Best number plate / plate holder style

**Mk6 GTI** · 05-03-2010, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Gee-Eye-Drew

I just ordered last week a set of plate brackets from Lakin Plates: I have black NSW euro plates (ie with slimline front) for my carbon steel 3dr GTI (which is due to arrive in Port Kembla - finally! - on 23 Mar).

For the front, I'm getting a full-sized Euro plate bracket in black, which will mount to the nasty black plastic thing using screws that will be hidden behind my number plate. Therefore, I'll have the front slimline plate mounted in the middle of a black metal mounting plate which in turn will cover the entire nasty black plastic thing and all its holes and indentations.

Philip at Lakin Plates has been nothing short of excellent to deal with. At the outset, he didn't even have the Mk6 GTI on his website, so after my initial enquiry he went to the local dealer to take photos and measurements!

Andrew

Hey Mate,

Your Carbon Steel is on the same boat as my carbon steel! hehe

Ive ordered Black Euro Icon plates with the southern cross symbol. Ordered them last night

**elisiX** · 05-03-2010, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by Gee-Eye-Drew

I just ordered last week a set of plate brackets from Lakin Plates: I have black NSW euro plates (ie with slimline front) for my carbon steel 3dr GTI (which is due to arrive in Port Kembla - finally! - on 23 Mar).

For the front, I'm getting a full-sized Euro plate bracket in black, which will mount to the nasty black plastic thing using screws that will be hidden behind my number plate. Therefore, I'll have the front slimline plate mounted in the middle of a black metal mounting plate which in turn will cover the entire nasty black plastic thing and all its holes and indentations.

Philip at Lakin Plates has been nothing short of excellent to deal with. At the outset, he didn't even have the Mk6 GTI on his website, so after my initial enquiry he went to the local dealer to take photos and measurements!

Andrew

I've just looked on this Lakin site but I cant see what you are referring to?

I can see the picture of the regular black plastic VW plate holder - but no 'metal' holding plate.

I'm curious about this also for my Carbon GTI.

**Gee-Eye-Drew** · 05-03-2010, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by elisiX

I've just looked on this Lakin site but I cant see what you are referring to?

I can see the picture of the regular black plastic VW plate holder - but no 'metal' holding plate.

Indeed, the photos only show the "as built" GTI configuration, as I guess no-one has yet fitted this configuration (slimline plate on full-size bracket) to their new GTI. Once I get my plate brackets, and the car to put them on (early Apr I expect after clearing customs, PDI, etc), I will take photos and post them here and send them to Lakin Plates to update their website.

You will see other photos on the website of what the number plate brackets themselves look like; if you can imagine it, I will have a black metal plate bracket completely covering the front plastic thing on the Golf, with no screws or holes visible as they will be behind my (slimline Euro) plate mounted in the centre of said bracket.

**elisiX** · 05-03-2010, 12:42 PM

Saw a picture. It's basically just a sheet of black metal that the small euro can sit ontop of.

**AdamD** · 05-03-2010, 01:43 PM

Apologies if others have posted this before...

Saw a GTI this afternoon, with the premium (slimline, 371mm x 83mm) white-on-black plate on the standard numberplate bracket. Took a photo to indicate how it looks on the standard bracket:

So, to confirm, the plate doesn't completely cover either of the mounting holes.

**Corey_R** · 05-03-2010, 02:19 PM

Yeah - it really ugly-ups the car doesn't it. I've no idea what VW are thinking on that one

**Redman** · 05-03-2010, 06:27 PM

Yeah - It would be nice if the front plate holder was an option.
I have seen other GTI pics without these, obviously OS models.....

So - the plate mounting bracket and cover for me then