Recommendations for Personalised Plates (standard vs slim)

[Sapphire 0]

Hi everyone

I am looking at getting some personalised plates with "SAPPH" for my 2010 320i but not sure what will suit it best?

Currently I have standard plates front and back, but was thinking maybe slim front and standard back?

Recommendations welcome :)

 

[B.M.W Ltd 950]

I don't think you can buy one of each size. They are sold as pairs

[M3AN 4016]

You can get one of each, I did for my 1er.

Slim looks terrible on the back, it's too small. They look great on the front though IMHO.

Edit: you'll need a frame for the large Euro plate, the slim front one has holes and you screw it to the bumper.

Edited August 8, 2020 by M3AN

[kiwi535 538]

slim = euro?

[M3AN 4016]

Just now, kiwi535 said:

slim = euro?

No Euro = wide, Slim = smaller in all dimensions, see above.

[al lowe 70]

I have mix on my 2002 Turbo, slim on front & wide on back ...

[M3AN 4016]

3 minutes ago, al lowe said:

I have mix on my 2002 Turbo, slim on front & wide on back ...

I watched an episode of Car SOS that restored a 2002 turbo just this week. They took a total rust bucket that didn't run and handed back a concourse example, it was astonishing.

Edited August 8, 2020 by M3AN

[al lowe 70]

Yes enjoyed watching this one, it was pretty bad eh, amazing what they can do..

[M3AN 4016]

1 minute ago, al lowe said:

Yes enjoyed watching this one, it was pretty bad eh, amazing what they can do..

Yours doesn't look to bad there either Al!

[kiwi535 538]

2 hours ago, M3AN said:

No Euro = wide, Slim = smaller in all dimensions, see above.

didnt know slim was a thing thanks

[al lowe 70]

11 minutes ago, M3AN said:

Yours doesn't look to bad there either Al!

Yes thankfully no rust on mine ...

[Sammo 2544]

Euro plates IMO

[KwS 2425]

I wish slim didn't have the black fern on one side. It looks unbalanced.

[Driftit 2078]

I didn't even know plates.co.nz had lost the contract in 2016..  Though that was when I left NZ for a bit.

[qube 3570]

57 minutes ago, KwS said:

I wish slim didn't have the black fern on one side. It looks unbalanced.

you can get "normal" slim plates

[M3AN 4016]

2 hours ago, qube said:

you can get "normal" slim plates

I did not know that, I would have got one if I'd known.

Although it does seem that if you want a Euro rear plate you get a logo on the front plate too. Perhaps you can make two separate orders?

[qube 3570]

Yep. You would have to cough up $149 to remake a set with normal slim and $199 for a long euro if upstyling or whatever the cost is for a new combination. 

[KwS 2425]

Didnt know that either. Its a shame it costs so much to turn a plate into another style, when it only costs something like $20 to remake plates if they are damaged.

[qube 3570]

for normal style but personalised plates its $32~, for Euro plates its $52~, for BMW plates its $82~ 

all a bit different but $200~ is not too bad for a restyle considering admin costs/manufacture etc.

the $1000-3000 cost for a new make annoys me though, it doesnt need to be that much at all.

 

[al lowe 70]

You can only get the BMW logo via BMW and they charge you $300 for the privilege !

[Driftit 2078]

I wouldn't buy one these days unless it was for a business.
In the US it was only $10 per year for a personalized plate...

And you could pick from over 200 plate types in Virginia alone.

https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/vehicles/#splates/category.asp?category=S

Edited August 11, 2020 by Driftit