getfunky

As if having holes in my front bumper wasn't bad enough already my bumper hole is in the shape of a nipple/volcano. I've done my research and found various solutions. I'm on a tight budget so I decided to go with bumper plugs. The problem i'm having right now is i'm not sure if these plugs will look right in these nipple shaped holes... Anyone have these same kind of holes? If you ended up using plugs, could you post up some pictures so I could see how they look? I thought about maybe sanding them down a bit but i'd be too nervous to do that.

Gladius

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Someone just posted a pic in this thread

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...thread-11.html

getfunky

It does look good but no where did I see him mentioning his bumper having the "volcanoe" type holes. His holes could have been just normal and flat because it appears that way.

Sffd103

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Can you smash in the volcano?

getfunky

I tried pushing it firmly but there's no way that thing will budge... but if your talking about hammering it down... i wouldn't dare, lol.

istarzan

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I haz the same thing. I cut them down a little with a razor blade. Then I painted them with touch up paint. Then i wrapped my hammer in a towel and hit them. Didnt go down at all. So now i just leave as is. Thought about bumper plugs bit I have 4 holes and it'll look ghey.

I'll get the bumper replaced or filled and painted later on.

Sango

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Ah, you mean my car. Yes I had bumper plugs installed and painted, which was performed by a Lexus authorized body shop. Looks great to me. I plan to get it wrapped soon.

Oh yikes 4! Mine only had two. I was also considering replacing the bumper but the body shop advised me against it since the bumpers don't come prepainted, therefore would not look perfectly the same as the painted one from the factory.

PetesSweet

The dealers are the ones whom make the license plate holes so if you have 4 then it's the dealer whom got the car in brand new whom did the ***** up. I found this tidbit out when looking at new cars...

Sango

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^
Yap!! lol! The dealerships (where front plate is required) need to do it. Yes, the cars from the factory do not come with it. Only way to stop them is for someone willilng to purchase, needs to get to request it way before it gets drilled, or get a fresh one.

Also not sure if this is still applicable, but Federal Law (which supersedes state law) saids that import/foreign import cars which were not designed to have front plates (like ours for instance), are not required to have them.

US made cars, not applicable since they have by design a built-in licence plate mount.

brociouz

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Can you sand the volcanoes down?

PetesSweet

I get the ladies to sand my volcano down :-D

iRock

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isn't it just paint? I'm sure there is something that can be done

Lexitegra

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^^ Lol. I'm immature.

Anywho, OP, I have those weird protruding holes too. They're extremely hard and cannot be pushed back into the bumper. It's as if someone tried to yank the bracket/screws out without completely unscrewing them first. The problem with sanding is that it will definitely damage a greater surface area of paint that a bumper plug won't adequately cover. I just painted my bracket white and will deal with it until I decide to have the front bumper repainted.

Sango

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Umm, ladies...!!!! lol!!

I am not sure if my bumper had volcanoes since I had the auto body shop did it. If it did have them, they must of done a good job in eliminating it completely.

tenspeed

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Has anyone tried heating them with a hair dryer and pushing them in with a screwdriver handle? I would try that before hitting them with a hammer or taking a razor to them.