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Grumpydad
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MJC1216 wrote: Tue May 08, 2018 9:16 am Prefer the original with black borders.

I have them on both my cars and to me they look better.

The rear plate makes it look like a taxi(Most taxis round my way have a rear square number plate and a square taxi plate) :D
Got these on my Fiesta St 😀

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2018 CX-3 GT Sport Automatic Ceramic Metallic. Options fitted, arm rest, led interior lamps, sill plates, boot mat and front bumper trim cover.

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piekkok
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Morning UK!

I find it funny that you can make your own plates.
Here in Holland it isn’t legal.
When i’d made my own plates, i’d make it to the end of the street before a policecar would stop me and took possession of my car till i’d have the original plates again. Which can only be bought by registered shops.
And they are boring too ( the plates, not those shops, althoughi haven’t got any experience with them, so maybe they are boring too), one size, always the blue EU logo on it, the only choice we have is standard plates (numbers and letters stanzed out on it), or luxury plates ( flat plates with plastic numbers and letters attached on it, but if then someone parks his towing bar in your plate, the letters or numbers are directly broken, so bye bye luxury plate).
I drive a CX-3, happily! :P
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There are ways round the legislation in the UK.
Number plates can be bought on eBay "for display purposes only" but who knows what the buyer will do with them.
I did not begrudge Eden Mazda a bit of free advertising on my CX-3's number plates. What I did object to was the presence of the EU logo, but a pair of self adhesive Union flags cured that little problem.
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Hi Grumpydad,
How easy was it to get the covers off. I don't want to break them.

I noticed in the manual it lists the existing bulbs as Luggage = 5 watts, Overhead rear = 8 watts, Overhead front = 10 watts.

Doh ! - somewhat confused, is this really correct?

Cheers, Andy
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Strictly speaking, to be road legal, the number plate must not only bear the British Standard number (currently BS AU 145d), but also the name, trademark or other way of identifying the manufacturer or supplier of the plate and also the name and postcode of the registered supplying outlet.

If any of that information is missing or you fall foul of any of the other regulations about plate design, character size, font, spacing, national flags etc., etc., then you risk failing an MOT and/or a fine of up to £1000 :shock:

DVLA INF104
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Handy Andy wrote: Wed May 09, 2018 10:18 am ...How easy was it to get the covers off. I don't want to break them.

I did the swap to LED and the light lenses are quite easy to remove. Just go carefully, following the diagrams on page 6-52 (2017 Owners Manual) of where to prod them with a flat blade screwdriver.
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Handy Andy wrote: Wed May 09, 2018 10:18 am How easy was it to get the covers off. I don't want to break them.
I noticed in the manual it lists the existing bulbs as Luggage = 5 watts, Overhead rear = 8 watts, Overhead front = 10 watts.
Doh ! - somewhat confused, is this really correct?
I asked the same question last week:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1416#p9931

The upgrade set with LED interior lighs had 4 lights (2 x front map, centre and boot), all the same power.
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Handy Andy
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jtonline wrote: Wed May 09, 2018 4:26 pm
Handy Andy wrote: Wed May 09, 2018 10:18 am ...How easy was it to get the covers off. I don't want to break them.

I did the swap to LED and the light lenses are quite easy to remove. Just go carefully, following the diagrams on page 6-52 (2017 Owners Manual) of where to prod them with a flat blade screwdriver.
thanks, I will. Strange if it was an old car I would go gung-ho, but being new makes me nervous.
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hsdejong wrote: Wed May 09, 2018 6:12 pm
Handy Andy wrote: Wed May 09, 2018 10:18 am How easy was it to get the covers off. I don't want to break them.
I noticed in the manual it lists the existing bulbs as Luggage = 5 watts, Overhead rear = 8 watts, Overhead front = 10 watts.
Doh ! - somewhat confused, is this really correct?
I asked the same question last week:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1416#p9931

The upgrade set with LED interior lighs had 4 lights (2 x front map, centre and boot), all the same power.
thanks very much
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Post by zoylander »

jtonline wrote: Wed May 09, 2018 4:11 pm Strictly speaking, to be road legal, the number plate must not only bear the British Standard number (currently BS AU 145d), but also the name, trademark or other way of identifying the manufacturer or supplier of the plate and also the name and postcode of the registered supplying outlet.

If any of that information is missing or you fall foul of any of the other regulations about plate design, character size, font, spacing, national flags etc., etc., then you risk failing an MOT and/or a fine of up to £1000 :shock:

DVLA INF104
Really?

If you follow that argument to it's logical conclusion, anyone still displaying the EU logo on their UK number plates after we leave could be breaking the law. Sorry but I don't buy it, any more than the idea that I could be penalised for displaying my national flag on my number plates. Just let them try!
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