I was thinking of removing my front plate, but only if i can fill in the holes by myself.
i know how to paint it and stuff, but is there an easy way to fill in the holes?

 

home depot sells these rubber grommets that you can fill holes in with, unfortunately the only 2 colors that they make them in is black and white. i was looking at them to fill in the holes on my trunk because i am going to take off my spoiler.

 

Do you have pics of the rubber gromets? I went to Home Depost last weekend in search for what everyone is talking about, but did'nt find any..?

 

i was thinking of something i can fill it with and paint over and it looks like there has never been a plater there before

 

i read that fiberglass inside, then bondo on top will work.
what do you guys think, and is fiberglass easy to use? (where to buy these materials)

 

just use bondo, the holes aren't that big..

 

i put my spoiler back on so i haven't bought any yet. you can look for something that looks like one of these two:

 

Just the front little screw holes? You can probably just use a toothpick or q-tip to shove some bondo in there, then use touch up paint once you fill it in and smooth it down the right way. It should look decent. I don't know about your front end, but mine has so many rock chips and stuff, you probably wouldn't even notice.

But anyhow, for the trunk holes: Bondo will work, but our trunks are so flimsy, the bondo usually cracks, and if you live in an area like Michigan where you get extreme temp changes, it will crack as well. We did my friend's trunk holes with it, and the bondo held up and looked great for quite a while. (after it was all sanded down and painted of course) Then about 3 months later, it started cracking. =( To do it the right way, you really have to have sheet metal welded back in spot, smoothed out, then painted over. If you want to do it a ghetto rigged way like me, just get a grommet type thing and stick it in the hole. I use a flathead bold and a rubber washer to keep the water out. It works well and sits flush with the trunk, only sticking up about 3mm or 4mm. People don't even really notice it. And hey, it only costs like $3 max..

 

Thanks oz4g94. How well do these keep water out? I rains quite a bit where I live.

 

i searched for bondo on google before going to the store, so i know which one to get
but there are so many different kinds. Which one should i get?
and where do i get primer for cars? what brand is good?

 

You searched for Bondo on Google? Just go to the store and ask the guy!

I'm not terribly picky on primer. It's paint, so as long as you apply it right, whatever you get should be fine.

 

evercoat makes a good bondo called chromalite.. good stuff.. dries quick and hard and sands easy, for the primer, for little jobs like this i use transtar 2in1.. comes in an arosol can and dryes in about 1/2hr... if you get that primer get the grey, the other colors dont fill the imperfections as well IMO

 

Advanced Auto, AutoZone, etc carries all types. Its not really called bondo, its called body filler. You'll probably want the type for fiberglass or poly.

 

they keep water out pretty well. my friend used these on his sonoma after removing some exterior "styling" panel, and it has worked well for him. if you are removing your spoiler, then you don't have to worry about water leaking inside of the trunk, the holes send water through the channel between the rear panels and the trunk gasket.

 

I had similar plastic pieces in mines. Only thing is that mines were plastic so i sanded and painted them to match the color.