ok where do i start

 

whats the Regs around Jap style plates ?

 

all so i want to hide my number front number plate

make it flip/slid down below in side the bumper

for Show use ..... as my new bumper doesnt have any place to fit it

 

has any one made one or what type of actuator/servo to use ?

 

cheers

Google corvette hidden number plate. You can get two realty good kits from the states. One manual and one motorised. Also you'll see them on YouTube.

Sorry can't help with how, but for sure someone has done it on here and posted pics etc before.

Be about 2 years ago perhaps, so a bit of a long search, but you should find it.

 

smithy

yeah i seen them but mega bucks for such a simple thing ...

 

i can make one just need to know what act to use ..

Dazzyvert as one of these, he loves his gadgets :thumbup1:

Dazzyvert as one of these, he loves his gadgets :thumbup1:

 

has he?

 

I've got one on mine mark. and what do you mean regs around jap plates?

http://300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?151867-Engage-stealth-mode&highlight=number+plate

Here's the thread

has he?

 

I thought he had, I cannot be arsed to check :tt2:

ok where do i start

 

whats the Regs around Jap style plates ?

 

 

 

I believe you can have a smaller than standard plate on your car if it does not have European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (i.e. it's a Jap, Australian, US etc. import), and the vehicle's construction/ design cannot accomodate a standard sized number plates (query how this would be interpreted in court).

 

Assuming you can satisfy the two limbs of the above test, you can have a number plate with a minimum of:

 

Character height- 64mm

Character width- (except the figure 1 or letter I) 44mm

Character stroke- 10mm

Space between characters- 10mm

Space between groups- 30 mm

Top, bottom and side margins- 11 mm

Space between vertical lines- 13 mm

 

(i.e. motorbike size)

 

Otherwise it's a minimum of:

 

Character height- 79 mm

Character width- (except the figure 1 or letter I) 50 mm

Character stroke- 14 mm

Space between characters- 11 mm

Space between groups- 33 mm

Top, bottom and side margins- 11 mm

Space between vertical lines- 19 mm

 

Note that, providing you have the 11mm margin round the outside of the plate, and the characters are properly formatted and spaced, the physical plate can be as small as you like (hence those gay cut out ones you see advertised sometimes).

 

The font is also closely controlled on numberplates made after 31.8.2001 (a problem if your car has been made or imported after this date). British Standard BS AU 145d requires the plate to have the requisite level of reflectiveness, and to have the postcode etc. of the manufacturer printed on it (which is why Halfords, for example, are twitchy about printing you illegal plates).

 

The rules on size vary slightly for plates fitted before 1 September 2001, but it's not worth worrying about these details (see date of import point above).

 

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Baz can we see yours?

Baz can we see yours?

 

hope your talking about his number plate hider ... lol :)

heres my thread -

 

http://300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?146096-Spot-the-difference&highlight=plate

 

not got any vids of it on mine but theres a vid of it on my mates audi.

hope your talking about his number plate hider ... lol :)

 

And not the longer member:angel:

ok i have it sorted now ... in what i need

 

All most the same design as (boldy) install

just a little more simple/smaller

 

 

one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-DC-Quiet-30RPM-High-Torque-Gear-Box-Electric-Motors-/160552281677?pt=UK_BOI_Industrial_Automation_Control_ET&hash=item2561a9664d

 

then just need to be made in a scissor action

few micro switch's and some

metal i'm sure i can knock one up

 

think it will work both ways

 

Edited April 28, 201213 yr by MarkDerby

Urrr...... http://www.speedflip.com

both of them do not hide the number plate only just flip it so the Reg can not be seen .... ...

 

i want to Hide the Complete plate so it can not be seen

Dependant on what your new bumper is like, could you not fit the speedflipper horizontally and recessed up within the bumper. That way leaving the switch on all the time would mean the number plate is viewable when you have the ignition on and disappears whenever you park up.

has he?

 

I've got one on mine mark. and what do you mean regs around jap plates?

 

 

Lol!! yes I have Bazza.....BUT ....Not as cool as your`s :( mines just on a plastic hinge that i can flick up at shows...but it does tend to self activate itself at 70+mph :D

Lol!! yes I have Bazza.....BUT ....Not as cool as your`s :( mines just on a plastic hinge that i can flick up at shows...but it does tend to self activate itself at 70+mph :D

 

haha! I know you said you wanted one but didnt realise you'd been to wickes and made one! :tt2:

 

if you want mate you can have my one for your vert. interested?

haha! I know you said you wanted one but didnt realise you'd been to wickes and made one! :tt2:

 

if you want mate you can have my one for your vert. interested?

 

 

Yeh, tis on the vert , but I will have one for my TT if your selling :)

so you want my plate hider for your TT? sounds like a fair swap to me :clown:

Yeh, tis on the vert , but I will have one for my TT if your selling :)

 

See I was sort of correct, didn't realise you had to flick it with your finger to make it cum........erm down :blush:

Ayup Mark , i ended up using a rear wiper motor off a little jap car with an arm welded to the shaft , tried a metal geared high torque large servo but it just didn,t quite have enough power and thought about using a linear actuator but they were a bit pricey .

Here,s a vid of the mechanism .HTH