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Old 11-30-13, 06:49 PM
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I picked up my ES300H last week. I normally pull off the front license plate and fill the holes with a plug or decorative screw. Unfortunately my dealer redrilled new holes and also used long screws to screw the plate to the frame. Now I have 3 holes on each side.
Has anyone brought their car to a body shop to fill the holes and repaint? Luckily its just the little middle strip inside the grill will need it. Not the whole bumper.
How much did it cost?
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Originally Posted by caboal
I picked up my ES300H last week. I normally pull off the front license plate and fill the holes with a plug or decorative screw. Unfortunately my dealer redrilled new holes and also used long screws to screw the plate to the frame. Now I have 3 holes on each side.
Has anyone brought their car to a body shop to fill the holes and repaint? Luckily its just the little middle strip inside the grill will need it. Not the whole bumper.
How much did it cost?
You might wanna look into the cost of ordering a new middle strip.
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I wish that was a part by itself. It appears to be part of an entire bumper only.
I may fill the holes and have it wrapped in dark grey if it's too expensive to have repainted.
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In case anyone else is going to do this, I had 6 holes filled and the center strip painted for $200.
Colors on Parade in Sacramento did it and it looks factory new. Now another $75 to clear bra the area. Not cheap, but it looks great.
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