah ah-ha, this might shed some light on the situation... http://www.gominigo.com/18545.html Having a numberplate off-centre like that would drive me completely batty!! It just looks wrong! Just MHO.

Mar 5th, 2006, 11:22 AM	#18 (permalink)
Smurfn Smurfing Around Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newcastle, NSW Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 42,673 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Megan Having a numberplate off-centre like that would drive me completely batty!! It just looks wrong! Just MHO. I agree, I prefer the centred look http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheezelsmurf/

Mar 5th, 2006, 11:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
PPE Painting the town purple Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Western Sydney Local Time: 09:53 PM Posts: 592 Offline	I didn't know how they put the front number plate on my MINI but I know with the prius it came with a plastic block at the front for you to drill into. Doesn't the MINI come with this as well? (sorry haven't gotten mine back from the garage yet so can't look)

Mar 5th, 2006, 12:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
maryc - Little Miss Sunshine - My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canberra Local Time: 09:53 PM Posts: 1,291 Offline	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.

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