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Ian Carr 02-28-2008 01:28 AM

Cheaper form for bumper plugs?
 
I refuse to pay 25$ + shipping for two small round pieces of plastic from www.bumperplugs.com. Is there another company or a DIY way to get bumper plugs?

-Ian

hacker-pschorr 02-28-2008 01:33 AM

I'm afraid to click on that link. Are bumper plugs another name for what I think they are??

Dude, we do not need to know that much about your personal hobbies.

Didn't you read Big's post on that kind of stuff a few weeks ago? Issues down the road, all I'm sayin.

billthe3 02-28-2008 02:25 AM


Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr (Post 5156354)
I'm afraid to click on that link. Are bumper plugs another name for what I think they are??

Dude, we do not need to know that much about your personal hobbies.

Didn't you read Big's post on that kind of stuff a few weeks ago? Issues down the road, all I'm sayin.

No, that honestly is a legit site for plastic license plate hole covers.

http://www.bumperplugs.com/photos/before-after.jpg http://www.bumperplugs.com/photos/fixed-hole.jpg

Ian Carr 02-28-2008 02:57 AM

No I need some thing to cover up the two license plate mounting holes... they annoy me but there is no way in hell I am going to pay 25$ for two tiny pieces of plastic.

billthe3 02-28-2008 03:04 AM

Tape and spray paint?

jcnesq 02-28-2008 03:04 AM

How about $25 for two properly painted pieces of plastic designed for your need? Come on, $25 is cheap for a semi-custom product with limited distribution. Don't cheap out!

Ian Carr 02-28-2008 03:12 AM

ITS TWO PIECES OF PLASTIC!!! 25$ is a lot!

possibly the biggest rip off i have ever seen.

billthe3 02-28-2008 03:19 AM

Have a better and cheaper solution? Supply and demand ftw.

pcutt 02-28-2008 03:22 AM

Turbox, then why don't you make your own for less than $25? Let me know how they turn out, I may want to order a few.

Ian Carr 02-28-2008 03:30 AM

That is the plan!

My idea is to use the small plastic disk used to protect furniture scratching.. They come with adhesive tape, or I am sure I can figure some thing out to mount it, Then some paint and boom.

Thaddeus 02-28-2008 06:53 AM

I went ahead and did this myself, just buy some trim retainer buttons with the right size cap and paint 'em up. Paint them on your bench, shove them in the holes with a little hotmelt glue, done. I put my plate back on after a chat with an officer but it looked great until I did. Total cost was less than 10 bucks including the paint.

rountreed 02-28-2008 08:24 AM


I went ahead and did this myself, just buy some trim retainer buttons with the right size cap and paint 'em up. Paint them on your bench, shove them in the holes with a little hotmelt glue, done. I put my plate back on after a chat with an officer but it looked great until I did. Total cost was less than 10 bucks including the paint.
So I guess the time it took to discover what would work best, paint and put on is only worth a little over $15 of your free time? If it was a hobby good on you but if it was to save money sorry as little as I make my free time is worth more. :)

Ian Carr 02-28-2008 08:37 AM

considering I am just using tools and parts that I have lying around, I am more than happy to spend some free time to put these together. Understand 25$ is a lot of money for me! I have a lot of free time!

AOW162435 02-28-2008 08:40 AM

Ian,
You can find the very exact plastic 'plugs' at just about any car parts store. That's all they are.


Andreas

Marc Gelefsky 02-28-2008 09:01 AM

Bumperplugs stuff is all first rate, you get what you pay for.


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