Fixing front bumper/license plate - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

itlnx · 07-16-2008, 09:48 PM

Hey guys, today i was washing my car, inside and out for around 3 hours. i found out that a front license plate is not required in my state, so i took it off. But heres the problem, there are the holes that are drilled into the bumper. Our stock lip really isnt that bad, i just dont want the ugly, rusted holes there. Can you give me any suggestions about how to fill/hide them? I saw that not all of you have a front plate, so just curious on what you guys did.

werkit217 · 07-16-2008, 10:04 PM

dude u live in chi-town also? when u hear this? In IL it is required by law to have a front plate, u hicktown or down southern IL, u may be able to get away wit it but in Chicago, i HIGHLY DOUBT that

itlnx · 07-16-2008, 10:16 PM

hahah woo, another chi-town camry. well i'm not IN the city, but i'm a suburb of it. prolly like 45 min or so. I googled it and you were right, i guess i was misinformed. but i also read stuff from ex cops that you wont get pulled over for not have a front bumper/tints. but if you get pulled over for something else, then they can ticket you for those. i might just take my chances, my friend has an EvoXI *that should attract more cop attention than my camry, and he's had no trouble yet. Thanks for the heads up man. Well if anyone has any suggestions, let me know

werkit217 · 07-17-2008, 08:08 PM

u still could do it jus realy wouldnt recommend it. My brother had a 96 impala ss, black, tints all around, dual summit racing exhaust (for that beautiful corvette engine), n system n he never got pulled over, if they profile u, then yea they will pull u over, if not they wont care unless they got nuttin better to do. Which suburb u live in? I live North burbs, Arlington Heights/Des Plaines/Northbrook /Schaumburg area.

O as far as those holes, u can either fiberglass it or bondo it n spot paint, it wont really look rite if u dont knoe wat u doin, i jus live wit it unless u willing to repaint tha entire bumper, that be tha rite way to go bout fixing it

Zviator · 07-17-2008, 08:16 PM

I doubt they would pull u over for such things. I have front tint 15%, no front plate, and i'm living in ca.

For the question, there are 2 options u can chose:

- Paint the bolts color-of-you-choice, and put back those bolts on without plate, it make the front looks spikey, exactly what i did.

- Use a bit of bondo (body filler) to cover the hole, and a spray can color-of-the-car, that's also how you do to debadge the trunk.

dresev6 · 07-17-2008, 09:18 PM

i live in new york i have no front plate, and its not a problem. if your not actin reckless on the street they wont even bother but if you attract attention of course theyll find everything wrong with your car. sometimes you get the occasional cop that is just bored and needs some excitement in there life

itlnx · 07-18-2008, 01:36 PM

thanks guys. yeah i'll def look into the bondo and the spray paint thing. and i drive pretty safely, although i do have my (how fast can my car really go) moments hahaha. thanks for the help everyone

oh and werkit217 i'm like the plainfield, naperville, aurora kinda area.

itlnx · 07-18-2008, 01:37 PM

if you live by schaumburg, do you know where strats is? like the resturant with the really nice cars on the weekends?

werkit217 · 07-19-2008, 01:14 AM

is that in woodfield? if it is then yea i knoe exactly where u talkin bout, it by Gameworks rite? i havent gone there since last June cuz po po kicked everyone out n didnt let us chill on fridays in tha streets of woodfield, too many fights by these fukin lil kids tryin to act hard n all that, ruined it for all of us. Itwas like a carshow every friday durin tha summer, over 300 cars a night both riced n heavily modded in every which way...kinda miss those dayz

itlnx · 07-19-2008, 01:35 PM

yeah dude its almost exactly like the streets. if your ride is nice enough, bring it along man. even if its not, just find someone with a nice ride and go hahaha

werkit217 · 07-20-2008, 03:26 AM

naw tha only car i took over there was my st162 like in my sig, alwayz a head turner for tha good and bad, tha cam is jus my daily, that happen to look very nice in my opinion

dont mean to thread jack but so u knoe wat it looks like
Painting a 98 Camry, need ur opinions...
this wat it look like wit tha new rims i painted n got as payment, they for sale if u interested
Tire question, 18 in rims

itlnx · 07-20-2008, 03:36 AM

yeah that is a nice camry. Mine is like brand new, cause it was kept in a garage in vegas all its life until the last few years. My cam is my one and only, so i made her my project car also. If you see a camry with like 300hp bolted down the street a few years from now, be sure to wave hahahah