Park Distance Control vs. Euro style license plate
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Originally Posted by hinckley' post='390669' date='Feb 12 2007, 02:58 PM
Spyder44, you're correct. When you do a ED, BMW installs a normal-sized European plate, but they have to slightly bend each end of the plate outward so that it does not interfer with the PDC sensors. It may not look perfect, but it does work.
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='390691' date='Feb 12 2007, 03:25 PM
Not correct. Number plates provided in Freimann are not the same size. Smaller in fact in width.
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The license plate here in Europe fits perfect on the E60 without any problems..
Here's a picture of our front when the car was a Swedish citizen:
And here now with a picture of the car being a Danish citizen (the licens plates in DK is a big shorter than the EU versions, but they are wider):
Disclaimer: This picture was taken after a high-speed journey from St. Tropez to Denmark on a summer day (1966 km's), the bugs was washed a off the day after
Here's a picture of our front when the car was a Swedish citizen:
And here now with a picture of the car being a Danish citizen (the licens plates in DK is a big shorter than the EU versions, but they are wider):
Disclaimer: This picture was taken after a high-speed journey from St. Tropez to Denmark on a summer day (1966 km's), the bugs was washed a off the day after
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Hi,
Actually you don't need a frame, just put your plate directly onto the bumper. I have not seen any of the european E60's having a licence plate holder.
When I bought a 530d I got a plate mould to shape the plate to fit perfectly onto the bumper.
Actually you don't need a frame, just put your plate directly onto the bumper. I have not seen any of the european E60's having a licence plate holder.
When I bought a 530d I got a plate mould to shape the plate to fit perfectly onto the bumper.
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Originally Posted by E60Sim' post='390714' date='Feb 12 2007, 03:57 PM
Here's a picture of our front when the car was a Swedish citizen:
And here now with a picture of the car being a Danish citizen (the licens plates in DK is a big shorter than the EU versions, but they are wider):
And here now with a picture of the car being a Danish citizen (the licens plates in DK is a big shorter than the EU versions, but they are wider):
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Do you have a picture you can show us, really hard to imagine what's the problem.
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Originally Posted by Spyder44' post='391032' date='Feb 13 2007, 10:29 AM
Workin on the picture.....will attempt when I get home this evening. Am driving the Land Rover today as in some serious blizzard conditions. I am sure my beloved 5er could have hacked it, but....better in my garage than someone elses....
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Joy of Joys. Thought I'd leave the 5er in the garage today though. No need to chance it when there is a perfectly good LR3 sitting there beggin to be driven...Supposed to get a foot today....thought I might skive off work early, take a picture of the plate and then go to 7 springs
