I plugged the unsightly front license plate holes a while back on my red TGP with some "nylon hole plugs"(got the idea from a Nissan forum a few years ago :thumb:) from Lowes. First, I took a drill bit guide with all the hole sizes on it and got an idea of the size of the holes on my car...using a drill bit itself would also work fine. I lucked out and didn't have to drill them out anymore as they were already perfectly sized for 1/4'' diameter plugs. If I remember correctly, the plugs are sold in quantities of two. They're located in the hardware aisle at lowes and are in one of those pull-out drawers. Home depot, etc. should stock them as well. Anyways, I bought some touch-up spray paint that corresponded to the Bright Red color code on my car & painted the plugs + sprayed a few coats of touch-up clear on them. I placed the plugs inside pieces of a slim drinking straw that I cut up in order to spray the heads of them. After I placed them inside the straw pieces, I poked some holes in a paper plate and slipped the straws inside. The straw + paper plate made a pretty good paint stand for the plugs. :razz:
I didn't think about taking any "before" photos, but I do have an older photo where you can see two of the tag holes + two of the torx screws that were still in the bottom ones.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/mfewtrail/Red%20TGP/rd1.jpg)
After(yes I know the pictures are crappy and that my car is dirty):
(http://home.windstream.net/mfewtrail/images/bp.jpg)
(http://home.windstream.net/mfewtrail/images/bp1.jpg)
and a random picture of the car for good measure...
(http://home.windstream.net/mfewtrail/images/bp3.jpg)
That nice muddy looking stain beside my car is dexcool/rusty water from a friends vehicle that decided to bust open a heater control valve and leak all that nasty shit on my driveway. :cry: It rained pretty hard right after I took the pictures and washed most of it away. :mrgreen:
Nice job! :thumb:
Quote from: TGP Nick on February 03, 2009, 11:45:51 PM
Nice job! :thumb:
Thanks. :icon_cool: You posted .01 seconds before I submitted my edited version. :laugh: