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Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:23 pm
by yipming
I have a "slim" NSW license plate and it sits a bit low on the front bumper.
Just wondering if anyone knows of a kit that can push it back up? Most of the license plate kit out there tilts the license plate and don't really allow any height adjustment.

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:39 pm
by blitzen75
Just Remove the two clips that are threaded for the bolts and slide them back on turned 90 degrees to the top, align with the two closer holes on your plate,mark new hole positions, remove clips, drill through the bar slightly larger than diameter of the bolt,slide clips back on, screw plates back on, this will give a raise of around 20mm and will cover the flat area behind the plate, assuming your plates have 4 holes along the top like Tassie ones.

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:55 pm
by Boostaddict
Pm mark cruisn. He makes little lifters that ... Lift... The plate up.

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:51 pm
by ndlibgt
Boostaddict wrote:Pm mark cruisn. He makes little lifters that ... Lift... The plate up.


Yep he da man.

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:21 pm
by cruisn
Waiting on new material to make some more.....

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Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:47 am
by yipming
Cool. I'd like one. Give me a shout when new one are made.

cruisn wrote:Waiting on new material to make some more.....

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Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:20 am
by Fourlex
What about at the back you can see the two black holes?

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:05 pm
by cliffo3rb
yipming wrote:Cool. I'd like one. Give me a shout when new one are made.

cruisn wrote:Waiting on new material to make some more.....

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Bit off topic but do you happen to work at SPOC in Mascot? Swear I saw your car there the other day.

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:21 pm
by JKeep2.5i
if your careful drill some holes, i did it worked a treat :D

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Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:36 pm
by Boostaddict
Mark i would be super keen for both the front and back plate lifts when you get some more material!!

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:00 pm
by yipming
cliffo3rb wrote:
yipming wrote:Cool. I'd like one. Give me a shout when new one are made.

cruisn wrote:Waiting on new material to make some more.....

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Bit off topic but do you happen to work at SPOC in Mascot? Swear I saw your car there the other day.


Hmm ... Not sure what SPOC stands for. I do work sometimes at the Optus Mascot Exchange. Thus very likely it's me.

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:09 pm
by yipming
JKeep2.5i wrote:if your careful drill some holes, i did it worked a treat :D

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I see what you and blitzen mean. Hmm but I will wait a bit for crusin before I start drilling. Let's say I am not good at handcraft.

Fourlex wrote:What about at the back you can see the two black holes?


This I am not sure what it means?

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:33 am
by Fourlex
it means on the sedans, not sure about wagons, it has 2 black holes/ clips where the number plate itself drills into, but with a slim line you can see it quite visibly...

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:29 pm
by yipming
Fourlex wrote:it means on the sedans, not sure about wagons, it has 2 black holes/ clips where the number plate itself drills into, but with a slim line you can see it quite visibly...


I see. I looked and nope, no unused holes visible. The back fits pretty well actually.

Re: Slim license plate lift

PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:02 pm
by cruisn
On the boot of sedans you can see the plate mounts about 10mm above the top edge of the plate. Ive also made ones to lift the rear 10mm before to cover.

NSW slim plates are a smaller profile than Vic ones and require less lift which is why you can get away with just spinning the speed nut around.