Post a picture of your car here Part 4 (quote a picture, get a 24h ban!!)

rizzee wrote: »

Getting pedantic here, but they're are 2 types of plastic number plates - the ones you have (eg - the 1 has the little mark at the top) whereas the others "1" looks more like an "l". The figures have a more oval appearance about them.

Your type



And the other type I was on about. Personally I prefer the second option.



It has a lot to do with the car as well though.

power pants wrote:

its ok, im sure the reg plate story made sense to you when you posted it

Is it all orange to you?

Please don't make me seem like a mad man. Somebody tell me they can see the difference? The first one has an off white appearance. I can spot the difference a mile away when I see them on the road!

power pants wrote:

r u ok?

Did you never hear of that expression. Basically means "is it all the same to you".

Cripers I feel like I'm in a foreign country here!

Big Nasty wrote: »

@ River - I'd be pulling that wrap off and getting a set of spiders for that.

Although if you have a thick gold chain necklace and a taste for black leather jackets I'd leave it as is.

100% agree, white looks tacky on E60's imo, even from Factory!

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Please don't make me seem like a mad man. Somebody tell me they can see the difference? The first one has an off white appearance. I can spot the difference a mile away when I see them on the road!

i can see it. i always pick up on it. personally i prefer the latter (on the mondeo in your post).

the ones on the 5'er always seem to weather/ go yellow much quicker than the ones on the mondeo. the mondeo ones are D&S Roe supplied ones iirc?

there have been a few shifts in number plate trends over the last decade or two. i remember throughout the 90's, the original pressed plates were being used. the ones where you had 2 skins of tin and the digits were punched out of the white layer, revealing the embossed black layer. these plates always fell to ****e and looked real scabby.

then in the late 90's, early noughties the original plastic plates came in (like the style on the mondeo) and lads loved how clean and modern they made the cars look, genuinely fairly revolutionary at the time. the only downside i guess is that the plastic yellowed.

now we all hate the plastic ones and we are going for the new style pressed plates where the tin is single layer and embossed and painted, not dual skin like it used to be. at the moment i reckon these are perceived as the most stylish plate.

i think the style plate on the 5'er was a bit late to the party, they seem like the lowest quality and the font (imo) isn't as attractive.

but that's all splitting hairs really. it's just an identification device... or is it :pac:

Now now ladies relax its just a colour :pac:

Completely understand your opinions, that's why I was saying down the line if I think the white is a bit "too much" I can simply take it off. Sure I didn't put it there in the first place

Yes the reg plates are faded and I think they make a huge difference to a car. Will have new ones the weekend, just deciding what to get

Big Nasty wrote: »

@ River - I'd be pulling that wrap off and getting a set of spiders for that.

Although if you have a thick gold chain necklace and a taste for black leather jackets I'd leave it as is.

I thought of spiders for my own.

But pretty much everyone warns you off them. All the ones floating around are Chinese knock offs that are known for cracking.

Marty McFly wrote: »

I thought of spiders for my own.

But pretty much everyone warns you off them. All the ones floating around are Chinese knock offs that are known for cracking.

Even original crack and buckle due to the low profile tyres. Had to have 3 of mine welded a few weeks back and mine are geniune bmw spiders

Marty McFly wrote: »

I've always had low profile tyres on all my cars this is the first time I haven't and I've never had a cracked or buckled wheel from it.

Your lucky so. With the roads getting worse by the day if you hit a pothole your are more than likely going to cause a crack or a slight buckle with large rims and low profile tyres.

I wouldn't let this put you off getting a set of 172 spiders though. They are possibly the nicest wheel bmw has ever made. Getting very hard to track down a full set of them which aren't advertised for silly money

Each to their own but I think spiders are well nicer than the above thats why they are so popular with e60s

that bmw estate looks ****ing repulsive with those alloys and suspension

power pants wrote: »

that bmw estate looks ****ing repulsive with those alloys and suspension

Well aren't you the pleasant one?

There are some great OEM options out there marty, take a look on bmwstylewheels.com

Just checked out the above. I never knew there was that many bmw style wheels around.

Great site recommendation