Bumper Plugs for license plate holes
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Bumper Plugs for license plate holes
I just bought my IS-F in NY 2 weeks ago. It already had a front license plate mount on it.
The car is being registered in north Carolina and only needs a rear plate.
I didn't really want a custom front plate and the car looks better without it.
I stumbled across this idea on a Mustang forum. I discovered that I had a coule of choices.
1- Bumperplugs.com offers plugs prepainted, yes they have Lexus colors. But at $28, I wanted to see what else was available.
2- On a Mustang forum I found a post where they used a plug from Home Depot. the Mustang in question was white so the guy didn't paint it. I used touch up paint. The hard part was taken a 3/8" drill to my bumper to enlarge the hole to accomodate the plug.
Cost $1.04, I already had the touchup paint/
Here's the bag with part number if anyone is interested
I used the stud on the back of the old license plate mount to hold the plug while I painted it.
Here's a shot with one in and the other hole enlarged
Both plugs in place
It's not perfect, but looks pretty good and I can still go the bumperplus.com route if it doesn't hold up
The car is being registered in north Carolina and only needs a rear plate.
I didn't really want a custom front plate and the car looks better without it.
I stumbled across this idea on a Mustang forum. I discovered that I had a coule of choices.
1- Bumperplugs.com offers plugs prepainted, yes they have Lexus colors. But at $28, I wanted to see what else was available.
2- On a Mustang forum I found a post where they used a plug from Home Depot. the Mustang in question was white so the guy didn't paint it. I used touch up paint. The hard part was taken a 3/8" drill to my bumper to enlarge the hole to accomodate the plug.
Cost $1.04, I already had the touchup paint/
Here's the bag with part number if anyone is interested
I used the stud on the back of the old license plate mount to hold the plug while I painted it.
Here's a shot with one in and the other hole enlarged
Both plugs in place
It's not perfect, but looks pretty good and I can still go the bumperplus.com route if it doesn't hold up
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