I stripped her of her rear badge. Will include more pictures after she's out in the wild again. In case anyone is interested, removing the VW badge was incredibly easy..!!
I don't remember the Up concept car but I'll bet there was a temptation to have a completely smooth rear hatch i.e. no wiper, badges or handle. It may only be a question of time before someone comes up with therelevantglass panel (with no holes).
To be honest with you I sort of like the big bold badge on the back as well but.. there's also 4 more on the wheels not to forget the oversized VWglaring at you like a Merc star on the front as well.
Anyway, it adds a little mystery for those approaching the car from the rear as to exactly what make and model it actually is.
I like it, but I prefer it without the window wiper too!
The rear looks good no matter what you do with it.
I personally fancied the square number plate like the white modded Up! Pic posted on here. But when i got it made up it was too big! So I can only assume that the square one that fits the Up! Is slightly illegal. Shame, cos I really liked the look
The square number plate that has been receiving a lot of comments is, I believe, motorcycle-size plate. They are allowed to use smaller digits than used on cars etc. due to the limited space.
I had a small oblong plate with m/cycle digits on the front of a Caterham a few years ago because a standard plate looked over-powering on a car with such a small frontal area.
I guess they are not strictly legal, but are unlikely to draw any attention as they appear to be the right dimensions on a small car like the Up.
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