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R50/53 Vanity Plates

Old Nov 10, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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what damage did the m7 wing do?
I'm gunna have to run outside and check on mine haha
It started to pull the nut through the mounting holes causing a leak and filling the hatch with water.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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ah, I noticed the nut was starting to bend the mounting hole. If it gets worse I'm just gunna put a washer in there
thanks
 
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by RaceTripper
Why the big aversion to chrome?
Nothing more than personal preference
 
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by THEMightyMini
Nothing more than personal preference
OK. I rather like the amount of chrome on the outside, and don't plan to black it out at all (and I didn't with my M3 grill and gills either). But I am glad I didn't get the interior chrome package (I never considered it anyway). I've seen it and it looks cheesy.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by THEMightyMini

just got here today
nice, very kool
 
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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Just got it today! I am so psyched!


 
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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CONGRATS!!!! Super cute!!!!!
 
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by In The Pink
Just got it today! I am so psyched!


LOVE IT!!!
 
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Very cool.....now that I see you have the Hot Chocolate color I totally get the name. Very clever.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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...Compared to those clever plates, I guess I just have no imagination...

 
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by In The Pink
Very cool.....now that I see you have the Hot Chocolate color I totally get the name. Very clever.
Thank you!

...Compared to those clever plates, I guess I just have no imagination...
Well, I like yours!
 
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by miniclubman
...Compared to those clever plates, I guess I just have no imagination...

HAHA!!! Touché....
 
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 08:32 PM
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In California we can own more than one personalized plate, for a specified fee paid per year. Here is another one I ordered and received.
 

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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:21 AM
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New Plate

Almost 6 weeks ago I posted my new vanity plate here. I thought it was obscure and I was right.

Most of my F1 fan friends knew right away what it was.

But a HUGE portion of everyone else thought it referred to a suggesting removal of the viewers pants.

So, a few weeks ago I made another request and I picked up these plates. Hopefully, I won't have the same problem with these plates. Actually, I'm pretty sure I won't.



I'm pretty happy with this one. I'll probably stick with it for a while.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:34 AM
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In California we can own more than one personalized plate, for a specified fee paid per year. Here is another one I ordered and received.
So you could have more than one? Do you have to run a plate for a specific registration period, or could you just swap them as you please?
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by STLMINI
Almost 6 weeks ago I posted my new vanity plate here. I thought it was obscure and I was right.

Most of my F1 fan friends knew right away what it was.
So I had to search your posts to see what it was. If it had, like, 1 more letter I would've gotten it.

Hopefully people will look slightly to the left to see what this one means.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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I think so too but Missouri only allows 6 letters for some reason and with this one if someone doesn't know what it is, at least they won't think something odd.

Also, I added a link to my original post in my previous post. Good suggestion.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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Here's mine...

 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by STLMINI
Almost 6 weeks ago I posted my new vanity plate here. I thought it was obscure and I was right.

Most of my F1 fan friends knew right away what it was.

But a HUGE portion of everyone else thought it referred to a suggesting removal of the viewers pants.

So, a few weeks ago I made another request and I picked up these plates. Hopefully, I won't have the same problem with these plates. Actually, I'm pretty sure I won't.



I'm pretty happy with this one. I'll probably stick with it for a while.
I'll take the blame for suggesting "unbutton me"
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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I think "unbutton me" is hilarious! I think that plates that make someone laugh are the best. My bf had a yellow S4 with plates that read "BANANA", hahaha.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by AKIndiMini
So you could have more than one? Do you have to run a plate for a specific registration period, or could you just swap them as you please?
Yes, you can own more than one plate.

No, you can't switch plates. I would have to go to DMV and have the plate of my choosing assigned to my MINI, or any car for that matter [e.g., if I sold the plate.]

I thought it was odd that they left the reg stickers on the plate that I was not using. But I wasn't going to say anything to cause me to hang around longer than I had too.

Maybe it's too much a hassle to remove the stickers so they don't bother.

Technically, the plates would still show up as registered to me so I guess that's why they are not too concerned.

Each year I have to pay a reduced fee to keep the unused plate, I think it's about $30.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 05:34 AM
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Hello again, NAMers (ha ha ha -- NAMERs and NAM-ers. Man, I need more coffee this morning.)

Anyway, I just got a trailer for the MINI and wanted to get a special plate for it (like CorBlimey has done.) I have:

xUHOHx on my MINI
TRUUBLE on my truck
and I was thinking: LOKOUT or WCHMEGO on the trailer to keep kinda with the theme. I can have 7 characters, and LOOKOUT and LKOUT is already taken.

What do you guys think?
 
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