Posted By : Arthur
Kaminski, 21-Apr-2007, 01:09pm
I'm unscrewing the number plate in front of the grille and sticking my Craigsplate onto the bonnet E-type style. BUT i'm
going to keep the original fittings for the plate were they are, and keep the plate in the rear storage area so (god
forbid), if i get stopped, I'll just plead, say i didn't know, and screw the plate back on there and then.
I originally thought I'd replace the fittings with strong magnetic strips and do the same on the plate, but then the Mets
would perhaps realize I knew I'll get caught!
Keep options open! But by all means go for the sticky style Craigsplates, really helps the cooling.

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Posted By : Van Hamlin, 21-Apr-2007, 03:19pm
I screwed mine directly on the chassis. Front valance is off an MR2.
Van

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Posted By : Mark Stradling, 21-Apr-2007, 03:40pm
I assume we are talking about the number plate and not the cat!
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Posted By : Arthur Kaminski, 29-Apr-2007, 06:49pm
Stuck my 'Craigs Plate' on today. I made a little bit of a mess of it. I mean, its relatively well positioned
and straight. But there are lots of air bubbles.
Does anyone know how to get rid of these, or does everyone suffer the same problem and learn to live with
it?
It's quite annoying really because my GT6 is parked next to someone's E-type in the communal garage, and his
stick on plate is stuck on spotlessly, but then again he didn't have to battle with such complex and demanding
curves as I had to with my GT6!!
Was it not a beautiful weekend - well, for everywhere other than Kent I guess!!

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Posted By : Arthur Kaminski, 29-Apr-2007, 06:52pm
See what I mean?

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Posted By : Jonathan Binnington, 29-Apr-2007, 07:01pm
prick the bubbles with a pin and smoothe the air out through the hole
j
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Posted By : Kevin Rochfort, 29-Apr-2007, 07:18pm
I know it's too late now, but the way to get it on without bubbles is to spray the panel with
slightly soapy water and then "float" the sticker on and then squeege the bubbles out. The plate
will remain "mobile" on the surface for a couple of days, so slight repositioning is possible if
needed, and eventually the water/soap film will escape/evaporate leaving a well adhered perfecly
applied plate. The same goes for any sticker.
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Posted By : Charles Bushell, 29-Apr-2007, 06:58pm
The only way I know is to cut a tiny slit in each bubble with a razor blade to let the air out & then
smooth it down.
Nice company you keep!
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Posted By : Arthur Kaminski, 29-Apr-2007, 07:31pm
Ahhh..... won't be seeing the car until Friday, by which point it might be too late. In the worst case,
I will re-order it. I think you get a discount when re-ordering.
Its quite frustrating really because I was going to do it with soapy water, but the plate came with
these very detailed instructions, so I thought they must know what they're on about. I think it depends
how competent you are!!