licence plate query

snowcherry · **September 15, 2009, 09:13:14**

i need to change the colour of my personal plates

but i have no idea whether to get a slim plus a standard or two slimlines
can anyone let me know what size is best for the rear of the car please

also i'm going for black on white - i'm guessing that should be pretty safe. i considered pink but i think i'm too old for that now

accim · **Reply #1: September 15, 2009, 10:30:42**

You can change the color of your license plate??

michael_i30 · **Reply #2: September 15, 2009, 11:00:10**

I have white (text) on black (background). On a white i30.

I have the older style large sized ones. Look fine to me..

There should be some pics (covered by my bike rack) in here - http://users.tpg.com.au/ms6574/i30/

I was going to get them redone (I've had them 15 odd years) but never got around to it.

snowcherry · **Reply #3: September 15, 2009, 11:16:33**

Quote from: accim on September 15, 2009, 10:30:42

You can change the color of your license plate??

yes but only if you have personalised plates, otherwise its a set colour for your state,

its costing me $195 to just change the colour

oooh i've seen them before mr-mischief - you sent them to m eonce over at whirlpool
thank you

the plate space looks quite wide and none of the i30's at the dealer had any plates on
guess i'll find out tomorrow when my old (blue and silver) fat ones go on

Dazzler · **Reply #4: September 15, 2009, 13:20:17**

So you are getting closer to getting the car snowcherry... I've lost track with some time off line..

ivana · **Reply #5: September 15, 2009, 14:07:12**

hey

i got my plates done. my actual numbers were given to me by my dad (we have the same initials) and i got the plates pressed in the eu style here in nsw.

this is the style on the website:

do what you think will look best. i seriously think these plates look awesome. and im yet to see anyone else on the road with this style yet.

Lea · **Reply #6: September 16, 2009, 02:09:42**

If you do go for a standard and a slimline, but then you decide you would rather another slimline instead.
I have been told it by ppq it will cost $48 to get it replaced.

snowcherry · **Reply #7: September 16, 2009, 02:52:06**

^oh thanks for that Lea
i must say i'm a little confused by pricing as was led to believe initially that getting new plates would only cost me $48 but the website says $195...i'm guessing as i'm changing the colour thats where the price jump is

Blue · **Reply #8: September 16, 2009, 04:31:27**

Quote from: snowcherry on September 15, 2009, 09:13:14

i need to change the colour of my personal plates

LOL.... NEED.... hahahahaha....

michael_i30 · **Reply #9: September 16, 2009, 06:19:06**

RTA have weird pricing.

I can get my plates remade the same and from the RTA site it's going to cost me $100 as a one off. I could have sworn it was under $50 when I got my i30 in February.

They have changed the site since then and by the looks also increased the pricing...

snowcherry · **Reply #10: September 16, 2009, 12:00:48**

Quote from: Blue on September 16, 2009, 04:31:27

Quote from: snowcherry on September 15, 2009, 09:13:14
i need to change the colour of my personal plates

LOL.... NEED.... hahahahaha....

yes NEED
strangely the exact same level of need that required me to buy a brand spanking new SR over a 2 year old SLX

MRH130 · **Reply #11: September 16, 2009, 22:59:20**

As I understand it you can only have the full-size, slimline or Euro-style plates, and you can't mix and match.

The RTA has a large number of colours available but I personally like Crystal's black writing on white background - maybe I'm just a vanilla kinda guy!

The Euro plates do look awesome on an i30 though. The car is designed for plates that size so they're a nice fit...

In Queensland you can get plates with Betty Boop on them!

Must be something in the water...

snowcherry · **Reply #12: September 17, 2009, 03:20:56**

in queensland you can have one standard and one slimline
its quite common actually

i still have no idea what size to get though

2i30s · **Reply #13: September 17, 2009, 09:38:42**

if you have only top screws on rear plate you can use slimline plates,if you have four screws you will see the holes when slim plates are fitted.

snowcherry · **Reply #14: September 17, 2009, 11:21:26**

Quote from: 2i30s on September 17, 2009, 09:38:42

if you have only top screws on rear plate you can use slimline plates,if you have four screws you will see the holes when slim plates are fitted.

oh!! well that definantly is a big point. i'm pretty sure there all four screws were used on fitting old plate to the car. i was rather worried as kid fitting it said he had to get a drill. wtf?
i asked if he was drilling into my car and he said no but not sure what he was doing to be honest
i'll double check tomorrow - i was just about to put in an order for two slims so glad i checked back
thanks!

2i30s · **Reply #15: September 17, 2009, 11:27:02**

my plates are full size and only have the top screws,no lower holes.

Lea · **Reply #16: September 18, 2009, 01:14:19**

Hi snowcherry, I have just changed my plates from red to blue to match the arrival of my new i30
and yes thats where the $195.00 charge is.
I ordered 1 slim and 1 standard. But now am rethinking my choice. Unfortunatley my i30 is still another month away so I won't be able to decide on re-ordering another slim plate until I see them on it.
(womans perogative to change her mind

)

Blue · **Reply #17: September 18, 2009, 10:51:01**

Quote from: snowcherry on September 17, 2009, 11:21:26

oh!! well that definantly is a big point. i'm pretty sure there all four screws were used on fitting old plate to the car. i was rather worried as kid fitting it said he had to get a drill. wtf?
i asked if he was drilling into my car and he said no but not sure what he was doing to be honest
i'll double check tomorrow - i was just about to put in an order for two slims so glad i checked back
thanks!

The wife's personal plates needed a slight modification by drill to make them fit.
Despite being on several other cars, including a couple of Koreans, the overall width of the screw holes on the plates needed to be widened by about 2 mil or so to fit the i30...

I am guessing that's what the kid was drilling... or in context, possibly that's "wtf"!

2i30s · **Reply #18: September 18, 2009, 12:21:30**

snowcherry · **Reply #19: September 18, 2009, 13:01:39**

haha Lea, i hope you made the right choice, i've been running non stop all day so still haven't had a chance to check my plate sizing

Quote from: Blue on September 18, 2009, 10:51:01

I am guessing that's what the kid was drilling... or in context, possibly that's "wtf"!

i guess that explains it!

snowcherry · **Reply #20: September 19, 2009, 11:09:30**

well i ended up going for 2 slimlines in black on white (thanks for the extra help from dijana to

)

Blue · **Reply #21: September 19, 2009, 23:22:17**

Quote from: snowcherry on September 19, 2009, 11:09:30

well i ended up going for 2 slimlines in black on white (thanks for the extra help from dijana to )

I washed our i30 this morning, and deliberately took note of the rear plate space (Front is a no brainer slimline I think!).
We have full-size plates and it seems to sit low in the plate gap.
I reckon the slimline will sit pretty much right in the middle of the vertical space assigned to plates.

So I am guessing, good choice.

snowcherry · **Reply #22: September 20, 2009, 05:45:31**

thanks Blue, that was pretty much my conclusion after looking at other pictures and having better look at my own

snowcherry · **Reply #23: September 28, 2009, 12:15:16**

my plates came today - pair slimlines
they look fantastic on!

only grumble i have is taking off the old plates i noticed the plates/frames have scratched Snow

Lorian · **Reply #24: September 28, 2009, 12:34:01**

If uou can you take close-up pics of the scratches and I'm sure someone can advise on the best thing to do with them. No doubt Meguiars* has a product to help...

*Or autoglym

2i30s · **Reply #25: September 28, 2009, 13:00:17**

cut and polish is worth a try,if that wont work its a trip to the spray painters.

sweetbix · **Reply #26: September 28, 2009, 13:39:20**

Quote from: snowcherry on September 28, 2009, 12:15:16

only grumble i have is taking off the old plates i noticed the plates/frames have scratched Snow

That sucks..

snowcherry · **Reply #27: September 28, 2009, 15:35:07**

already used a bit of meguaires polish on it with no luck, the scratch is right through the paint sadly. needs a small touch up. its in the top right so when standing above car you don't see it but the new plate doesn't quite cover it up. i could get a frame for the new plates but not sure that would be good to do. i knew i shouldn't have put the darn frames on to begin with

its possible the kid at hyundai did the scratch when putting the plates on...

snowcherry · **Reply #28: September 29, 2009, 07:37:17**

piccy of scratch - its definantly a touch up job methinks

Trips · **Reply #29: September 29, 2009, 09:46:58**

i was thinking of getting

871 selim