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BigWheels



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
Best place to fix a front numberplate,as winch bumper fitted
Any ideas? Or should I get a square plate & stick it to one end of the bumper? Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender
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TJ101



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On the 110, have enought space to "stick" the plate on the bumper, above the winch


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On the lanner, had a piece of plate with a flat, bolted to the bumper top




The Hybrid's is just stuck onto the bumper,, only fell off the once,, but not surprising !!


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I stuck mine in the bin.....
For about 4 years in total, I never ran a front plate. Never stopped once and it was my daily.
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Likewise two and a half years no plate on show and no problems so far. Although have now put a smaller one on the roof rack Wink 2007 TD5 90 Hard Top
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As above stuck ontop of the fairlead


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Mantec do a number plate bracket, here it is fitted with out number plate it's in window I did get stopped the other week and he questioned why it was in the window ! I told him that it had come off in the floods and I was waiting for the weather to be dry before I stick it back on Rolling with laughter he said ok

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blackwolf



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Rather depends on which winch you have and what other front end furniture your truck is sporting.

I have a Superwinch Husky on the front and no other front end bling (lights, squishy bars etc) and my number plate is attached to the grill above the winch. I have had no cooling or air flow issues with it mounted like that, and it is well out of harm's way.


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Mine was stuck onto the bumper at the side, and on the Mantec one it sat on a plate mounted to the top of the bumper. The only note I would add is that if you stand on the bumper be careful that there is not a lip sticking up, I broke a number plate standing on the bumper and they are a PITA to get replaced these days...

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lrmaniac



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when we had metalic plates it was easy as we could slightly bent them ...here, now this was the only option...it has to be on the front bumper otherwise it will fail MOT


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jasong4110



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lrmaniac wrote:
when we had metalic plates it was easy as we could slightly bent them ...here, now this was the only option...it has to be on the front bumper otherwise it will fail MOT


You can still buy metal number plates that are MOT legal, I was considering a purchase for the front plat and may still.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PRESSED-ALLUMINI...2577f35358
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shaun.mobile



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Fuji White
Mine's in that numberplate indentation below the windscreen, needs trimming down slightly along both the top and bottom to get it to fit. the only infrigement of the rules is that the manufacturers details have gone.

not had any issues with mr plod yet and it still gets picked up by number plate recognition systems.
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