1960s Black Plate is Back, anyone have one? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

l0aded · 11-29-2015, 10:16 PM

I've been seeing some pretty new cars with black plates lately and was wondering what is going on, then after looking into it apparently they brought them back. Has anyone gotten the black plate or is thinking about it? I feel like black would blend in more for FRS but at the same time I feel this car looks better on american or older cars (probably because of the 60s bias). Opinions?

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/de...cyplates/index

KR-S · 11-29-2015, 10:27 PM

I blame GTA V for black plates.

Anyway, there's at least one member who did it here:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...=17272&page=27

l0aded · 11-29-2015, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by KR-S 86

I blame GTA V for black plates.

Anyway, there's at least one member who did it here:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...=17272&page=27

The black looks good but not sure how I feel about the bold yellow letters.

KR-S · 11-29-2015, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by l0aded

The black looks good but not sure how I feel about the bold yellow letters.

Yeah, it would be awesome to have a choice of colors in the letters, but that was the style in the 60s.

Personally, I would have done it if I had a darker colored twin such as a Raven, since it would blend in more.

shiumai · 11-29-2015, 11:07 PM

Depends on the colour of the car. I think they look good with my DGM BRZ. They'd also look good on black or the yuzu yellow cars.

KR-S · 11-29-2015, 11:15 PM

They would definitely look good on Sunrise Yellow RS1s.

Black plates on a white car would contrast greatly. I would say they clash with each other, but that's my opinion.

ryoma · 11-29-2015, 11:38 PM

if it was a black plate with white lettering, I would be all over it.

KR-S · 11-29-2015, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ryoma

if it was a black plate with white lettering, I would be all over it.

I imagine that a panda color scheme would pull that off really well.

DGMlJDlBRZ · 11-30-2015, 01:17 AM

Got them on my DGM. Buddy has it on his RS 1.0.

Goes really well with the dark colors and the Yuzu.

murselyfe · 11-30-2015, 02:20 AM

Yeah, they shipped as early as June. Orders submitted as early as Jan 1, 2015.

Terran · 11-30-2015, 05:10 AM

On Raven and WRB:

8R6 · 11-30-2015, 11:27 AM

ive seen it on black and yellow frs/brz's. looks good on those cars. looked pretty good on the gray color ones too from pics online.

MrDinkleman · 11-30-2015, 04:38 PM

Having grown up during the 60s and 70s, seeing black plates on anything other than a 1960s car looks weird to me.

I understand most (all?) of you here (and a lot of people who are buying them, too) are thinking in terms of matching/contrasting your plates to your cars but it still looks weird to me...

8R6 · 11-30-2015, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MrDinkleman

Having grown up during the 60s and 70s, seeing black plates on anything other than a 1960s car looks weird to me.

I understand most (all?) of you here (and a lot of people who are buying them, too) are thinking in terms of matching/contrasting your plates to your cars but it still looks weird to me...

it was weird at first too, but after seeing more and more each month, i guess i just got used to it now. i still think it looks best on modern "retro" cars like the challenger. its like a modern retro plate for a modern retro car. lol

11-29-2015, 11:07 PM	#5
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11-29-2015, 11:38 PM	#7
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11-30-2015, 02:20 AM	#10
murselyfe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: It's black. Location: 310. Posts: 206 Thanks: 120 Thanked 145 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, they shipped as early as June. Orders submitted as early as Jan 1, 2015. __________________ 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited- Crystal Black Silica

11-30-2015, 05:10 AM	#11
Terran Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Raven FR-S 6MT Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 434 Thanks: 234 Thanked 251 Times in 122 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	On Raven and WRB: __________________ =BUILD THREAD=

11-30-2015, 11:27 AM	#12
8R6 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: FRS Location: SoCal Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 2,738 Thanked 1,339 Times in 746 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	ive seen it on black and yellow frs/brz's. looks good on those cars. looked pretty good on the gray color ones too from pics online. __________________ Team BRG inspire-usa My car build #8R6

11-29-2015, 10:27 PM	#2
KR-S Sporadic Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: 2016 Halo FR-S M/T Location: Earth Posts: 3,145 Thanks: 5,221 Thanked 3,552 Times in 1,746 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	I blame GTA V for black plates. Anyway, there's at least one member who did it here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...=17272&page=27

11-29-2015, 11:15 PM	#6
KR-S Sporadic Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: 2016 Halo FR-S M/T Location: Earth Posts: 3,145 Thanks: 5,221 Thanked 3,552 Times in 1,746 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	They would definitely look good on Sunrise Yellow RS1s. Black plates on a white car would contrast greatly. I would say they clash with each other, but that's my opinion.

11-30-2015, 01:17 AM	#9
DGMlJDlBRZ Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014 DGM BRZ Location: Oxnard, CA Posts: 323 Thanks: 189 Thanked 190 Times in 84 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Got them on my DGM. Buddy has it on his RS 1.0. Goes really well with the dark colors and the Yuzu.

11-30-2015, 04:38 PM	#13
MrDinkleman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 2016 Oceanic, "base" model Location: Gardena, CA Posts: 398 Thanks: 129 Thanked 179 Times in 128 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Having grown up during the 60s and 70s, seeing black plates on anything other than a 1960s car looks weird to me. I understand most (all?) of you here (and a lot of people who are buying them, too) are thinking in terms of matching/contrasting your plates to your cars but it still looks weird to me...

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