View Full Version : Your Opinion: Euro Plate or None!
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 06:52 AM
Sup everybody? Just wanted to get a discussion going on what you think about this... Do you prefer a euro plate on the front or none at all (if you don't require a front plate)? Post pics if you want! I currently have a euro plate on mine, trying to weigh out if i should leave on or take off.
http://www.audizine.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=2675&pictureid=7317
CBRmatt600
08-04-2009, 06:54 AM
I personally think they are gay. Even gayer when they are a fake Euro vanity plate.
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 07:00 AM
I personally think they are gay. Even gayer when they are a fake Euro vanity plate.
haha thanks for the personal shot!
KareemA4
08-04-2009, 07:05 AM
leave it
it looks nice
elwigglero
08-04-2009, 07:07 AM
Saw one on an Explorer on my way to work this morning. If they were exclusive to german car enthusiasts, maybe. But they're not, so nope.
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 07:11 AM
Saw one on an Explorer on my way to work this morning. If they were exclusive to german car enthusiasts, maybe. But they're not, so nope.
Interesting... yea i saw one on a honda ricer the other day parked at autozone...should have taken a pic
tivs31
08-04-2009, 07:11 AM
I hate the europlate thing, and prefer a cleaner look without a plate all together...
praudi
08-04-2009, 07:16 AM
i had one on my b6 but i dont think it flows with the b7 grill just my opinion[cool]
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 07:19 AM
i had one on my b6 but i dont think it flows with the b7 grill just my opinion[cool]
And that's what i'm feeling. Unless i got the grill that actually has the euro plate inlay, then i'd def keep it... more and more i feel like it's not flowing well as you said.
philaboy
08-04-2009, 07:19 AM
I just did it! just make sure you have the Euro holder[:D] or it looks a mess! just my 2cents
CBRmatt600
08-04-2009, 07:23 AM
haha thanks for the personal shot!
I didn't even notice that it matched your username. I was talking about ones that say stupid stuff.
But hey, you wanted opinions!
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 07:23 AM
I just did it! just make sure you have the Euro holder[:D] or it looks a mess! just my 2cents
where did you get the euro holder? or did it come on your car?
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 07:24 AM
I didn't even notice that it matched your username. I was talking about ones that say stupid stuff.
But hey, you wanted opinions!
haha yea, i was just busting i know you didn't mean anything by it. thanks for your feedback
philaboy
08-04-2009, 07:26 AM
oemplus[cool] gives it a nice clean look! How do you have it on?
where did you get the euro holder? or did it come on your car?
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 07:33 AM
oemplus[cool] gives it a nice clean look! How do you have it on?
with the euro plate bracket screwed in...neatly. they don't have the euro filler for B7 A4. they have it for the s4 and rs4 i don't think that'll fit mine as far as screw alignment
philaboy
08-04-2009, 07:43 AM
sure do, just got my last week[up]Also I have a non-sline[;)]
with the euro plate bracket screwed in...neatly. they don't have the euro filler for B7 A4. they have it for the s4 and rs4 i don't think that'll fit mine as far as screw alignment
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 07:44 AM
sure do, just got my last week[up]Also I have a non-sline[;)]
Yeah just saw the A4 selection...I guess it will fit my car...going to have to make the purchase today.
philaboy
08-04-2009, 07:47 AM
[cool][cool][cool] it will look really nice!
Yeah just saw the A4 selection...I guess it will fit my car...going to have to make the purchase today.
It's kind of ricey, but also looks kind of cool. I think the litmus test for this sort of thing is to put it on and if after a few days you want to rip it off then you know where you stand.
philaboy
08-04-2009, 07:50 AM
Only ricey when not done right, has to be a euro!
It's kind of ricey, but also looks kind of cool. I think the litmus test for this sort of thing is to put it on and if after a few days you want to rip it off then you know where you stand.
Frankly it's the utter definition of rice: a pointless item which is posing to be something you're not - in this case a car registered in Germany.
Do you consider these rice when you see them on Hondas?
http://www.jhpusa.com/store/pc/catalog/soshinoya/sosh.driverbadges_d.jpg
I sure do.
I already said it looks pretty cool, so who cares if it's a little ricey... it's up to him to decide if he feels like a tool driving around with it or not.
philaboy
08-04-2009, 08:07 AM
[:D] the is a ricey pic- and if you look @ Hondas u might be a ricey tool[:)] lol on the pic!!!! needed that, very funny[up]
Frankly it's the utter definition of rice: a pointless item which is posing to be something you're not - in this case a car registered in Germany.
Do you consider these rice when you see them on Hondas?
http://www.jhpusa.com/store/pc/catalog/soshinoya/sosh.driverbadges_d.jpg
I sure do.
I already said it looks pretty cool, so who cares if it's a little ricey... it's up to him to decide if he feels like a tool driving around with it or not.
bagher
08-04-2009, 08:33 AM
what is that ^
The irony of that symbol on the right is that in Japan it means inexperienced driver-- new drivers are required to use them (pretty good idea in it's own right, but that's another discussion). What's hilarious is the kiddies who put them on their cars here in the U.S. thinking it makes them m4d tyTe JDM without knowing what it really means.
airbornerifleman
08-04-2009, 08:50 AM
No plates in front if none are required.
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 11:21 AM
The irony of that symbol on the right is that in Japan it means inexperienced driver-- new drivers are required to use them (pretty good idea in it's own right, but that's another discussion). What's hilarious is the kiddies who put them on their cars here in the U.S. thinking it makes them m4d tyTe JDM without knowing what it really means.
yeah that's quite amuzing
Operator
08-04-2009, 01:08 PM
Just like alot of other mods, it's cosmetic. Swapping your stock 17" rims for 18". Is there a performance gain always to be had... No. But you like the look. Putting a lip on the car.... Why because you like the look. If you like the look of a Euro plate, I say go for it. People are too quick to throw out the term "rice" for a mod they don't like.
Operator
08-04-2009, 01:11 PM
Yeah just saw the A4 selection...I guess it will fit my car...going to have to make the purchase today.
Takes just a few mins, to swap it all out. Just make sure you get the right color.
Error
08-04-2009, 01:49 PM
F*ckers this is def not rice.
get a proper bracket for it and it will look better.
http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/AudizineAddict/IMG_9110_2.jpg
A4_cabrio
08-04-2009, 02:07 PM
I have the Europlate on the RS4 grille. I bought the proper filler panel from vagparts.com and got a custom made license plate which has my real registration and the blue side bar has state indicator (TX) and the flag of texas instead of the european one
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 03:12 PM
Takes just a few mins, to swap it all out. Just make sure you get the right color.
yes i believe gray would be the correct color choice over titanium...ey?
and thanks all who have responded so far!
JamezHill
08-04-2009, 03:49 PM
none.
arbaz
08-04-2009, 03:50 PM
They're interesting when it's clever and pertains to your Audi/VW, like "8 UR VTEK" or "RUB A DUB." What you have right now is lame because I doubt most people will get it and just think it's a random sequence of letters and numbers and you're trying to pass your car off as being registered in Germany. On the flip side, vanity plates that say "NOFATCHIX" or "OMG LOL" are just dumb.
ggg20t
08-04-2009, 03:50 PM
Keep that on. Yea, honda's and ford whatever's may have it on too, but they probably feel like idiots when they actually see a German car in the states that is worthy to wear one. It was my first mod :)
http://www.audizine.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=233&pictureid=6320
jimmya4
08-04-2009, 03:55 PM
Saw one on an Explorer on my way to work this morning. If they were exclusive to german car enthusiasts, maybe. But they're not, so nope.
maybe the car was registered in germany or something. out in california i rarely see these plates and when i do i'd put money down its a german/euro car.
my opinion is that if you can make it look like you didnt just slap it on then sometimes i would prefer it. i can tell you have the chrome lined filler plate behind it and it just looks like the plate is not supposed to be there. maybe you can pick up a european filler plate or something with the indent for the license plate. so my vote is yes if you can make it look clean and no if it's just gonna be the way it is. but what ever you like
jimmya4
08-04-2009, 03:57 PM
Keep that on. Yea, honda's and ford whatever's may have it on too, but they probably feel like idiots when they actually see a German car in the states that is worthy to wear one. It was my first mod :)
http://www.audizine.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=233&pictureid=6320
this is an example of a clean set up. looks good man i like the 4 black bolts instead of some people just put like 2 chrome Phillips up top all shitty like.
eskimopunk
08-04-2009, 03:58 PM
Ppl get europlates for their euro cars because they're euro cars [rolleyes] they're not pretending shit.
ggg20t
08-04-2009, 04:00 PM
yes^ get the proper bracket. It is an easy install. I believe you have to unscrew 6 screws that hold the stock bracket on. Make sure you get a non s-line bracket that holds a euro license plate. Here ya go:
http://oemplus.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60_71_104&products_id=556
jimmya4
08-04-2009, 04:00 PM
Frankly it's the utter definition of rice: a pointless item which is posing to be something you're not - in this case a car registered in Germany.
I already said it looks pretty cool, so who cares if it's a little ricey... it's up to him to decide if he feels like a tool driving around with it or not.
i'd just like to add that rice originates from asian car roots. thats why its called rice
ggg20t
08-04-2009, 04:02 PM
thank you jimmy. You definitely have to get matching caps for the screws. I paid like 20 bucks for the plate itself, 100 for the EU plate holder, and like i don't know, 3 bucks for some decent screws and caps that fit over (black of course)
ggg20t
08-04-2009, 04:08 PM
People in the states trying to imitate OUR "sausage" or... uh "bratwurst" roots, are cool
jimmya4
08-04-2009, 04:09 PM
so my question is; out in germany are their mustang gt's and such running around with american plates?
ggg20t
08-04-2009, 04:14 PM
I was in Germany last year and didn't even see one Mustang. I think the Germans have to have front and rear plates like we do in NJ, so they wouldn't even be able to run an American plate
Ras_lion
08-04-2009, 04:46 PM
Just like alot of other mods, it's cosmetic. Swapping your stock 17" rims for 18". Is there a performance gain always to be had... No. But you like the look. Putting a lip on the car.... Why because you like the look. If you like the look of a Euro plate, I say go for it. People are too quick to throw out the term "rice" for a mod they don't like.
Yup, you are right. Right on target
Euro plates are fun. Watch out for coppers though.
JRMSLINEA4
08-04-2009, 05:09 PM
Pass.
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 05:16 PM
Error and GGG 20t love the cars guys. Thanks so much for all of your feedback...it's been a great help. I wouldn't go as far as calling my setup "lame". I'm not trying to make it look like anything... I made that plate cause that's what I wanted. And how I have it on there.... i'm just working with what i got. I'm going to be ordering that filler from oemplus.com - just verifying the correct color (which i think is the 1QP Gray color choice). Anywho...thanks again guys...this is all good info...keep it comin!!
ggg20t
08-04-2009, 05:27 PM
you can get the darker color. I have that darker black color (kind of a shiny pearlescent) on my bland gray non s-line grill and it actually looks cool. Brings a different flare to the stock grill. As for the OEMpl.us one, you might not have to buy screws because that one looks like it just slides in which is nice. I bought mine from TMTuning and i had to measure it perfectly and drill holes into the bracket to make it work.
Robninja
08-04-2009, 05:30 PM
No plate for sure looks cleanest. It looks super terrible when people put the euro plate behind their regular plate and have both on... never understood that.
Operator
08-04-2009, 05:33 PM
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7962/imgp2600.jpg
I lived in Germany between 1989 and 1999. So that's where I came up with my plate info. AN (legit city code) is for the city I went to school in, Ansbach.
ggg20t
08-04-2009, 05:35 PM
awesome picture!!
rg_a4
08-04-2009, 05:35 PM
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7962/imgp2600.jpg
I lived in Germany between 1989 and 1999. So that's where I came up with my plate info. AN (legit city code) is for the city I went to school in, Ansbach.
that looks great man....beautiful picture
philaboy
08-04-2009, 06:02 PM
???????? you had a problem?
Euro plates are fun. Watch out for coppers though.
Operator
08-04-2009, 06:21 PM
In my old car, I had a county Sheriff spot my car drving down the road, and I assume he thought I was from Texas, and should have Texas plates in the front and back. So he pulls a U-turn after he drives past me, and hits the gas hard, as he caught up to me quickly. He gets on my bumper, and notices my Arizona plate. At that point he puts on his breaks and does another u-turn, and drives away in the opposite direction.
philaboy
08-04-2009, 06:27 PM
Good thing I live in PA[:D]
In my old car, I had a county Sheriff spot my car drving down the road, and I assume he thought I was from Texas, and should have Texas plates in the front and back. So he pulls a U-turn after he drives past me, and hits the gas hard, as he caught up to me quickly. He gets on my bumper, and notices my Arizona plate. At that point he puts on his breaks and does another u-turn, and drives away in the opposite direction.
jimmya4
08-04-2009, 09:10 PM
in california the law says we need front and back plates but its such a minor fix it ticket that 1 in 10 cars probably dont have a front plate. cops just use it as a reason to pull you over for something else.
F*ckers this is def not rice.
get a proper bracket for it and it will look better.
http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/AudizineAddict/IMG_9110_2.jpg
Blue side markers and a Euro plate on a car registered in the US that reads No Fat Chicks... that's the epitome of rice my friend. Enjoy it.
CBRmatt600
08-05-2009, 06:31 AM
F*ckers this is def not rice.
get a proper bracket for it and it will look better.
http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/AudizineAddict/IMG_9110_2.jpg
That looks absolutely retarded. That is on the same level as someone putting a "no fat chicks" sticker on the back of their Chevy pickup. Has anyone actually told you that was cool who was over the age of 14?
It is as rice as it gets. Who cares if the car is manufactured in Germany? It is sold in the states. Do you see people in England driving Ford Escorts around with US plates on the front? No, because it is retarded. It is no different than the Honda kids slapping stupid JDM plates on their cars that were most likely manufactured in Mexico. The car was shipped to America and designated to be sold in America. Only in America would people think this is somehow cool.
rg_a4
08-05-2009, 06:41 AM
That looks absolutely retarded. That is on the same level as someone putting a "no fat chicks" sticker on the back of their Chevy pickup. Has anyone actually told you that was cool who was over the age of 14?
It is as rice as it gets. Who cares if the car is manufactured in Germany? It is sold in the states. Do you see people in England driving Ford Escorts around with US plates on the front? No, because it is retarded. It is no different than the Honda kids slapping stupid JDM plates on their cars that were most likely manufactured in Mexico. The car was shipped to America and designated to be sold in America. Only in America would people think this is somehow cool.
I know that wasn't directed towards me, but i'm not doing it to be cool...i just simply like the way it looks...when done correctly (i.e. the euro filler plate piece). but I totally get what your saying... i'm not into the whole "no fat chicks" either. thanks for posting tho!
Operator
08-05-2009, 07:05 AM
That looks absolutely retarded. That is on the same level as someone putting a "no fat chicks" sticker on the back of their Chevy pickup. Has anyone actually told you that was cool who was over the age of 14?
It is as rice as it gets. Who cares if the car is manufactured in Germany? It is sold in the states. Do you see people in England driving Ford Escorts around with US plates on the front? No, because it is retarded. It is no different than the Honda kids slapping stupid JDM plates on their cars that were most likely manufactured in Mexico. The car was shipped to America and designated to be sold in America. Only in America would people think this is somehow cool.
One awesome thing about America, is that we're all entilted to our own opinion. And while I agree that the content of the plate above leaves a bit to be desired, I once again disagree on the blanket statement a Euro plate is rice. I have my plate for personal reasons, as I stated earlier in the thread. I don't know how it constitutes rice anymore than someone that puts a flag up of their country of orgin (or their kins), or a logo of their favorite sports team.
CBRmatt600
08-05-2009, 07:08 AM
Exactly, we are all entitled to our own opinion. Especially in a thread asking for opinions.
Operator
08-05-2009, 07:11 AM
Guess we just have different ways of expressing ourselves.....
CBRmatt600
08-05-2009, 07:12 AM
I'm already aware that I'm an asshole, you can say it.
philaboy
08-05-2009, 07:26 AM
This thing is still going?
Operator
08-05-2009, 07:27 AM
I'm already aware that I'm an asshole, you can say it.
Nah! But I love your car color choice!!!!!
CBRmatt600
08-05-2009, 08:01 AM
Thanks, you too!
Let me just tell you, Euro plates are faded. The new hot shit is Zambia plates.
Behold:
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/AF_Zambia.jpg
aHahaha.... Zambia plates he says. roflcopter
B-Time
08-05-2009, 11:14 AM
That looks absolutely retarded. That is on the same level as someone putting a "no fat chicks" sticker on the back of their Chevy pickup. Has anyone actually told you that was cool who was over the age of 14?
x2 Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe a poll thread would confirm this.
Hockenheim
08-05-2009, 02:14 PM
Real plates from Germany are awesome, the fake ones not so much
A4_cabrio
08-05-2009, 03:11 PM
I did mine for two reasons:
1. It has my real license plate number and in TX a front license plate is required but the US sized ones look awful on our cars. I had my car with the license plate delete RS4 filler plate and no one stopped me either but in my Z4 I got pulled over already for not having one. I'm not saying that this one is legal either.
2. I always liked how the euro license plate breaks down the Audi grille. So I did it for me. I kept my RS4 filler panel so I can put it back from time to time.
http://i31.tinypic.com/1z5hdua.jpg
This is an old picture. I got a new one with the background of a darker color to match the gunmetal wheels but I could have also tinted this one and saved a few bucks. Lesson learned.