I bought a B & W rear plate for my 500 in February this year from a firm calling themselves "Qualitypressings" on flea bay (seller currently on holiday).
It was not cheap at £18.70 it included a pretty substantial bonded on alloy backing plate so on the face of it seemed good quality when it arrived.
I was well miffed when today as I carefully attached the plate to the rear fender mounting the black backing was already starting to bulge from the plate.
Even worse as I tightened up the plastic screws two ping marks appeared on the plate that have no obvious cause - not the mounting bracket plus no corresponding marks on the back of the plate. The rear of the plate when I removed it is lovely unmarked flat alloy wtf. I have contacted the seller but unlikely they will replace it f.o.c. imho.
Does anyone make propper pressed plates today or are they all stick on types as mine clearly is?
Wish I had orderd B&W plastic now.
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Pic 1 by
Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
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Pic 2 by
Macabe Thiele, on Flickr