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Originally Posted by Dallas
Brian, Ken's method of making plates is no different from any number plate supplier who uses the reflective on ABS plastic.
My set of plates from Ken are two years old and still look good with no delamination, the rear smiley plate is made using yellow reflective on ABS plastic, the front plate is white reflective behind clear acrylic, which is the preferred method.
Its becoming harder to source the smiley shape plate for our cars in clear acyclic, hence why some suppliers will use the cheaper ABS material as its easier to obtain.
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In regard to the acrylic blank Wes, it's exactly the same as the one used for the new Range Rover, and if you compare the ones made by a legitimate number plate supplier, with over 30 years of supplying number plates to the trade, the difference is clear
The Hardridden smiley I had made for the old ZT lasted about 18 months before blistering and generally looking unsightly.
I've been tonight to bleed the clutch on a local members car, and his Hardridden plate is delaminating badly.
The seller I linked to is prepared to supply mail order, provided scans of the necessary documentation is emailed to them.
I lost the plate on the rear of the duotone while on holiday last year, and not having the V5 with me couldn't get a plate made easily.
However Andrew Page supplied me with what was described as a "temporary" number plate.
Guess what, it was exactly the same in construction and material as the rubbish one I'd bought from Ken.
When speaking to Paul at Alidrew Engineering, a figure of circa £40 for both front and rear plates, made to comply with BS AU 145d and they have the MG Rover logo on file, which was duplicated at my request from an original MG Press garage car plate
Brian
