There are still some who can still use a bit of common sense thank fully. That is an M.O.T. failure by the way ??
Tony.
Tony.
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Yes it is, but only if they are fitted when it goes in for MOT 
To be fair it's nowhere near as bad as some of the plates you see on the road, its all in a legal font but with no space between. I've seen all different combinations of spacing, altering the font and even making the numbers and letters appear to be different than what they are.
With the US spec holder this is the only option I have, unless I went for a square plate or one with a lot smaller font which I don't want to do. I'm treading on thin water as it is with the spacing.
To be fair it's nowhere near as bad as some of the plates you see on the road, its all in a legal font but with no space between. I've seen all different combinations of spacing, altering the font and even making the numbers and letters appear to be different than what they are. With the US spec holder this is the only option I have, unless I went for a square plate or one with a lot smaller font which I don't want to do. I'm treading on thin water as it is with the spacing.
You misunderstood what I meant Dave, I was saying a dirty number plate is a reason for failure, believe it or not.Yes it is, but only if they are fitted when it goes in for MOT
With the US spec holder this is the only option I have, unless I went for a square plate or one with a lot smaller font which I don't want to do. I'm treading on thin water as it is with the spacing.
Have a look on the testing sites to see how many things, including borders and fonts etc. a plate can fail on. It's just so a camera can read the easily, nothing at all to do with safety mate.Tony.
Oh sorry Tony thought you meant the spacing. It helps that the police can see it as well to check insurance etc its an easy way to hide if you haven't so a sure reason for being pulled over. It should be a failure as well, for some reason it annoys me if a car in front is that dirty I can't see the plate. I'm a bit ashamed as its normally clean but I've been back and forward down some dirty roads the past couple of weeks and done a lot more miles than normal and haven't had chance to clean it, plus I was getting the old one ready for sale. It will be getting the treatment on Tuesday 
thought you meant the spacing. It helps that the police can see it as well to check insurance etc its an easy way to hide if you haven't so a sure reason for being pulled over. It should be a failure as well, for some reason it annoys me if a car in front is that dirty I can't see the plate. I'm a bit ashamed as its normally clean but I've been back and forward down some dirty roads the past couple of weeks and done a lot more miles than normal and haven't had chance to clean it, plus I was getting the old one ready for sale. It will be getting the treatment on Tuesday 
Lay off the booze g8jka, its called thin ice.....
It's not frozen here yet, still 1 degreesLay off the booze g8jka, its called thin ice.....
thin water is far more risky than thin ice...
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So surprised to see your lovely silver Z so dirty after seeing at the water mill this year, and it has mud flaps fitted, also surprised that the plod didn't get you to clean the rear lights which to me would be more appropriate safety wise. Was he traffic or just normal plod.Got a new mirror from a mini convertible to replace the old one I smashed putting in back together. I didn't have to swap over the circuit boards inside as I don't use the remote locking on the keys, its all done via the alarm fob so it was a simple swap. This one isn't and auto dimming one but the hole is still there for the sensor, which meant a blue 5mm alarm LED fitted perfectly in its place. Hard to get a picture of it, but its very bright and looks OEM. Even though its still big I think it matches the ///M door mirrors nicely.
Winter wheels and hardtop are now on and its in full winter mode, it's even got a winter coat of mud on it to keep it protected.
Didn't please the local rozzers too much though, just got pulled and told to clean the rear plate. Never mentioned about it being miss spaced or shorter than normal which I expected a telling off about but he seemed a good one, even gave me some tissues to clean it.
I'll get it cleaned in the week
Roy.
I know, it's normally spotless, Didn't get chance to clean it yesterday, spent the day in hospital again so it will have to wait until next week. Yes I'm surprised he didn't either, but they can't check my tax or insurance with clean lights which would be more beneficial to them if I was dodgy! Normal plod I think but they seemed to be in a rush as they pulled over about another 100 yards up the road and were going into a house so were probably on a call.
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Just knew that Z would normally be sparkling. Hope your gonna be OK ref your Hospital trip, wish you well.
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RHA, Roy.
"We wouldnt want you going past a revenue camera like that now sir, would we?"
Dirty lights won't dazzle the camera either, which may happen with clean lights if I was to hit the brakes going past one possibly obscuring my registration plate
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More like you'll get dazzled when the cam flash is up the creak crash your motor and they'll deny all resposability.
Then still send you a ticket.
RHA, Roy.
Then still send you a ticket.RHA, Roy.
Update at the end of the week
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I know filthy again! Only washed it the day before as well. Hopefully do it again tomorrow but its forecast rain
So just before Christmas I made a 3 hour journey down to Jack Smith Trimmers in Swansea for a new roof. I used the guy in Croydon previously for a blue roof and since then his prices have gone up to just under £400 which was for a black or blue one. This time I wanted something different and decided to go for a red one. Most places want £700 plus for a red roof and I had heard good things about Jack Smith trimmers and he would be able to fit a new red roof for me. All of his reviews were decent although I hadn't seen too many for Z3 roofs so I thought I'd take a chance as he was less then half the price of any others at just £300. He makes them up himself and then fits whilst you wait. He can do a clear or green tinted window just like BMW fit from the factory albeit stitched in and not zipped in. The roofs are made from mohair and the quality is that of OEM and they also have the relief pockets on the rear. It took him around 4 hours to get the old one off and new one on and he cleaned up all the seals before refitting them.
Here's a few pics
There is a slight problem I have at the moment with the way it is fitted as the one side is slightly lower at the rear than the other. You can see this were there is a stitched seam across the rail at the rear (just above the window) where it is not perfectly straight across it where it should be. It is about 1-2cm's out and looks like it needs to be moved forward to sit spot on. He told me to leave it up for a few days to let it stretch and settle in to place but it hasn't really moved which I didn't expect it too but I am waiting for a reply so I might be making a trip back there to get it sorted.
You can see the way it sits slightly lower across the seam on the passenger side.
This is nothing to do with the quality, its just not been fitted 100% but I expect he will sort the problem out for me as he seemed a genuine and honest guy. The usual questions that will come are: Does it have a zipped in window, no. Does it have the relief pockets, yes. Does it still have the headlining fitted (facelift), yes. Will he do different colours, yes. He even said he could make a cream hood but doesn't recommend them due to them becoming discoloured.
Overall I am chuffed with the quality and the way in which the car now has a completely different appearance and I would definitely recommend him if anyone is after a new roof at a great price, despite my fitting issue, but this will be sorted soon I'm sure. For £300 you can't really go that wrong, unless you don't mind wasting an extra £300-£400 for an overpriced fitting fee.
Even got a run out over the Brecon Beacons on the way there and back.
Here's a few pics
There is a slight problem I have at the moment with the way it is fitted as the one side is slightly lower at the rear than the other. You can see this were there is a stitched seam across the rail at the rear (just above the window) where it is not perfectly straight across it where it should be. It is about 1-2cm's out and looks like it needs to be moved forward to sit spot on. He told me to leave it up for a few days to let it stretch and settle in to place but it hasn't really moved which I didn't expect it too but I am waiting for a reply so I might be making a trip back there to get it sorted.
You can see the way it sits slightly lower across the seam on the passenger side.
This is nothing to do with the quality, its just not been fitted 100% but I expect he will sort the problem out for me as he seemed a genuine and honest guy. The usual questions that will come are: Does it have a zipped in window, no. Does it have the relief pockets, yes. Does it still have the headlining fitted (facelift), yes. Will he do different colours, yes. He even said he could make a cream hood but doesn't recommend them due to them becoming discoloured.
Overall I am chuffed with the quality and the way in which the car now has a completely different appearance and I would definitely recommend him if anyone is after a new roof at a great price, despite my fitting issue, but this will be sorted soon I'm sure. For £300 you can't really go that wrong, unless you don't mind wasting an extra £300-£400 for an overpriced fitting fee.
Even got a run out over the Brecon Beacons on the way there and back.
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Love the look of your Z with the red hood but you really need a bigger boot spoiler.
RHA, Roy.
RHA, Roy.
That looks great mate, red on a silver car really goes well. An easy fix to realign to the frame albeit a good few miles to go there and back.
Tony.
Tony.
Looks nice the red, as for fitting I can see at the back as you pointed out but is it more saggy around the drivers relieve pocket compared to the passenger side or is it just the photo? hopefully you will have no hassles getting it 100% perfectl but £300 for a fitted roof and in red you have yourself a bargain.