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Got blasted with sand just north of Sedona - ugh! But not even a speck on Eric's bumper plugs (bumperplugs.com). Hey Eric, why don't you teach Porsche how to paint their bumpers!
-DT
For what its worth, when i bought my 03 c4s, the dealer gave the plugs to me to save it when i sell it. (here we need the front plates). So, you should be able to order it throgh a dealer.
Why does Porsche put those holes in from the factory? My M3 and Mini luckily didn't come with holes and they look much better. If you require or want a front plate the dealer could easily drill the holes...
Be glad the holes are pre-drilled neatly.
Here are some quotes from Audiworld.com on
dealer-installed front plates
(the one I remembered mentioned that it looked
like someone chopped the holes with a chisel,
but you get the point):
"The "holes" wouldn't even be classified as holes
on mine. They look more like gouges and tears.
It's like they made the holes with a switchblade
rather than a drill. Horrible..."
"I tried to take off my front plate this weekend
to smooth out my front end. I unscrewed the plate
and the mount to find horrific holes driled into
the bumper. It looks like someone let a 10 year
old loose with a drill. The holes in the bumper
were jagged and the holes in the metal were left
with shards of aluminum sticking out. It couldn't
have come from the factory like that?!"
JonT
