I decided to take off the front license plate... what to do about screw holes?

[DaveInLA]

Talking about the holes left over from the screws that held the plate in place? My car is black. I've seen some cars with a plastic insert that says "BMW" on it. Where do I get that, and how much? What other options do I have? Can I find small black plastic plugs that go into those holes? I'd like a Euro plate, but I don't want to risk a ticket or even getting pulled over by the local popo.

Thanks.

[browntown]

just an idea, go to napa or autozone, and look for interior trim plugs, there has to be some that will fit those holes.

[AndrewBird]

I'd like a Euro plate, but I don't want to risk a ticket or even getting pulled over by the local popo.

Since you are taking off your front plate, I can assume that there are no laws in your state saying you need a front plate. That being said, you can run a europlate with no problems at all. They don't care if it's there or not. Hell, you could bolt a 3ft square plate to the front of your car and they wouldn't care (assuming it wasn't a safety issue, which in this example it would be :) )

[MR 325]

BMP sells the BMW front filler.

[ldsbeaker]

So does BavAuto. $25, fits pretty nice.

[DaveInLA]

Since you are taking off your front plate, I can assume that there are no laws in your state saying you need a front plate. That being said, you can run a europlate with no problems at all. They don't care if it's there or not. Hell, you could bolt a 3ft square plate to the front of your car and they wouldn't care (assuming it wasn't a safety issue, which in this example it would be :) )

ACtually, it is mandatory to have a front plate in CA, but I see lots of cars with no plate that don't have problems. However, a Euro plate stands out so much more than no plate, that I suspect that you're much more likely to get a ticket or pulled over for that than if you drive with nothing in the front.

Thanks for the tip on where to find the plate filler.

[X2theZ3]

ACtually, it is mandatory to have a front plate in CA, but I see lots of cars with no plate that don't have problems. However, a Euro plate stands out so much more than no plate, that I suspect that you're much more likely to get a ticket or pulled over for that than if you drive with nothing in the front.

Thanks for the tip on where to find the plate filler.

I haven't run a front plate on any of my cars, never had any problems so far.

As mentioned, the plate filler would probably be the best choice.

[DaveInLA]

So I resorted to using black electrical tape. It looks pretty good if you're standing 10+ feet away, but up close, it's pretty ghetto. Someone suggested that I should just color the nut/screwhole with a black Sharpie.

[DoriftuEvo]

I used plastic filler and touch up paint to get rid of the screw holes on my VW when I did a front plate delete.

[Streetspec_iS]

So I resorted to using black electrical tape.

oh god. i can think of a million other things before my mind would even think about bringing up the idea of using tape.

[delatlanta1281]

I used plastic filler and touch up paint to get rid of the screw holes on my VW when I did a front plate delete.

Whew, never had to deal with holes on my jetta, bought it in Ga! Still have no front plate in Ca. Still rocking a Ga tag on the e30.
I agrre that the euro plate would attract iunwanted attention though.