Where to get pre-Euroband plates...

Max_Damage

Is their anywhere in the Dublin region that I could get a set of pre-Euroband reg. plates (the ones from 1987 to 1991), with similar font to those old reg. plates? Thanks.

corktina

my local print shop will make whatever you want......making new plates for me right now...i'll put a piccy up tonight €35

Max_Damage

Hmm, Cork seems a bit far to go for reg. plates.

Pictures would be good though.

corktina

totally standard....:rolleyes:

Max_Damage

What's the name of the place anyway? I might as well make a note of it.

corktina

A Z signs Mallow.....I reckon any print shoppy place would do them...

Citroen Guru

If you are running a pre 91 vehicle you can use silver on black plates quite legally availible from any good motorfactors.

hi5

Can you??

I thought it was only pre 73 for silver on black?

Max_Damage

I'm really on the look out for standard black on white plates.

I thought silver on black was only for pre-'87.

macplaxton

I'll check the details later, but it appears a black on white retro-reflective plate would do you as the letters need to be at least 81mm high.

Specs are here

I'm off to get my plates and I'll post something back later.

macplaxton

To the OP, in order to work some figures out in relation to what will fit on the plate would you mind answering the following?

Are you looking for a plastic plate or a pressed metal one?
How many letters do you need for the county. One or two?
How many digits is the serial?
Are there any figures "1" or "I" in the serial. If so, how many.

I got a pressed pair of plates today, but they are in 3½" high letters (89mm). With these sorts of letters, you rapidly start to run out of room past 6 digits!



The flash is on in the first photo, so the rear doesn't look as red as it actually is. (Mind you, the bottom one doesn't really show how red it actually is either!)

HTH,
Rich

corktina

love them......

Max_Damage

Plastic plates; basically what I'm after are like the ones on that Ascona in the other thread:



My reg. is a Dublin reg. & has 5 digits after the 'D'.

Esel

Citroen Guru wrote:

If you are running a pre 91 vehicle you can use silver on black plates quite legally availible from any good motorfactors.

No you can't. Try pre-87.

macplaxton

I did see plain white reflective plastic blanks at Europlates (01-825 1804), they are on the R154 Trim Road, about a mile up from the Black Bull junction of the N3 just after Dunboyne, Co. Meath. Give them a call so they have time to make it and call them again to check that it's ready.

I was asking about dimensions to see if everything would fit on a standard UK blank front plate, which it would. The only technical issue with the current UK font is it is a bit short (by 2mm) and the stroke and width is a bit thicker (by 2mm for each), but it more than complies with the NCT standards which are based on the post-91 character dimensions.

It should be straightforward to get hold of reflective white plastic blank and get a sign shop to make the lettering the correct size and printed and cut.

If you can't be bothered running around, I may be able to get you one posted from the UK.

HTH,
Rich

Max_Damage

Thanks for that, I'll give them a call when I've the time.

Esel

Any decent motor factors will be able to order plates!