DIY - Ghetto P Plate Holder

[Petronas]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor OzHonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following.

Well we all know about the stupid f'ked up P laws intro'ed onto Sydney P Plate drivers at the beginning of this month and also seeing my 3rd Gen Lude has absolutely no place to put these damn clunky P Plates I went hunting...
- P Plate Holding Brackets - Nope can't fit em' onto my 3rd gen Lude...
- Sticky Tape... Too Ugly...
- Lodging them between the numberplate and the car - Warped my damn # Plate :thumbdwn:

Anyway So I figured I'd wire them onto my car...

First step is to get some wire. I went to bunnings for this. 1.85mm Thick.
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8875/0607071643cb2.jpg

Next is to make 2 holes on either edge of the Plate.
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2011/qwqqwkk6.jpg

The 3rd step is a little bit different for everyone. You should be able to find somewhere you can twist and latch the wire onto on your car. This is how I did mine. (For the Rear I hooked it up to a toe bar that was already on the car when i bought it)
Rear
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3558/0607071642qu4.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2664/0607071641la7.jpg
Front
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2684/0607071640wk1.jpg

[Vu_civic]

hmmm...in this day n age of cops dicking for no reason, you've just given them a reason by having ur p plates obscured by wire.....

however, good stuff, thank god i'm off my ps :)

[r0b3rt]

cop must be in a pretty shitty mood to dick you for 1.85mm wire obscuring ur p plate .. lol but anything can happen

but you could always just thread the wire down the sides
i.e. in the last picture run the wire thru the two holes so no obscuring

more effort tho :P

[[ricer]]

is this the new rule that the P plate has to be outside the car?
coz i hardly see anyone have them in their windows anymore like i use to

[AsH_]

i keep mine in my boot...

havent seen em in over a year...

[Petronas]

hmmm...in this day n age of cops dicking for no reason, you've just given them a reason by having ur p plates obscured by wire.....

You serious lol... I was warned of this by preludeaustralia...

The cop must be a real d*ck if he defects me for this... :thumbdwn: :confused:

[dfekm3]

Im not from sydney so they are the P plats you have to use and stick on your car.. you cant use the ones that stick on your windscreen anymore?

that is so ghey...

[Bayani]

You won't get defected for obscuring. LOL

Easy enough idea though :]

[akina]

not a bad idea...

but what i did was use a few rubber bands tied them up together since they weren't long enough and hooked them to my number plate...

stupidest law ever~ *thumbs down*

[TheSaint]

y the hell does it say '90' on your plates?

[[RSX 03]]

y the hell does it say '90' on your plates?

it's always been 90KM

[Jaso]

Cause the speed limit for P1 drivers in NSW is 90km/h. :p

Fyi Learners are 80 and P2 drivers are 100.

[TheSaint]

that sucks

i happily cruze at 110 kmph here in WA =)

[Bayani]

Yes, well. You're all Hoons! LOL...

Not that one can Hoon in a Honda.

[ON XTC]

ROFL..

shit thats ghetto. innovative ic.

[kyobibi]

very ghetto!
cool idea :)

[mrwillz]

lol
did u *** up first time..

[Petronas]

lol
did u *** up first time..

Nah, the plate's kept flying off or more so stolen.. Man I live in the Ghetto - Campsie/Belmore... Bloody dead bodies every week... 2 Weeks ago someone committed 'suicide' at the local pub car park... :thumbdwn:

[lilwilliam]

u could use zip ties like i do. cost about 2 bucks for a pac of 10 or so.

[lil_miss_vtec]

rep point 4 u!!

[Petronas]

u could use zip ties like i do. cost about 2 bucks for a pac of 10 or so.
Got picks of how you did it? Everyone says Zip Ties but I don't get it...


rep point 4 u!!

Thank you, Thank you... "Takes a Bow"

lol...

[rawr]

Got picks of how you did it? Everyone says Zip Ties but I don't get it...



Thank you, Thank you... "Takes a Bow"

lol...

create a whole in the p plate and zip tie it to your licence plate holder.. thats if you have a frame for your licence plate ? also there are holes on your licence plate you can zip tie it too.. the thing is at times the p plate flies everywhere and may end up not even showing the p plate and you know what that means when you get pulled over by a cop with a bad mood. :) and if you don't its a $180 fine and 2 points

[patchwick]

nice one dude!!
very practical! this one deserves a point

[steve88]

the EK civic luckily has a fair bit of room. the P plate holders i got are too wide i might cut/reweld them too make it narrower if i grow desperate

[040501912]

Yes, well. You're all Hoons! LOL...

Not that one can Hoon in a Honda.

Hoonda ? :P LOL !! geehh at least wa not as strict as other aye :wave:

[panda[cRx]]

nice idea but looks shit imo

should just use double sided tape

[Bayani]

Or unscrew your plate; and rescrew with the P plate under it. LOL

[vinnY]

^^exactly what i do for the front of my ek, the rear one tucks in quite nicely

[Petronas]

^^exactly what i do for the front of my ek, the rear one tucks in quite nicely

If I had screws, would'a made my life a whole lot easier... Damn Honda!

[iced]

you must love the P plates man.

[Petronas]

you must love the P plates man.

LOL Someone tried to steel my plates but couldn't!~ Loosers... Had no idea it was held on Ghetto Style the fags...

See this style of P-Plate holder is useful... :thumbsup:

[Bayani]

'Style' doesn't quite cover it petronas =P

Haha

[Reynaldo7]

Another idea so it isnt covering the "P" is where you have punched the holes through for the wire have a second hole right next to it so the wire goes in and around behind the "P".

Would look more like it's just sitting on the car then.

Hope you get what I mean.

[Kazaf]

Much easier with cable ties.
It's so easy that you don't even need a guide/DIY article to help you put them on.

[Bayani]

I used the preforated holes already on the P-Plates. Mine are screwed on. Going nowhere.

[aramiK]

cable tie from whole in p-plate.. to whole in number plates = not obscured.

[Spoon-Accord]

Victoria = the place to be :)

[Xplodin]

i agree!

[aidannn]

i got a small nut and bolt, small enough to fit thru the lil holes on the p plate then screw it thru a corner hole on the number plate, gets the job done

[VTC-8OY]

lol omg ghetto diy winner of the year!

[genghiskhan]

hmmm i got magnerics on my s2k no1 steals em (nsw)

[kikxz]

yeah vic the place to be past tense lol..but now the new p plate laws coming soon are crap luckily i already have my p's so the new laws dont affect me HAHA sucked in to the people on their l'z

[Element12]

yeah vic the place to be past tense lol..but now the new p plate laws coming soon are crap luckily i already have my p's so the new laws dont affect me HAHA sucked in to the people on their l'z

Those poor kids !

Haha, heading towards full licence, yay :D

[AsH_]

i kept my p plates in my glovebox and in my boot.

fcuk showin ppl...

p plate = cop bait

[rawr]

^ everytime a cop has approached me they tell me to chuck a P plate on. Its fkn irritating.

[chunky]

wasnt there legality issues with this?

[Mooks79]

or used a padlock hehehe, im of my P's agggges ago........

[3iuuop]

THAT IS THE MOST GANGSTA shit i have ever seen

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