HELP in Germany
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HELP in Germany
My vette (C5) just got to Germany and I was told that I needed to put a front license plate to it. The new European Union Plates are 20% smaller than American plates.
Has any one else on this board ran into this problem and if so, what kit should I get to mount the EU Plates to the front of my Black C5.
Thanks in advance
1SG G
Has any one else on this board ran into this problem and if so, what kit should I get to mount the EU Plates to the front of my Black C5.
Thanks in advance
1SG G
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With your US C5 you'll can get a small license plate (§5a Kennzeichen 130mm x 240mm o. 255mm)
or optional a normal license plate for an EU C5:
There different varying lengths are normaly 110mm x 460mm, 480mm or 520 mm.
for another C5 in Germany 
For more pix take a look here: corvetteforum.de
Tom
or optional a normal license plate for an EU C5:
There different varying lengths are normaly 110mm x 460mm, 480mm or 520 mm.
for another C5 in Germany For more pix take a look here: corvetteforum.de
Tom
Last edited by MadTom; Feb 11, 2008 at 03:12 PM.
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Depends on the German authorities I guess, but we have the same euro plates in England. We have a concession to fit US sized plates even though the characters are smaller because that's all that will fit in the plate holder. There are companies that will make this sized plate for all European formats.
As you can see from the pic above, Euro sized plates are longer and thinner.
As you can see from the pic above, Euro sized plates are longer and thinner.
Last edited by DeeGee; Feb 11, 2008 at 04:14 PM.
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If you're talking about the plates for US spec cars register with the military, I used the normal license frame, there was just a small gap on each side, but it stayed in place fine with 2 screws.
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Take your chances...without the plate
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it's been my experience that the German cops aren't as kind as American cops when it comes to stuff like that. You may have gotten away with it with the old USA plates, but now that you've got the standard German plates, i wouldn't risk it.
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OP, you may want to take a look at this site: https://www.licenseplates.tv/index.p...9751e80e5369f7
What you could do is buy a replacement front cover plate and use the one you have now to bolt your German plate to. The replacement ones are much nicer and they're already painted. Just replace it when you return to the US.
Last edited by Junkman2008; Feb 11, 2008 at 11:25 PM.
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German cops can't take a joke with the missing front plate
. That's Teutonic thoroughness 
.
size impression:
www.kennzeichen24.de
www.kennzeichenversand.de
Last edited by MadTom; Feb 12, 2008 at 05:04 AM.
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Just get out of your car while waving your arms in the air and tell them you're an American and they should appreciate what we did for them during WWI and II.
