I have seen a few discussion on filling the front bumper plate holes with the plugs from Acura. I could never see what they looked like, so I decided to be the one to spend the $20 and order some.

Here is the before pic:



and the after:



The small backing bracket was missing on mine where someone had knocked them out, so it didn't fill really tight like it should. So I added a couple drops of super glue to the back side of the clips. Once that is dry, I will add a bit of RTV silicone just for extra insurance. Yes, the car is dirty, being cleaned as soon as I finish this post.

 

I need some!

 

If you got them for $20.00 for the pair, that's good. I've seen $20.00 for each plug.

 

Yay! I just got some as well this week, except don't kick yourself in the a** yet. I got mine free from my dealer. Picked it up from service and walked over to the Parts dept. I asked if they ever keep the bumper plugs because my body shop took them off (true story)

They pulled out a shopping bag FULL of them. All I saw were $$$$ signs because of the money some people on here have paid! LoL

They handed me two NBP ones and off I went. Didn't snap a picture yet, but it's amazing what two little plugs will do!

Car looks great! Others, try your local parts dept. first!

 

looks good man!

was the install hard!?

 

Nope. They snap right in.

 

I'm assuming that question was in jest? It snaps right in, just align the two clips on the inside of the plug and it's quite simple.

I on the other hand had quite the difficult time hahaha! Being a woman with longer nails, the damn things kept falling out my hand when I tried to push them in. It must have been quite a site for the guys at the dealership to see a chick in a dress at 9am on the ground in front of her TL searching for a dropped bumper plug

I learned some patience and waited til I got home to tackle the "tough install" LoL

 

Looks good, I did the same thing last week only to get home and find out somone before me drilled an additional 3rd hole on the top right into the bumper. I was pissed!! I was going to get a swift plate, but now I guess I gotta rock the plate on the bumper

 

such a simple cheap good mod... however i keep getn busted for no front plate but ohwell looks better without plate

 

What's a "swift plate"?


Do you not get tickets when you get booked for this?

 

i had the same problem, except there's a member on here that sold me a pair for cheaper than that. i think he has a whole handful of different colors

 

The dealer gave me some for free. I didn't know you had to buy them.

 

i have a CHP friend who signs off my fix its .... shhhh

 

You don't if you can get them for free. Since the 4G TL came out, it's getting harder to find the 3G plugs. Hence some must order them.

 

Register your car in Nevada...no front plate required!

 

^ for real?? but i bet if you drive your no front Nevada car in California that you will have to have a front plate because you will have to abide by California's laws and regulations correct??

 

No. How do you expect a person to get a front plate when Nevada only issues one plate? You only have to abide my California laws if you're a resident of that state and your car is registered in that state.

 

I ordered mine from delay Acura for 7$/each last night!

 

^how much was shipping?

i'm guessing you spent almost 30 dollars on two plastic pieces that are a little bit bigger than a quarter.

 

yay look nice

 

O makes sense I did not think of it that way. thanks for clearing that up! I was at AAA today and they said they got a call from Sacramento that our new/old governor Jerry Brown said registration fees are going on up!!!! Yay I cant wait to pay more my car registration fee was already like $400 last year

 

for your no front plate issue i have heard someone claim theirs was stolen(from the story i heard, it was actually stolen) so they put down a claim for it and it was supposed to take 2months to replace the license plate. meanwhile the driver got to drive around without a plate and when he got pulled over he just showed them a permit and was let off. Not sure if it really takes that long to replace a license plate

 

Well. I bought a whole bunch of stuff so it ended up being included in that.

All three type S grills, two chrome bars that go on the lower grills, battery cover, bumper plugs. shipping was 7 bucks for everything

 

Nice yeah the plugs really help clean up the front end if you dont run a front plate.

Just a heads up though some dealerships will actually give you them for free. Ask the parts guy or someone in service if they have the bucket laying around with bumper plugs. The guy came out and said here it is take your pick. Found a couple in my color and I was on my way.

James

 

I told the dealer they could get me some before I took delivery of the car, but so much better looking than with a front plate.

 

Nevada issues two plates. The law is that if there are no holes for the plates, like most newer cars, then you don't have to have a front plate. I know because my car was registered in Vegas.

However, if you get pulled over you can still get ticketed for not having california plates even if the title isn't in your name. The "this isn't my car, I'm just driving my dad's car while he's in town." story doesn't work, at least not for me...

 

no offense, but a before and after pic of bumper plugs....really??? Did you really need to make a thread for that...? happy for you though...

 

Thanks for the info. NC only requires/issues one plate so I ASSumed Nevada was the same since LasVegasTL said only one plate is required.

 

Never assume because it makes an ass out of u and me? All good, every state runs differently.

 

Not to defend the OP, just speaking from experience. It is quite a minor event, but being how heavily these little bumper plugs are discussed on here and the Black Market, it makes sense that the OP would be glad he finally got some.

I'm a perfectionist, and seeing those two little holes on the front bumper drove me crazy. I was very enthused when I got mine (albeit for free!) and completed the front end. To each his own, there's been more minor things celebrated on the forums than the addition of bumper plugs.

 

That's why I capitolized the ASS in ASSume.

 

A worthless post in a so called worthless thread. Awesome.

 

that would be me LOL. i still have some left only 07-08 colors available

 

i cut two circles out of aluminum an used touchup paint to match it haha didnt cost a penny

 

a worthless post pointing out a worthless post in a worthless thread

 

Well, to those that were offended by my post, don't click on it. You knew what it was about by the title. And since I am fairly new here, I have seen many threads discussing the plugs, but no pictures, I had no idea what they looked like installed. I searched and couldn't find a single picture. So for the benefit of others like me, I posted some. By the way, if you start a comment with "no offense" too late.

 

Hey OP, I got's a bottle of fuel injector cleaner that's sure to get you an additional 20 horsepower. I'll sell it to you for 10.99 (discounted from $40).

 

I will make this simple....

Transportation:



Performance:

 

lower that!

 

Down partially on the stock bolts, couldn't go any lower with the Koni's that were on the car, replaced them with C6 Z06 shocks that allowed me to drop it all of the way down. Car was just off jack stands when the picture was taken, so it hadn't settled.