Pick my number plates

kyote00

Finally got my renault 5 registered so time for number plates.

Its a mark 1 renault 5, 1983 ----

What would Irish plates of the time look like, Black letter on red ?

83-MH-15001

http://eireplates.com/samplesclassicvintage.asp

bbsrs

kyote00 wrote: »

Finally got my renault 5 registered so time for number plates.

Its a mark 1 renault 5, 1983 ----

What would Irish plates of the time look like, Black letter on red ?

83-MH-15001

http://eireplates.com/samplesclassicvintage.asp

Yep they are of the period and same on the front except white background , iirc you can have black also background instead of the red, I also remember black with silver lettering front and back being popular at the time but I can't say if that's legal or not

Had a look at the link , I like the gold line plates they sell , I remember them back in the day and didn't think you could still get them. Thanks for the info.

Sorry to thread hijack a little but does anyone know if the gold line plates would be legal front and back in black on a 1989 car.

corktina

red would be OK but you'd need the proper raised letter plates or it will look awful

Id go for silver on black personally, (but not with the modern font as you see some cars and definately not with the numerals offset towards the bottom as some people do ,having used the machine that makes modern plates which leave room for the County name.

macplaxton

I'd just get a Euro plate.

Why even try to display a new super-long-serial-county-format on a period plate?

Rory37

Heres pictures of the front and rear plates of my Datsun 100a with red and white plates. Might help you decide?

corktina

Rory37 wrote: »

Heres pictures of the front and rear plates of my Datsun 100a with red and white plates. Might help you decide?

they look great but thats because the number is in the right format (or something close to it)

hi5

Doesn't the Renault 5 have indentations for oblong plates,will all those numbers and spaces fit on a raised letter oblong plate?

I'd go for black oblong with small pressed silver digits,french style,it is a french car after all.

mathepac

hi5 wrote: »

... it is a french car after all...

No that's a Tipperary car, born an' bred. :rolleyes:

kyote00

As car is blue, I think I'll got for the silver on black raised digits.

carchaeologist

You will have fun spacing that plate with proper sized raised digits and make it look authentic.
The fact that you have two #1s makes it a bit easier, but it will still look very crowded. The mock up plate that that website uses makes it look better than it is in actuality.

This is where the issue with ridiculous sized numbers for older cars really shows up.:mad::(

Macplaxton is the man with the fine detail regarding fonts and spacing. Im sure he will set us straight.:)

macplaxton

Well part of the reason I gave my answer further up is a "new" county format doesn't have the old style plate concession. Only original format and ZV does.

Just stick any old plate on it until next year when presumably you can chop it in for a ZV. Then you only have to worry about fitting 7 characters instead of 8/9. It'll possible to make a compliant one even 7 characters, it just needs a slightly longer plate...unless you can get a serial with at least a couple of 1's in it.

I do have to throw my hands up now and say the registration plate system here has gone from bad to worse and is a whole load of bollocks.:mad:

antodeco

Rory37 wrote: »

Heres pictures of the front and rear plates of my Datsun 100a with red and white plates. Might help you decide?

I really like the black on white. Are they legal?

corktina

i think that anything was legal on a car registered before 1989 and is a grey area for imports from the same period.

antodeco

corktina wrote: »

i think that anything was legal on a car registered before 1989 and is a grey area for imports from the same period.

Hmm! I've euro plates on the mini (1980) and it just looks strange. Those other ones would look a lot better on it.

macplaxton

I've given up trying to make presentable plates now...

:eek:

Eireplates

This new system is terrible.

OP ordered plates off me today in the plastic rivited digits but they are not going to fit with a 9 digit number.

Will have to do pressed metal plates to get the 83 MH 15001 to fit.

I agree with getting a ZV plate next year when the car will be 30 years old.

Eireplates

Rory37 wrote: »

Heres pictures of the front and rear plates of my Datsun 100a with red and white plates. Might help you decide?

Car turned out fantastic Rory. I knew the plates would set it off.

Eireplates

antodeco wrote: »

I really like the black on white. Are they legal?

Yes. You can have red and white plates on a pre 87 car and whites on a pre 91.

antodeco

Eireplates wrote: »

Yes. You can have red and white plates on a pre 87 car and whites on a pre 91.

How much are those whites? Might get a set for my 1980.

carchaeologist

Eireplates wrote: »

OP ordered plates off me today in the plastic rivited digits but they are not going to fit with a 9 digit number.

Told ye.
Pressed metal will still look outta place because the font size won't look right.

Remember you can't make a silk purse from a pigs ear..

Eireplates

antodeco wrote: »

How much are those whites? Might get a set for my 1980.

Our plastic rivited digit plates are 78.90 euro inc vat and delivery if that is what you mean?

Pressed metal versions with correct sized digits are 35.90 euro delivered.

Eireplates

carchaeologist wrote: »

Told ye.
Pressed metal will still look outta place because the font size won't look right.

Remember you can't make a silk purse from a pigs ear..

Well OP plates are ready and sending today. Managed to use the correct 80mm fonts on these:

corktina

lucky to have two 1s in the number, doesnt look too bad that way

carchaeologist

corktina wrote: »

lucky to have two 1s in the number, doesnt look too bad that way

Very lucky, it wouldn't fit otherwise. Still looks appalling with all the crammed in numbers and letters.

**** sake.

Eireplates

Well we could do it with small euro fonts and it would look all wrong.

I'd advise the OP to go for a ZV next year when his 5 is 30 years old.

kyote00

Thanks. Looks fine to me. Looks kinda french!

Eireplates wrote: »

Well OP plates are ready and sending today. Managed to use the correct 80mm fonts on these:

Eireplates

Stick up a pic when they are on the car!!

carchaeologist

Eireplates wrote: »

Well we could do it with small euro fonts and it would look all wrong.

With any other number in that series that doesnt have two #1s in it you will have to.

G Luxel

Eireplates wrote: »

Well OP plates are ready and sending today. Managed to use the correct 80mm fonts on these:

are there really 15,001 cars in meath beginning with 83? seems a huge number or is that just an example. I saw a 97 C 40002 car...now there is something wrong there with the plate or he/she is dodging speed cameras..

macplaxton

G Luxel wrote: »

are there really 15,001 cars in meath beginning with 83? seems a huge number or is that just an example. I saw a 97 C 40002 car...now there is something wrong there with the plate or he/she is dodging speed cameras..

Have you been napping? The Revenue Commissioners played around with the numbers back at the start of December.

Probably worth checking out these two threads and come back (preferably outraged) when you're up to speed...;)

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056460411&page=2
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=76466119

carchaeologist

G Luxel wrote: »

are there really 15,001 cars in meath beginning with 83? seems a huge number or is that just an example. I saw a 97 C 40002 car...now there is something wrong there with the plate or he/she is dodging speed cameras..

I thought you were a regular on here G Luxel! :cool:If you live in Dublin you get XXD120000 and upwards.
Wonder will anyone get pulled by puzzled and uninformed policemen?