so i just got my rear bumper replaced and i have an 01. are the 02-03 rear bumpers different? there seems to be a hole right above the license plate.

 

They're the same. The hole above the license plate is for the light.

 

I was on my psp when i made this thread so i'll be more specific now. I guess when I first got the CL, and I washed it I don't rememer there being a gap right above the license plate. I know it's for the vanity light or whatever it's called, but I sat in my cousin's car and saw a big ass hole after the shop replaced it. Maybe I just never paid enough attention

 

Where did get your bumper from from ? And do they have the front ?
take a picture of it may be i can help

 

Is this hole behind the plate? So when you install your license plate - will it be covered...?

This gap / hole is normal, the only other hole should be directly above this - for the license plate light.

As long as the bumper lined up with the car, and the clips / bolts - you should be fine. The 01-03 bumpers are the same.