Hey guys,
unfortunately my car came from the dealer with the ugly front license plate attached. I know there are plugs out there, but I also heard that a few members on here got the holes covered and fixed to look as if they were never there. I am in orange county, CA, I was wondering if anyone knows of a dealer that might do a good job and perhaps a price quote on it. Thanks!

 

you are gonna pay way too much for a dealer to paint it for you

I'll wait for Rominl to recommend you a shop around OC. It's a very simple fix if you are willing to repaint your bumper. Usually will run about 350+ or so.

 

Thanks whlkev I appreciate it. hopefully ill hear from him soon.

 

yeah, to do what you describe, you basically need to take your car to body shop, fill the holes, and repaint the whole bumper. that's too much money just to cover the holes, i would have just done the plugs and call it a day

i don't know of any good shops in OC personally. i used to go to a shop in south el monte. another shop i used previously that is very good is sixteen custom in gardena. and yes, 300-400 to repaint the bumper sounds about right, which doesn't make sense in this case imho

 

At last check, not having a front license plate in CA is illegal and will cost you a few hundred bucks in tickets ... Just FYI.

 

yup, front plate is required in CA, technically

 

Ive been driving around for 8 years without a front license plate before the GS and ive never gotten pulled over once. When my older brother bought his M5 he made sure they didnt mount a license plate on his car and he hasnt gotten pulled over for the last 4 years. I see a lot of the higher end cars get away with it. I think ill probably end up going with the plugs. I have a black gs so hopefully itll be less noticeable. Thanks rominl

 

No license plate fine in CA is $40. My wife got a few in her TL. BTW a good excuse is telling the Cop(s) your waiting for the plates to come in the mail from DMW. It worked everytime I used that one.

 

it's just a fix it ticket for $10 processing fee, tape it on.. sign it off, pull it off

works everytime