Bumper license plate holes - a solution
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License plate holes in the front bumper and valance
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Original hole size showing surrounding bumper cover material “pulled out” as a result of using the typical sheet metal screw for license plate holder installation.
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Use a hair dryer on high temp to soften the bumper cover material and a plastic stick to push the surrounding “proud” material back into the hole. This will make the bumper cover material surface flat.
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Source small “plastic revits” (available online from McMastet-Carr in various sizes and types -your choice as needed). Paint them a color to match your car and push into the hole.
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These revits are very small, post size big enough to fit the hole and head/button to cover size of holes. They fit very tight yet are easily removable, unlike the “ribbed” posts of the commercially available bumper plug products.
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Esthitcs are optimum with minimal invasion to the original painted bumper cover.
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BlueNorther (08-06-2019)
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Nice job but I still recommend bumperplugs.come since Eric makes them to be a perfect match and so many P-car owners have them they are close to looking stock!
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I think using “bumperplugs” is great if that works for you. They do provide the plugs already painted. I didn’t want to drill out a 1/8” hole to 1/4” size and I didn’t want to put a thick plug that was 1/2” in diameter in my bumper fascia. I did talk to the “bumperplugs” people to see if they could offer any alternatives. They couldn’t offer anything beyond drilling out my holes to twice the size and putting on a 1/2” plug. After throrough research I came up with a plug that fit the existing 1/8” hole, was .040” thick and 5/32” in diameter. It worked well for me so I thought I would pass along the alternative for the Rennlist community as an option.
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And whatever works best for you. I posted what I did to help others as well but I agree that you have a somewhat unique situation.