View Poll Results: Should I keep this plate on the fender?
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European License Plates / Tags on W203 / CL203
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Re: Why the Euro plate?
Originally posted by moscit
Mike T.:
I've been to France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy and Denmark. Where have you been?
Mike T.:
I've been to France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy and Denmark. Where have you been?
Without boring you with the details, suffice it to say that I've lived in Europe for two stretches of 3 years each, and visited 20+ European countries on 8 different occasions since moving back to Canada. I have owned 6 cars in Europe and still have the license plates of three of them. But these plates are far too important to be wasted on the front of a car here in Canada. They are souvenirs
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Re: Re: Why the Euro plate?
Originally posted by Mike T.
Without boring you with the details, suffice it to say that I've lived in Europe for two stretches of 3 years each, and visited 20+ European countries on 8 different occasions since moving back to Canada.
Without boring you with the details, suffice it to say that I've lived in Europe for two stretches of 3 years each, and visited 20+ European countries on 8 different occasions since moving back to Canada.
:p Ever been in my "hoods"???
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DtS,
No, I've never been to Sweden but my plan is to do a Sacndinavian tour in the next few years. Denmark was fun, now I really want to see Sweden, Norway and Finland.
No, I've never been to Sweden but my plan is to do a Sacndinavian tour in the next few years. Denmark was fun, now I really want to see Sweden, Norway and Finland.
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Re: Europe
Originally posted by DtS
Puhh, didn't know there were so many countries in Europe :p Ever been in my "hoods"???
Puhh, didn't know there were so many countries in Europe
:p Ever been in my "hoods"???
sooner or later, since it's close by Norway.The 20+ European countries I've been to are: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Monaco, Luxembourg, Germany, East Germany (pre-1989), Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Spain, Andorra, Italy, San Marino, Vatican, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece. So there!:p
Oops, I forgot Great Britain...make that England, Wales and Scotland...D'oh!
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Re: Re: Europe
Originally posted by Mike T.
No I've never been to Scandinavia. I was tempted a few years back when there was a major Peugeot classic car meeting at Karlsborg but that voyage never panned out, too bad for me. My wife's ancestry goes back to Norway and she's into genealogy so we'll probably end up in ABBA/IKEA-Land sooner or later, since it's close by Norway.
The 20+ European countries I've been to are: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Monaco, Luxembourg, Germany, East Germany (pre-1989), Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Spain, Andorra, Italy, San Marino, Vatican, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece. So there!:p
Oops, I forgot Great Britain...make that England, Wales and Scotland...D'oh!
No I've never been to Scandinavia. I was tempted a few years back when there was a major Peugeot classic car meeting at Karlsborg but that voyage never panned out, too bad for me. My wife's ancestry goes back to Norway and she's into genealogy so we'll probably end up in ABBA/IKEA-Land
sooner or later, since it's close by Norway.The 20+ European countries I've been to are: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Monaco, Luxembourg, Germany, East Germany (pre-1989), Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Spain, Andorra, Italy, San Marino, Vatican, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece. So there!:p
Oops, I forgot Great Britain...make that England, Wales and Scotland...D'oh!
:p (insert canada joke here)
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countries?
Well Young, virtually all of them have their own license plates (note the deft linkage back to the original topic)
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Mike, you must have been really busy travelling around almost entire Western Europe chasing all those licence-plates 
20+ 
....
Still some Swedish plates to collect though... Give me a call when you plan to come here, and I will get you some nice-lookin' Swede-plates
20+ ....Still some Swedish plates to collect though... Give me a call when you plan to come here, and I will get you some nice-lookin' Swede-plates
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Originally posted by DtS
Mike, you must have been really busy travelling around almost entire Western Europe chasing all those licence-plates 20+ ....Still some Swedish plates to collect though... Give me a call when you plan to come here, and I will get you some nice-lookin' Swede-plates
Mike, you must have been really busy travelling around almost entire Western Europe chasing all those licence-plates
20+ ....Still some Swedish plates to collect though... Give me a call when you plan to come here, and I will get you some nice-lookin' Swede-plates
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Euro Plate
I have installed a front Euro plate with a factory plate holder, the part number for the holder is 203-885-07-81. You will need to have to order it from Stuttgart, Germany to obtain this plate holder, it is not sold in USA. This really makes the auto come to life and it makes it turn heads.
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How much was the plate? Where did you get it? ALso, did you get the original ones from wherever our cars are made? I heard you can get the plates with the city stickers on it. Pictures please. 
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Euro plates
I have found several Euro plates on E-bay.
The best place to start is; http://www.iquebec.ifrance.com/rolf1...s/d/index.html
The best place to start is; http://www.iquebec.ifrance.com/rolf1...s/d/index.html
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http://www.autoplates.com/ki14000.htm
This site will put whatever you want on them and whatever style you want with mounting braket for 45 bucks
This site will put whatever you want on them and whatever style you want with mounting braket for 45 bucks
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Nice... time to get a Japanese plate to match my riced up coupe... 
... just kidding. Although I may refer some of my Japanese-car owning friends to this site, they might be interested...
... just kidding. Although I may refer some of my Japanese-car owning friends to this site, they might be interested...
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I want to buy the front euro plate with AMG written across it, it is featured on most of the AMG's at car shows and is on all of the Formula 1 Safety cars.
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Keep my Euro Plates?
My car was a California delivery to Arizona and kindly came with a front license plate holder even though we don't need one in AZ. I'm debating on what to do with the bumper holes that came with the front plates. One option is using this Euro plate. It sits kind of high, but I'd prefer to not drill even more holes.
Should I keep the Euro plates on?
Thanks!!
(you can see a picture without the plates on the picture post thread before the Buellwinkle's Ferrari Pic)
Should I keep the Euro plates on?
Thanks!!
(you can see a picture without the plates on the picture post thread before the Buellwinkle's Ferrari Pic)
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Well, since you asked . . .
I think that plate, on a car in Arizona, is totally goofy. Particularly when it looks like it was stuck on there with a piece of chewing gum.
The front end of these cars is nice and sleek and clean. I can see putting a front plate on if required by law (although I don't), but voluntarily putting on a meaningless plate from a different jurisdiction seems silly.
Is it supposed to make some kind of statement??? I guess it is, but what?
People remove the badges to "clean up" the rear of the car, then add on unnecessary plates to clutter up the front . . . I don't get it.
I think that plate, on a car in Arizona, is totally goofy. Particularly when it looks like it was stuck on there with a piece of chewing gum.
The front end of these cars is nice and sleek and clean. I can see putting a front plate on if required by law (although I don't), but voluntarily putting on a meaningless plate from a different jurisdiction seems silly.
Is it supposed to make some kind of statement??? I guess it is, but what?
People remove the badges to "clean up" the rear of the car, then add on unnecessary plates to clutter up the front . . . I don't get it.
Last edited by SoCal240/6; Sep 12, 2002 at 08:08 PM.
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The reason why the Arizona car looks goofy is that it was not installed with the factory holder and it is not a Euro plate. My vehicle gets a lot of attention with the original Euro plate and holder. I have several real current plates that I purchased from Germany and I switch them around from time to time.
