Strokinit383

iTrader: (22)

Ok, so the V came with a front license plate bracket when I bought it....yuck! So I drilled the rivets out and found this:

6 years of dirt and grime along with a scuff mark from where it rubbed the paint...

So I cleaned it up, but now i'm left with four holes!


So, being unwilling to pay out the *** for bumper plugs online , I went to home depot. These are what I found:



So I poked a few holes in some cardboard to hold these. Used some black touch up paint that I had laying around and tossed a quick coat of clear over top.



Final result:


Looks pretty good for 88 cents plus tax! Even better that the ugly license plate bracket is gone. The bumper will eventually need repainted, but this will do for now.

.Houdini.

iTrader: (1)

Awesome work man.

EdmundGTP

Did exactly the same thing on mine last summer.

killernoodle

Nice idea! I should have put these in before I got my front bumper repainted .

ColeGraham

iTrader: (8)

i cant do this... ...

edit: sometimes i hate texas...but if a front plate is the price i pay for no emissions, then i am ok with that

mhhamrhead

iTrader: (4)

I had the same problem and 'paid out the ***' for Bumper Plugs, but based on the pics, your idea looks as good as what I have.

Though you may have a slight advantage matching gloss black with a rattlecan vs. my redline.

onebadcad

iTrader: (1)

FL has neither, here is my take:
1) Convicts too busy watching oprah to make twice as many plates as they do today
2) Emissions is a complicated thing, no state employees are qualified

Then again, WTFDIK,,,

ColeGraham

iTrader: (8)

i would say FL is the once the only places the is more car friendly then Texas. No tint law, No front plate, No emissions...Onebad, you are a lucky guy for many reasons. 2 are listed in your Sig

loudrims_inc

nice job! im going to take care of that tonite... thanks!!

GREG O.

iTrader: (4)

Nice!

racebyu

That a very nice idea, I hate when they mount the plates to the bumpers