Got my front license plate off, holes plugged. What do you think?

Dutt1113 · 03-09-2010, 06:23 PM

I finally got my front license plate off and got some plugs to fill the holes. I got the plugs form autozone and painted and clear coated them. I wasn't going to spend $35 on a pair of them from online when I could do them myself. All together it costed me about $15 and thats with me buying the bigger cans of spray paint and clear coat. The paint isn't oem but looks pretty darn close to me. I can't believe how much better it looks. You can actually see how good the front of the car looks without a huge annoying plate blocking it.

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ibeclueless · 03-09-2010, 06:32 PM

looks better

Tee212 · 03-09-2010, 06:36 PM

Is that legal in your area?

persian54 · 03-09-2010, 06:39 PM

much better

Dutt1113 · 03-09-2010, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tee212

Is that legal in your area?

yeah, I bought the car out of state where you had to have it and michigan does not have that law

Lowcruzr · 03-09-2010, 08:47 PM

Way better!

JayKay335i · 03-09-2010, 09:13 PM

Better

twinship · 03-09-2010, 09:37 PM

Always better with no front plate.

Unfortunately, in CA it's a requirement. I have the tickets to prove it!

Gotta say, tho, on my black coupe, it isn't nearly the eyesore it would be on a lighter-colored car.

Craig@SupremePower · 03-09-2010, 09:44 PM

better but i'd have em filled!!

E92-Lighting · 03-10-2010, 09:17 AM

+1 for bumper plugs

SPANAK · 03-10-2010, 12:11 PM

Very Nice!

jimdiecks · 03-13-2010, 01:34 PM

for those that have installed bumper plugs, how do you get the stupid things to go in straight and sit flush on the bumper? I got the generic assortment of door fasteners from Autozone and painted a couple of the different styles but i can't get them to go in straight and sit flat against the bumper. They seem to go in straight but then they're always a tiny bit crooked when fully in.

Did you guys have to cut off a portion of the plug stem so it wouldn't go crooked when pushed in all the way? This is driving me nuts!

Dutt1113 · 03-13-2010, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jimdiecks

for those that have installed bumper plugs, how do you get the stupid things to go in straight and sit flush on the bumper? I got the generic assortment of door fasteners from Autozone and painted a couple of the different styles but i can't get them to go in straight and sit flat against the bumper. They seem to go in straight but then they're always a tiny bit crooked when fully in.

Did you guys have to cut off a portion of the plug stem so it wouldn't go crooked when pushed in all the way? This is driving me nuts!

if you bought the Dorman plugs from autozone, the ones with a nickel sized head, you may have to snip some off the stem, otherwise they will hit some something behind the bumper and not go in all the way. Also, make sure that your license plate holes are as flush as possible to the bumper. What I mean is that you may have to use a razor knife and cut out some of the mangled plastic that gets pulled out when they screw the front plate on.

jimdiecks · 03-14-2010, 11:32 AM

yeah i sanded down the holes and pulled out all the plastic garbage that was in there. i'll snip the plugs and see if that works out better.

NJ330i · 03-14-2010, 07:35 PM

Looks good.
To bad in Jersey I need both of them.

jimdiecks · 03-14-2010, 09:34 PM

so i sanded the holes down even more and snipped a little off the end of the plug but it's still not as flush as i want it to be. the OPs pictures make it look like the plugs are completely flush against the bumper. maybe he can chime in.

am i being too much of a perfectionist?

j03chu · 03-15-2010, 02:36 PM

^^ nah, that'll bug the shit outta me. i need to plug mine too argh

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jimdiecks Enlisted Member 0 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Marlton, NJ iTrader: (1)	for those that have installed bumper plugs, how do you get the stupid things to go in straight and sit flush on the bumper? I got the generic assortment of door fasteners from Autozone and painted a couple of the different styles but i can't get them to go in straight and sit flat against the bumper. They seem to go in straight but then they're always a tiny bit crooked when fully in. Did you guys have to cut off a portion of the plug stem so it wouldn't go crooked when pushed in all the way? This is driving me nuts!
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03-14-2010, 11:32 AM	#14
jimdiecks Enlisted Member 0 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Marlton, NJ iTrader: (1)	yeah i sanded down the holes and pulled out all the plastic garbage that was in there. i'll snip the plugs and see if that works out better.
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jimdiecks Enlisted Member 0 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Marlton, NJ iTrader: (1)	so i sanded the holes down even more and snipped a little off the end of the plug but it's still not as flush as i want it to be. the OPs pictures make it look like the plugs are completely flush against the bumper. maybe he can chime in. am i being too much of a perfectionist?
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03-15-2010, 02:36 PM	#17
j03chu Captain 56 Rep 615 Posts Drives: 08 SG/IR Z4MR \| 07 AW/Blk Z4MC Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SOCAL: 626/909/949/323 iTrader: (1)	^^ nah, that'll bug the shit outta me. i need to plug mine too argh
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