M Roadster Progress

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Looking good/use a similar kit myself. they are good,but i have now too many stonechips on mine ,that it spoils it a bit,lol.
good shine,and good effort :thumbsup:
 
Is that seriously a piece of acrylic stuck the roll hoop covers with cable ties? Ghetto. :)


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that may be incredibly simple and attached with nylon ties - but it looks one hell of a lot better than the bondage style deflector that came with my car...

where does one buy acrylic? :roll:
 
All that amazing effort for a wind deflector held in place with cable ties - madnees!

On a lighter note - amazing work on polishing her up!
 
Good job with the paint work, but you need to sort something with the wind deflector. Cable Ties isn't a good look.

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I just think it's wrong to do that to an ///M. I would buy the proper OEM one and get measurements from another member to enable drilling of the holes to locate. Yes it means you can't fit the two small panels between the hoops but they are not that noticeable and probsbly don't make much difference. Just IMO though.
 
srhutch said:
moonigan said:
ferrelscent said:
You forgot to obscure the reg number on one of your photos.
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Can someone please explain why this is important. I struggle to see why its an issue. :|
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Cloning of number plates
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Yes but hundreds and hundreds of people see my car every day of the week and I dont feel the need to hide the plate from them so I still dont get it. There are numerous other methods that a criminal could use to clone a set of numberplates.

The internet car enthusiast community seems to be obsessed with this whole cover your numberplate or your car will get robbed/cloned idea when the reality is its just an internet myth.

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moonigan said:
The internet car enthusiast community seems to be obsessed with this whole cover your numberplate or your car will get robbed/cloned idea when the reality is its just an internet myth.

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In respect of your car getting stolen, if you have a vehicle that is desireable to thieves in terms of immediate resale/stripping for parts, it is relatively simple for them to use criminal contacts in the motoring trade to find the registered keepers address and take the necessary steps to secure your keys and vehicle. This does happen without any doubt.

More commonly, in respect of your registration number being cloned, is for criminals to use the internet to find an appropriate plate with regards to exact model and colour as the stolen vehicle they have access to. This allows them to use the stolen vehicle indefinitely with very little chance of being confronted by the police. The preferred plate to clone will be from a car in a different region to make it more difficult for the police in the criminals' area to readily investigate. In this scenario don't imagine teenage joyriders, think mid level criminals who will be involved in all manner of crimes which, in certain circumstances, will bring unwanted hassle to the the unsuspecting registered keeper of the cloned plate. Again this does happen.

To sum up, my opinion is that it's always wise to conceal your plate on the internet and the potential problems that you face if you don't are not myth but fact.
 
dgm said:
moonigan said:
The internet car enthusiast community seems to be obsessed with this whole cover your numberplate or your car will get robbed/cloned idea when the reality is its just an internet myth.

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In respect of your car getting stolen, if you have a vehicle that is desireable to thieves in terms of immediate resale/stripping for parts, it is relatively simple for them to use criminal contacts in the motoring trade to find the registered keepers address and take the necessary steps to secure your keys and vehicle. This does happen without any doubt.

More commonly, in respect of your registration number being cloned, is for criminals to use the internet to find an appropriate plate with regards to exact model and colour as the stolen vehicle they have access to. This allows them to use the stolen vehicle indefinitely with very little chance of being confronted by the police. The preferred plate to clone will be from a car in a different region to make it more difficult for the police in the criminals' area to readily investigate. In this scenario don't imagine teenage joyriders, think mid level criminals who will be involved in all manner of crimes which, in certain circumstances, will bring unwanted hassle to the the unsuspecting registered keeper of the cloned plate. Again this does happen.

To sum up, my opinion is that it's always wise to conceal your plate on the internet and the potential problems that you face if you don't are not myth but fact.
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With respect if it was a "REAL" issue then BMW, Mercedes, Autotrader and other such organisations would do the same thing when in fact you can go onto any of these sites and get the info. Just go to autotrader and do a search for all vehicles over £75000 and see for yourself. The BMW AUC site has the registration number of every vehicle in the details and on the photos.

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