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Old Oct 18, 2003 | 05:46 PM
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I finally found some bumper plugs for cheap.
After looking around for over an hour and asking the Home Depot people, I gave up. Pepboys doesn't have it either.
Found it today at Autozone. THose of you w/drilled front bumper...the solution will only cost u 1.50 at Autozone.
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Old Oct 18, 2003 | 05:47 PM
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Looks like this. I painted it with Silverstone touch up paint.
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Old Oct 18, 2003 | 05:49 PM
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What are you going to do with these things again?
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Old Oct 18, 2003 | 05:50 PM
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Its not a soulustion for under the Z emblem right?...its just for the licence plate wholes.
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Old Oct 18, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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Its for the 2 drilled holes that the front liscense plate screws use to be.
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 10:22 AM
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pics once done
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 12:06 PM
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Looking forward to the pics

Don't know why dealers continue to drill holes in people's bumpers
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 01:40 PM
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Yeah my front bumper got ''screwed''.

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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 02:36 PM
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Here are the pics. Bumper is dirty and didn't have time to clean it after work today.
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 02:37 PM
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another view with both plugs in
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 07:00 AM
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Think I'll try this, thanks.

Think you could get your dealer to fix the inner gouges? I got my dealership to fix them though it did take a little fight in doing so.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 07:08 AM
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Yeah those gouges are bugging all the time.
I got it at Carmax Nissan and I checked all there new cars on the lot and they all have front lisc plate. I can't really argue with them anymore cause of that.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 07:58 AM
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My dealership has the same thing: all the cars have drilled holes. But I explained how unreasonable it is that the screws that were used to affix the plate to the plate holder were WAY to d@mn long, thus making gouge marks that should not be there.

Holes, I can't justify, but the gouges are just plain negligence.... by Nissan (not necessarily your dealership) since they are the ones that put those front plate assembly kits together. I explained that is my choice if I don't want the front plate holder to be on there... and that I would deal with the holes, but definitely not the gouges through the clear coat and paint. They finally budged.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 10:03 AM
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Good advice. Im going to try that. I will post more pix with better lighting and cleaner bumper today.

It looks pretty flushed. I tried using a civic bumperplug but it didn't fit quite right. These are just like little screws.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 04:14 AM
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Here is a more clearer pic of the plugs.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 04:15 AM
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from away..its pretty clean fit
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 08:14 AM
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Looks good! Great job!
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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kbomb- thanks for the post. I found the exact plugs at Pepboys and did the same thing. Looks much better.
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 11:09 AM
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sweet...I bet u like looking at the car more now like I do mine.
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Old Aug 18, 2004 | 07:10 AM
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Let me follow up on this one (wow, resurrected from last year! )

This solution is best as it is the most cost efficient as well as A LOT better looking than holes in the front. If you already have touch-up paint, then the cost of this mod is less than a dollar
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