Moving Numberplates, Drilling Holes In Bumper...

[demuire]

Was sitting in front of my car yesterday while the tailshaft loop was being finished off, and looking at my bumper.

 

At the moment, my oil cooler sits in the gap above the front spoiler:

 

 

This all seemed like a great place to put it:

 

 

Well... until the bumper went on:

 

 

*doh*

 

Anyway, so there I was sitting there, and I thought maybe if I drill some holes in the bumper, I'll get more airflow to the oil cooler. Is it even legal to drill holes in your bumper?

 

And then I realised another thing, I can't really even drill many holes in the bumper, because the numberplate is in the way... Maybe I can move the numberplate too?

 

I think this whole idea is dodgy. What do you think?

[Super Jamie]

take the bumper off, mount the indicators on right angle brackets that connect to the original bumper mount points. seen it done in nz, looks very phat

[demuire]

Umm, I don't get it. So the indicators sit further out?

 

The oil cooler is pretty much... right behind the numberplate. It's just left (toward passenger side) of center.

[Super Jamie]

so you can mount the indicators at all. if you were creative, you could mount them flush with the front apron, looks quite factory when done well

 

then just mount the numberplate wherever

[demuire]

Oh, you mean to just not have the bumper at all???

[Super Jamie]

nods

[Clown]

from memory you don't need to have a front plate at all, just shift it to the side. i've got my mr2's front plate bent backwards.

[demuire]

Interesting. I might think about this.

[Medicine_Man]

read the D.O.T website, doesn't matter where the plate is on the front, but it has to be readable at a ceartain angle from a certain distance..

[rjenman]

know a guy with a supra, front number plate is actually on the dash at the front facing forwards...

[Super Jamie]

haha your friend is most definitely breaking the law, i've got friends who've been defected for that

 

found this in qld transport website

Legally, the characters on the number plate must be visible from 20 metres away at any point within an arc of 45 degrees from the surface of the plate, above or to either side of the vehicle. Number plates must be permanently attached to a vehicle so that when it is on level ground the plates are upright and parallel to the vehicles axles and not more than 1.3 metres above the ground.

[demuire]

Nick: If that was strictly adhered to then Walkinshaws were illegal from factory :thumbsup:

[Phat535]

Nick: If that was strictly adhered to then Walkinshaws were illegal from factory :P

when walkinshaws were released you didnt need to have a front plate at all only a rear plate which is why they can still get away with having it like that