So my friend just got a Z - It previously had a front lisence plate mount, which now has been removed... leaving two small holes in the plastic of the front bumper.

He took it to the local Nissan dealership inquriing about how much it would cost to fix and they told him you can't repair plastic - he needs a whole new front bumper and it's going to run about 2K.

Is this true and is this quote a rip off? Your feedback much appreciated!!!

 

Well, I inquired about this at one time also. I spoke with someone that was independent of Nissan, and he said that simply "patching up the holes" would not be a good fix since the plastic bumper is susceptible to flex. If the holes were say, bondo'ed, the bondo wouldn't flex and just crack.

In any case, I would suggest buying some nylon plugs and then using your touch-up paint to paint them to your bumper's color. The nylon plugs are ~$1, and a VERY easy DIY project. Make sure to measure the diameter of your drilled holes before buying the nylon plugs since they come in various sizes.

For info's sake, some people might recommened bumperplugs.com. Personally, I am not a fan of buying bumper plugs that may not match up in size to your drilled holes, plus the $30 price tag seems a bit much for something that you can EASILY do for around a dollar

Someone on this board said that he found someone that would "repair" his holes though... his name on this board is MirZa. You might ask him how his process is going to/supposed to work.

 

$2K is a little steep.. a new bumper unpainted costs $231 or something like that.. throw in another $200 to paint and refinish that and you are looking at about $431 for a brand new painted front nose

or

go to http://www.bumperplugs.com and just plug it for like $40..

--mike

 

I bought some 3M stuff that NAPA said is used by body shops for repairing our type bumpers. Haven't tried it yet, but it is just a few bucks. It is called 3M structural adhesive tube kit part number 051135 08101. I asked him why it said adhesive and not filler, he said its the name, it will work fine. It says on the box it will bond iron, steel, alum, glass, wood, ceramics, styrene, plastic, fiberglass, reinforced plastic, PVC plastic, ABS plastic, phenolic plastic, and concrete. I think we are on that list somewhere. He said it dries flexible. After all, it is just two small holes.