That looks much better IMHO, nice and old timey looking.
Shame thats not the right plate. Excuse my ignorance but can you choose the design of your registration plate to a yellow background? i thought the stickers were the only thing you can change once you have the plate.

It's nice to be able to get into little places like that to work on your car. Now you want to try welding upside down from that position. That what i had to do when mounting the trunk lid hinges. I had to have confidence it would work or i'd be still trapped inside there!!