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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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Ugly
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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That bracket would die the first time I attempt to go up my driveway lol
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by rane
I'm all in favor of anything that saves a front bumper.

Mine was purchased with three massive, gaping, ginormous holes drilled into the front (RARGH!!!). I got rid of the ugly black frame they give you and am currently using an "invisible" frame that fits into the stock mounting points and stays out of sight. Still, just today I took it off to see what was beneath...and yup, those holes are huge. I've read of people plugging them up and using touch up paint to blend them in (mostly on other cars) but they look way too big to not stand out.

SO! It's either deal with the eye sore or get them filled/painted for ~300 bucks
Do what I did - go to a local place that makes signs & vinyl stickers (I used Signs Plus in Fresno, CA) and tell them that you want to see their sticker colors that might match the color of your paint. My car is AS, so I asked them to see a few swabs of their silver vinyl sticker material. I took 3 or 4 of their samples into the parking lot and one of them was identical to Apex Silver. I took that sample back in to him and asked him to make a dozen 1-1/4" circles (for the two large holes in the bumper) and a dozen 1" circles (for the smaller hole) out of that color of silver vinyl sticker.

I then put the stickers over the holes. You couldn't even tell. After awhile, one of them tore because the sticker material fatigues after awhile with the wind hitting it, so I double up the stickers on the two larger holes, and haven't had any problems since. You can't tell in pictures that there were ever any holes there, and you only notice it if someone points it out to you...



Yes, there are stickers over the holes in that pic!

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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 11:08 AM
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Be careful!!! Guiding any road debris under your car will smack that plate right into your cf lip…
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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you dont need the front license plate...LOL...i kid...i kid...
well i dont run one...do you really need to have one there?
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Foggy



Yes, there are stickers over the holes in that pic!
NICE ***** LIP!!! …

There's the kitty under the front bumper!!!
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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It blows me away that people can see the cat in that picture. I took the darned picture and I didn't even know that my cat was under the car until someone pointed it out, and even then I had to squint to see it LOL...
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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Props for the creativity but i think it looks horrible.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 01:57 PM
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yeh props for having new ideas but it just looks weird. its a great looking car but the first thing i will notice is the weird lic. plate.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Foggy



Yes, there are stickers over the holes in that pic!
I'm still trying to find the damn stickers! It's like a I SPY book.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 03:41 AM
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I really hate it myself, but what should I do?
cops dont say nada anymore.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 04:59 AM
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ahhhh, ok
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 05:02 AM
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Ummmmm. Not a good location. Ill stay with the stock location.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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that is just ugly, sorry but bad idea.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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Personally i think its ugly but, if it makes you feel better then
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