Hey everyone!

I need some help from my fellow Aziners.

I went to the Acura dealer on my way home today; the one thats known in this area for being cheaper than most.. (Radley Acura) for those of you that live in NoVa

I asked for the bumper plugs that go into the holes where the license plate goes into, and he said he had non in stock, non available in any color. He said special order, and something like 20$, which is ridiculous to me. I know, i know, its only 20 bucks but they way i look at it, its just stupid and I hate that feeling of being "had."


Anyone know where I can get some cheaper? I know a lot of you guys ended up getting them free...so if anyone has an extra set (in any color) that would be great too... I can just use my touch up paint if I have to....should only cost you a stamp and an envelope!


I know a lot of people said just go to the salesman and ask and blah blah, but these TLs are no longer sold NEW anymore, so most if not all the ones on the lot already have license plate brackets installed, and the plugs are long gone...doubt anybody would still have any laying around.

any and all help is appreciated!

 

As far as I know, they're pretty hard to find. Some dealerships will give them away for free or for a few dollars, others charge $20 to even $40 for them.

You could try this:

 

I bought mine at the Acura Dealership a year ago. Think I paid $35. Thought it was crazy pricey too but it's worth it because it looks great.

 

If in doubt, ask one of our vendors.

 

Anakalia where? Gunn Acura gave me them for free!

 

maybe i'm just cheap, but i could never justify paying $35 for a couple tiny pieces of plastic.

any hardware strore will have something you can use for pennies.

 

I've been debating taking off the front plate for a while now. But the way the cops around here camp and pull you over for anything I just dont know.

Have you called around to any of the other dealers around here? Pohanka, Norris West, Tishcer, Chevy Chase etc.

 

20.00 is not alot of money at all. I paid like 12.00 for mine as i worked it in when i bought the car and got them at cost. I would just bite the bullet and buy them. by the time you are done hunting around you could have bought them and had it done by now.

 

I found mine on ebay, can't remember the price but less than $10 for the pair shipped, after market but look just fine, big improvement.

 

yea the acura by me wanted to charge me 20 but i said forgot it and found a set on the BM for 12 which was very nice

 

I'll call in my Acura dealership if I could have a few pairs. Let me know on your colors. Only doing 5 pairs only for now. Not garunteeing anything either since I got mine like two years go but thy usually are good about it

 

Yea that was before I was on any forum. Didn't know better then.

 

Gunn Acura. You lucked out.

 

Go to Lowes or Home Depot or even a large hardware store in the misc hardware section and you will find any size you need to plug the holes and they come two to a package for less than a buck. You may have to paint the heads to match your car color but they work just fine.

 

^ id rather spend the money on an oem one so its paint matched

 

Thanks man!

My color is Deep Green Pearl (G516P). If those are available that'd be awesome..if not then any color is fine. I can just use touch up paint!

 

You should call curry Acura I bought a pair for 15$ shipped to my door.

 

I found them here for $6.85 each plus shipping. I hope this link works.
http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

 

so that's what those things are in my glove box, serendipity.

 

Sorry for reviving an old thread but I need a set of nighthawk black covers.
Link still works and looks like they are $7.52 now. Is that for "each" or a set?
Can't really tell from the site but I'd imagine its per plug so a set would be $25.99 shipped to my door. That seem like highway robbery for 2 little plastic plugs?

 

It's really not because they are factory painted. That's what you are paying for.

 

They are unnecessarily expensive, mine came with my car but I got an extra set at an Acura dealer for free. Sometimes they will just give them to you if you ask(and they actually have some leftover)

 

Wish I had the luxury of dropping by a local dealer but NO Acura dealer in the entire state of Montana. I'm left to rely on the good ole inter-web!

 

I don't have one in my state either, looks like youll have to pay a premium for em.

 

check ebay... I got both for less than $15 shipped and painted

 

do you guys know what the part number is for the bigger plug that covers the tow hook insert?

 

#5

http://www.oemacuraparts.com/parts-c...bumper/bumpers

 

I picked up a CBP TL-S a few months ago and was lucky enough one of the mech on the back had a spare set in my color. They toss them in free.

 

just hung up with local dealer (rahal)...$87 for a pair. I laughed. then saw oemacuraparts.com has them for $32/ea. ouch.

 

They've gone up significantly in price since this was originally posted. I ended up buying them new from the dealer for both of my previous TLs for around 15-17$ iirc.


On my current TL I opted to have the holes permanently filled and painted over when I had my bumper repainted. Fuck bumper plugs.


At this point the only viable and reasonable solution is to make your own out of any type of small plastic generic plug. Then paint with your touch up paint. there is a DIY posted with all the info needed and where to buy perfect plugs.

 

I actually have 2 here in SSM if you need them sterlingvq.. You can paint them if you want in your color code.. Just pick up some touch up paint from your local auto zone or advanced auto and repaint them.. Let me know.. I'll let them go real cheap..

 

Quick effective solution for license hole plugs.
Buy a pack 50 - Cover Caps KD-16080 from Lowe's for less than $3.
These are 9/16" diameter, adhesive backed, white (paintable) screw covers.
I had a small bottle of touch-up paint on put on 2 coats. Make sure you also paint around the edges. Each coat took about 30-60 minutes to dry.
Take off adhesive backing and press over the hole.
Apply wax and polish and it's done. Fits in just fine.
See photo's below.

 

Looks good, and inexpensive. My car is white and those would stand out a lot more. I went with OEM as their recessed. oemacuraparts.com +1

 

Guys, let's not make this a request or want to buy thread. I'll keep it open because of post #32 just in case anyone had questions.