My W124 3 litre Turbo Diesel - Modernised.
My W124 3 litre Turbo Diesel - Modernised.
The trouble with DIY production is finding hinges with the right spring rates for allowing the plate to only fold at a preset speed and engineering it all, folding aluminium (Or steel & painting), making it all work smoothly, etc.
Having seen a few different designs and used them over the years (We only have forward facing speed cameras in Japan - and these are licence savers) I wouldn't want to try making one. I'd rather work, earn money and pay someone else to go through the hours of messing around... but if you make one yourself, post pics & a writeup afterwards.
I found it quite funny to watch the front number plate disappear in a rear view mirror when being followed by my wife. She doesn't even realize it does that! Recently I added a little chrome'd number plate surround too, to stop the plate getting bent if it gets caught by a hose, bumped by kids bicycles, etc.
![[Image: flip_registration_plate_stay_2_zpsfe9d248d.jpg]](http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Miguel-Newera/media/Benz%20300D%20Turbo/flip_registration_plate_stay_2_zpsfe9d248d.jpg.html)
![[Image: flip_registration_plate_stay_zps0a5fbdcf.jpg]](http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Miguel-Newera/media/Benz%20300D%20Turbo/flip_registration_plate_stay_zps0a5fbdcf.jpg.html)
BTW - the folding number plate mechanism is simple. It's made with sprung hinges. If you look at my picture above it's pretty easy to see how it works.
The trouble with DIY production is finding hinges with the right spring rates for allowing the plate to only fold at a preset speed and engineering it all, folding aluminium (Or steel & painting), making it all work smoothly, etc.
Having seen a few different designs and used them over the years (We only have forward facing speed cameras in Japan - and these are licence savers) I wouldn't want to try making one. I'd rather work, earn money and pay someone else to go through the hours of messing around... but if you make one yourself, post pics & a writeup afterwards.
I found it quite funny to watch the front number plate disappear in a rear view mirror when being followed by my wife. She doesn't even realize it does that! Recently I added a little chrome'd number plate surround too, to stop the plate getting bent if it gets caught by a hose, bumped by kids bicycles, etc.
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