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97+ rear bumper exhaust plug

Old 05-01-14, 01:21 PM
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Ok, so I have been searching for a few days for ways to cover up the empty hole on the right side of my exhaust, since my car is single. I can't seem to find anybody who sells these, and the two people I talked to about this said that it's too labor intensive for them to custom make one.

So, does anyone know what I can do, where I can find something like this, or who I can contact to make me one? I don't want to pay an arm and a leg either.

97-SC300, your car looks amazing with the filler This is the look I'm going for.
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Here is how my car sits now. 97+ rear bumper exhaust plug-1486580_10100854801577892_1392574614_n.jpg
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Man, no one can help?
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Why dont you message 97-SC300 and find out where he got his done
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Originally Posted by czar07
Why dont you message 97-SC300 and find out where he got his done
I did. His brother custom made it. Cannot make another
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does anyone have any creative DIY solutions to cover up the empty cutout? Anything helps at this point.
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tape some cardboard on the backside of it, tape around your bumper and go ham with some fiberglass, let it dry and peel off all the tape and fiberglass, then sand, body filler if needed and paint and you have a custom made piece. it's like back in middle school making paper mache stuff and clay. i mean that's how most body work is done right?
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Originally Posted by oldManTan
tape some cardboard on the backside of it, tape around your bumper and go ham with some fiberglass, let it dry and peel off all the tape and fiberglass, then sand, body filler if needed and paint and you have a custom made piece. it's like back in middle school making paper mache stuff and clay. i mean that's how most body work is done right?
that actually sounds pretty straightforward. I really do think Im going to make this myself. Thanks!
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Sorry to bump an old thread. Has anyone pursued having some of these made?

Thanks, Scott
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its not that hard to make guys....like oldmantan said.....
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I remeber someone literaly covered it with some vinyl, idk how exactly
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I think the best way to approach this mod is to get another bumper from junk yard and cut it out in the lower area to match the contour of the curves the sell them to me
Can someone say weight reduction single pipe
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Originally Posted by LEXXIUM
I think the best way to approach this mod is to get another bumper from junk yard and cut it out in the lower area to match the contour of the curves the sell them to me
Can someone say weight reduction single pipe
Yes, I'm down for that too.

I'm also very curious how the vinyl looks...
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another easy method to do for such a small piece is to get modeling clay and use that to make a mold of the area (that way you can shape down the contour and what not correctly). Once you have that "mold/template" you can apply multiple layers of fiberglass to make the desired product. Remove the new fiberglass piece from "mold/template" and now you have your "delete" that can be slightly trimmed around the edges for fitment..

To get an idea of what I'm talking about

this is a much more extreme example as he's building a custom diffuser but the premise is the same
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Maybe APTech can help with this?
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Ok, guys, I asked AP Tech if they would be willing to make a plug for the 97+ bumpers and here is the response
Originally Posted by APTech
No, it's not a no, it just wouldn't be a priority piece to make .Start an interest thread, and lets see how many people are interested?
So who is in? I need to know so that they can make one!

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