What's new
Porsche 911 UK Enthusiasts Online Community Discussion Forum GB

Welcome to the @Porsche911UK website. Register a free account today to become a member! Sign up is quick and easy, then you can view, participate in topics and posts across the site that covers all things Porsche.

Already registered and looking to recovery your account, select 'login in' and then the 'forget your password' option.

Porsche Specialist Surrey, Porsche Specialist London, Porsche Specialist East Sussex, Porsche Specialist West Sussex, Porsche Specialist South

997.1 short number plate plinth

C

Craig180

New member
Joined
22 Oct 2017
Messages
40
Evening all, just wondered if anyone has any idea where I might get a short plinth for my Gen 1?

I have a short plate, and apart from taking the plinth off altogether and mounting the plate straight to the bumper I'm struggling to find anything suitable. There seems to be a few available for the Gen 2. Are the bumper shapes really that different??
 
I planned the same until I took the original plinth off and found loads of holes where other plates had been screwed!

So the smallest I can do is 480 and standard is about 520mm.
 
You can get stick on plates that comply with the legal requirements these days, so an alternative would be to do away with the plinth altogether.
 
Disco said:
You can get stick on plates that comply with the legal requirements these days, so an alternative would be to do away with the plinth altogether.
Click to expand...

This is my plan.
 
Is the profile of the Gen1 and Gen2 front bumpers the same?

To give you an idea of the size of plate the pic below shows the rear plate standard size and the front which I want to attach
 

Attachments

  • 1ae5b133_2109_42be_a674_e6f218e84316_469.jpeg
    1ae5b133_2109_42be_a674_e6f218e84316_469.jpeg
    946.7 KB · Views: 5,674
I've got a 5 digit plate and bought one with a side emblem and cut this off so its the same length as the plinth, worked for me.
 
I got a bodyshop to cut and rejoin mine to make it smaller... a mod that pretty much no one notices :lol:
 
Easy to do, cut it down and then use a soldering iron to plastic weld it back together.
 
Had this "cut and shut" mod done on my car too, as I couldn't find a readymade one to fit.
 
The height AND width are wrong (Gen2 anyway) so I went with a fully legal stick-on plate from dmb graphics. Only £11! Transforms the front end. (5 digit plate). Peel off back of sticker, and Apply washing up liquid/water lubricant from spray bottle for alignment, then when straight, squeegee out the solution with bank card wrapped in a tea towel.

James

 
On my previous car , I removed plinth altogether. Bought shortest (legal) 6 digit plate from eBay in aluminium. Strong double sided tape straight to bumper :thumb:

(A later mod was to fix a central Zunsport grill and attach it to that)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

G
Short Number Plate Ques
2
Replies
19
Views
3K
IMI A
IMI A
Ghostrider78
Project Thread ‘TIGGER’
Replies
12
Views
936
Hugh_
H
U
997.1 Coupe Sunroof Water Ingress When Stationary - Usual culprits confirmed as not the issue, thoughts?
Replies
11
Views
796
Chumbaside
C
Paul_S
997 Turbo Intercooler and Y-pipe Upgrade (Do88)
Replies
6
Views
839
photek
photek
stupidget
Anyone upgraded from a 996.1 C4 to a 997.1 C4S
2 3 4
Replies
52
Views
7K
IMI A
IMI A
L
Just another values vid...
Replies
7
Views
839
Pinot
Pinot
Zingari
Two Sandwiches Short of a Picnic
2 3
Replies
35
Views
4K
jonttt
jonttt
Used Performance Porsche Specialists

Latest posts

New Threads

Porsche Model Range

Porsche 911

Porsche 992: 2018- Porsche 992: 2018- Porsche 991: 2011-2019 Porsche 991: 2011-2019 Porsche 997: 2004-2012 Porsche 997: 2004-2012 Porsche 996: 1997-2005 Porsche 996: 1997-2005 Porsche 993: 1993-1998 Porsche 993: 1993-1998 Porsche 964: 1989-1993 Porsche 964: 1989-1993 Porsche Carrera 3.2: 1983-1989 Porsche Carrera 3.2: 1983-1989 Porsche Carrera SC: 1977-1983 Porsche Carrera SC: 1977-1983 Porsche 930 Turbo: 1975-1989 Porsche 930 Turbo: 1975-1989 Porsche Early 911: 1964-1977 Porsche Early 911: 1964-1977

Porsche Hypercars

Porsche 918 Spyder Porsche 918 Spyder Porsche Carrera GT Porsche Carrera GT Porsche GT1 Porsche GT1 Porsche 959 Porsche 959

Other Current Porsche Model

Porsche Taycan : (2019-0%) Porsche Taycan : (2019-0%) Porsche Macan : 2013- Porsche Macan : 2013- Porsche Panamera : 2009- Porsche Panamera : 2009- Porsche Cayman: 2005- Porsche Cayman: 2005- Porsche Cayenne: 2003- Porsche Cayenne: 2003- Porsche Boxster: 1997- Porsche Boxster: 1997-

Porsche Legacy Models

Porsche 928 Porsche 928 Porsche 968 Porsche 968 Porsche 944 Porsche 944 Porsche 924 Porsche 924 Porsche 914 Porsche 914 Porsche 912 Porsche 912 Porsche 904 Porsche 904 Porsche 550 Porsche 550 Porsche 356 Speedster Porsche 356 Speedster Porsche 356 Porsche 356

Forum statistics

Threads
124,563
Messages
1,441,541
Members
48,978
Latest member
Timjar

porsche insurance porsche parts porsche sales porsche car sales porsche for sale
porsche classic sales porsche tuning porsche sold porsche specialist porsche engine rebuilds porsche driver training porsche car sales porsche exhausts

Community platform by XenForo® © 2010-2024 XenForo Ltd. XenForo theme by xenfocus

www.911uk.com @Porsche911UK THE DEFINITIVE PORSCHE FORUM Copyright © 911UK 2002-2024 All rights reserved.

911uk.com is not associated and is wholly independent of Porsche Automobil Holdings SE, Dr. Ing.h.c.F.Porsche AG, Porsche Cars GB, its subsidiaries and offical Porsche centres. Any word, phrase or graphic that in any way resembles anything to do with the Porsche name or organisation are registered trademarks of Porsche Automobil Holdings SE and Dr. Ing.h.c.F. Porsche AG.

Back
Top