Finally ditched the euro plate!

E90Company · 09-06-2012, 02:13 PM

I've been running a european plate in the front of my car for pretty much the entire time I have owned this car. The reason I had one in the first place was to cover up the license plate screw holes that the dealer decided to do, before I bought it

. I decided to take it off and use bumper plugs on the holes instead, and I think it looks cleaner.

Let me know what you think. Sorry for the camera quality, but it's nothing too special.

Before:

After:

project335i · 09-06-2012, 02:16 PM

Much cleaner , just get a mtech front next and don't drill the holes

psmitty95 · 09-06-2012, 03:02 PM

Looks much cleaner now. Love the AE's and fogs!

Catalina Wine Mixer · 09-06-2012, 03:11 PM

=( I like euro plates I have one for the same reason as you the stupid holes. I am assuming you used the 3m tape to mount it. Your car looks good either way I would have kept it but it looks clean without

wdeerfield · 09-06-2012, 03:13 PM

i think the plate created a nice break up of all that plastic.

Without the plate, you need the LCI painted splitters.

exclusivo · 09-06-2012, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wdeerfield

i think the plate created a nice break up of all that plastic.

Without the plate, you need the LCI painted splitters.

agreed. or maybe our eyes are playing tricks on us because we saw the before and after, and now there looks like something is missing in the after

Amini77 · 09-06-2012, 03:16 PM

I've always loved your car ever since I joined this forum. Definitely one of the best looking e90's here because it's so clean. It's the headlights that get me!!! you have to tell me how you got them to look so clean. Looks like you blacked out the inside and got new AEs but what about the reflectors?

E90Company · 09-06-2012, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by project335i

Much cleaner , just get a mtech front next and don't drill the holes

Thanks. I'll probably end up with the hartge lip, just because I like the rarity of it. LCI M-Sport if I can find a hood!

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Originally Posted by psmitty95

Looks much cleaner now. Love the AE's and fogs!

Thanks

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Originally Posted by Catalina Wine Mixer

=( I like euro plates I have one for the same reason as you the stupid holes. I am assuming you used the 3m tape to mount it. Your car looks good either way I would have kept it but it looks clean without

I agree, I'm a fan as well. I'm planning to get a front lip soon, so I thought it might be too busy with it.

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Originally Posted by wdeerfield

i think the plate created a nice break up of all that plastic.

Without the plate, you need the LCI painted splitters.

I agree. Hartge lip is in my future.

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Originally Posted by lemmegetatthat

agreed. or maybe our eyes are playing tricks on us because we saw the before and after, and now there looks like something is missing in the after

That's my thought! it's been there for so long. Good thing is these plates are fairly cheap, so maybe i'll get another one down the road.

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Originally Posted by Amini77

I've always loved your car ever since I joined this forum. Definitely one of the best looking e90's here because it's so clean. It's the headlights that get me!!! you have to tell me how you got them to look so clean. Looks like you blacked out the inside and got new AEs but what about the reflectors?

Thanks man! That means alot to me. My first thought when I got this car was to first get rid of the features that bugged me the most (Orange reflector, Taillights, AE's) and work from there. Now I'm at the part where I start, I won't be going too crazy though. Headlights are blacked out (including the cornering light) and the amber is wrapped with silver vinyl to get that euro headlight look. OSS did it.

Blindside_137 · 09-06-2012, 04:34 PM

Yea I like the first pic better, for obvious reasons like the quality and the lights are on. The blue from the plate kinda matched the lights, I liked it there.

EJ_3 · 09-06-2012, 04:40 PM

...but I liked the Euro plate

(jk). I kept mines on since it was Euro delivered. Thinking about ditching it after I put my M Sport bumper on. But still, your car looks great.

E90Company · 09-06-2012, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Blindside_137

Yea I like the first pic better, for obvious reasons like the quality and the lights are on. The blue from the plate kinda matched the lights, I liked it there.

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Originally Posted by Manny_World

...but I liked the Euro plate

(jk). I kept mines on since it was Euro delivered. Thinking about ditching it after I put my M Sport bumper on. But still, your car looks great.

Now I feel like I should get another one, lol

///Mandy · 09-06-2012, 04:50 PM

Alot cleaner now.

Fill in those holes tho.

E90Company · 09-06-2012, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mandy

Alot cleaner now.

Fill in those holes tho.

Plugs?

///Mandy · 09-06-2012, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by E90Company

Plugs?

Yes.

Addicted2Boost · 09-06-2012, 07:46 PM

i like it better without the plate

ihc95 · 09-06-2012, 07:56 PM

I agree with the person that says the blue on the plate looked nice. It kinda matched your AE's and fogs. And those holes are still noticeable.

But yeah also +1 to the person that says get M-tech and forget this ever happened!

E90Company · 09-06-2012, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ihc95

I agree with the person that says the blue on the plate looked nice. It kinda matched your AE's and fogs. And those holes are still noticeable.

But yeah also +1 to the person that says get M-tech and forget this ever happened!

I agree. I may slap a new one on, we'll see

2ndname · 09-06-2012, 09:30 PM

Clean. I still love the look of that bumper.

just4kickz · 09-06-2012, 09:54 PM

euro plate looked fine tho. u needs a lip

E90Company · 09-07-2012, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by just4kickz

euro plate looked fine tho. u needs a lip

Yes

Alen E90 · 09-07-2012, 10:18 PM

i actually liked it better with the euro plate, but at the end of the day its your ride and whatever you like is all that matters

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E90Company Major General 194 Rep 6,136 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL iTrader: (2)	Finally ditched the euro plate! I've been running a european plate in the front of my car for pretty much the entire time I have owned this car. The reason I had one in the first place was to cover up the license plate screw holes that the dealer decided to do, before I bought it . I decided to take it off and use bumper plugs on the holes instead, and I think it looks cleaner. Let me know what you think. Sorry for the camera quality, but it's nothing too special. Before: After:
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Blindside_137 Lieutenant General 6710 Rep 10,598 Posts Drives: 2011.75 SSII E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (2)	Yea I like the first pic better, for obvious reasons like the quality and the lights are on. The blue from the plate kinda matched the lights, I liked it there.
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2ndname Autobot 5 Rep 454 Posts Drives: E90 325i Auto~NO~Go Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: East Bay iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 BMW 325i [10.00]	Clean. I still love the look of that bumper.
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