nardeezy

When I took my car home from the dealer I noticed that the front license plate bracket was literally drilled into the front bumper. There are taps for the bolts but It doesn't look nice at all, is everyone's GS like that? When I bought my Acura in 1997 there were tapped holes in the bumper that could easily be covered by paint matched caps/covers, looked real nice if you didn't put your front license plate on.

IE_Dave

When I bought mine they had me sign a paper that said that I knew, "By Law" that I was supposed to have a front license plate. They told me that they would not drill any holes. I do know that some of my friends have gotten fix-it tickets at airport parking lots by the police who drive up and down the rows looking for cars that don't have front plates. Revenue generation at it's lowest IMO.

LiLS

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hmm in texas its not illegal to not have front plates now

GSKING430

I had the same problem. I paid a body shop to fill them in and paint over. Now you could never tell. Cost about 300 bucks. Wanted it perfect without plugs or tabs

akim47

bought my car at tustin lexus in orange county, ca... i told em before i bought the car not to drill the holes. i just had to sign a waiver... its not perfect, but its cheaper than $300 and is hardly noticeable. i have a friend who's a cop who can sign off any fix-its...

shiznak

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lexusnole

I live in Mass. where you can hold on to the old 'rear only' plates if they are in good shape. Otherwise, all cars have to have new front and rear plates. When I was negotiating for my car, I told the salesman that I did not want any drill holes on the front bumper. Of course, the car showed up from NJ with drill holes in the front bumper. My salesman told me that the front bumpers were being drilled in NJ, because all states in the NE require two plates. I think he was trying to cover his mistake.

I ordered two plugs for about $30 from bumperplugs.com and they look great.

james1017

Mine was like that too. I heard that it is the law now they have to do that. I didn't like it either, but what can you do......

Red Sled

My car came without a front plate (or holes drilled) and it was suggested to me that I bring it in to be attached at my convenience. My salesman also commented that several people had refused delivery because of front plates.

I saw a 06 GS300 today with a front plate and it had a thick backing plate. Is that OEM? or does the plate attach straight to the bumper?

JDMstuff

The license plate bolts to a bracket and in turn bolts to the bumper. I specifically asked my dealer to NOT drill the holes in the bumper when they installed my plates. They put on the rear and left my front plate on my seat when I picked up my car.

Capirato

BumperPlugs.com

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