Odd US number plate question

Josh1a1h · 08-09-2013, 04:48 AM

Hi everyone... Just a quick one.

I am wondering what the dimensions of your rear plates are...

I hate the long, narrow UK looking plate, especially if you have a short Plate number.

I want to know the dimensions of something like this, then i could possibly pic up a plate surround

I think it also makes the rear of an e92 look a appear a little phatter just because the plate is not so long (yes i know an M is pictured)

Standard UK plate

btv764 · 08-09-2013, 05:56 AM

Metric = 305 by 152 mm
Imperial = 12.0 by 6.0 inches

Josh1a1h · 08-09-2013, 07:29 AM

Thank you!

jwzimm · 08-09-2013, 09:18 AM

The grass is always greener...

It is funny that folks here in the US slap on euro plates and you what to have US plates.

gds52 · 08-09-2013, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jwzimm

The grass is always greener...

It is funny that folks here in the US slap on euro plates and you what to have US plates.

Doctor///M · 08-09-2013, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jwzimm

The grass is always greener...

This.

floydarogers · 08-09-2013, 09:42 AM

Google "license plate frames". You can buy just about anything; problem will be getting them to the UK.

Josh1a1h · 08-09-2013, 10:05 AM

But dont you all agree that the rear US plate shape benefits the rear of an E92 more than a UK plate.

I think our UK plates look better on the front...but better yet, no plate if you can get away with it in your state.

bhmax16 · 08-09-2013, 10:10 AM

Honestly I think the euro looks better front and rear. I'm from the US, and am trying not to be biased, but perhaps my subconscious is winning that battle

hailpersia · 08-09-2013, 10:18 AM

you're comparing pictures from an e92 328i and an e90 m3....duhhhhh, I wonder which car has a fatter rear because it ACTUALLY does have a wider rear.

Efthreeoh · 08-09-2013, 10:18 AM

I think we should just ban license plates altogether - worldwide to end the debate of which plate format looks best, or not at all!

In fact, as leaders of the automotive kingdom (being that we drive the Ultimate Driving Machine) WE should, in an act of civil disobedience, just remove our plates altogether starting today. They can't arrest all of us!

Unite E90Post, UNITE!

Who's with me?

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Josh1a1h Banned 170 Rep 3,828 Posts Drives: AzuriteBlack 335i E92 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central North to West London iTrader: (2)	Odd US number plate question Hi everyone... Just a quick one. I am wondering what the dimensions of your rear plates are... I hate the long, narrow UK looking plate, especially if you have a short Plate number. I want to know the dimensions of something like this, then i could possibly pic up a plate surround I think it also makes the rear of an e92 look a appear a little phatter just because the plate is not so long (yes i know an M is pictured) Standard UK plate
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btv764 .: 26 Rep 195 Posts Drives: 2012 535i M sport Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mass iTrader: (1)	Metric = 305 by 152 mm Imperial = 12.0 by 6.0 inches __________________ ///
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jwzimm Colonel 687 Rep 2,770 Posts Drives: '16 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Renton, WA iTrader: (17)	The grass is always greener... It is funny that folks here in the US slap on euro plates and you what to have US plates.
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floydarogers Curmudgeon and Pedant 690 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: 2010 335d, 2014 328d Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bellevue, WA iTrader: (0)	Google "license plate frames". You can buy just about anything; problem will be getting them to the UK.
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Josh1a1h Banned 170 Rep 3,828 Posts Drives: AzuriteBlack 335i E92 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central North to West London iTrader: (2)	But dont you all agree that the rear US plate shape benefits the rear of an E92 more than a UK plate. I think our UK plates look better on the front...but better yet, no plate if you can get away with it in your state.
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bhmax16 Lieutenant 164 Rep 401 Posts Drives: '22 M4, '23 CX-50 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	Honestly I think the euro looks better front and rear. I'm from the US, and am trying not to be biased, but perhaps my subconscious is winning that battle
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hailpersia Lieutenant 72 Rep 436 Posts Drives: 2022 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (5)	you're comparing pictures from an e92 328i and an e90 m3....duhhhhh, I wonder which car has a fatter rear because it ACTUALLY does have a wider rear.
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Efthreeoh General 17309 Rep 18,733 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	I think we should just ban license plates altogether - worldwide to end the debate of which plate format looks best, or not at all! In fact, as leaders of the automotive kingdom (being that we drive the Ultimate Driving Machine) WE should, in an act of civil disobedience, just remove our plates altogether starting today. They can't arrest all of us! Unite E90Post, UNITE! Who's with me?
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