Fill it in

 

what should i fill it with?

 

A factory TRD bumper is made from plastic (ABS). Standard Bondo won't stick all that well and will flake after a while. I would try something like a two-part epoxy.

There are two methods at which you can go about this. First, you can just fill in the gap completely with the epoxy and sand it down and call it a day. The second is a bit more involved, but I recommend it a bit more to get a uniform curve and to not use as much epoxy. You can cut out the indention and make it a flat panel and use epoxy around the rim to re-attach it to the hole that's left behind by essentially pushing the panel outwards to make it as flush as possible. Once cured, sand the epoxy down and do as you will with paint. I would reinforced it with a bit more epoxy in the back of the bumper in a shoelace-pattern for rigidity.

Make sure you sand the surface with something between 40 grit to 100 grit before applying epoxy for good adhesion.

 

you know where i can get some abs plastic

 

What do you mean? like just raw sheets? I'm not sure about local stores, but you can try Googling some online sellers...

 

:wiggle:-My bodyshop did an amazing job on mine!
They cut a piece of ABS plastic from something and slapped it behind the license plate hole.
Then the covered, filled in and shaped it with a special kind of material that's very similar to ABS plastic.
I was amazed by their work and my idea became a reality.

 

man that looks amazing. how much the cost you to get it done?

 

Thanks. It was part of the deal when I got my car re-painted and all kinds of things added to it. So I'm not exactly sure how much that certain work was.

JesseIL did this 1000 years ago

On what car? Cause the CELICA came out 13yrs ago. :gap:

That's not the case for the TRD front bumpers. Look closely:

Yup! That sh*t is fugly!

OLD Setup: :shrugs:

NEW Setup: :thumbup:

cant do that in illinois or cali i believe. YOU GET A Ticket on a bad day.

-Motorized front license plate FTW!!!
http://youtu.be/H2O1MTFt42s

i want to get that spaced filled so i can have a hide away license plate holder so my bumper doesn't look stupid when i have my plate hidden.

:thumbup:-Niiice! Good luck with that!

Surprisingly enough, I've been without a front license plate for over 2 years now and no problems with the cops so far. But maybe it's because I don't race everyone and their grandmother in their minivans over here, so I don't really give them any reasons to pull me over :shrugs:

*knock on wood, though... just in case*

Agreed! *Knock On Wood* :hide:
I've had my window tint since 2003 and I just got a fix it ticket for them last yr.
So it's not the COPS you should worry about, it's the random d*ckhead officers that's gonna give you a problem.

 

JesseIL did this 1000 years ago

 

I did mine this past weekend:

 

Don't spend all that money and go through the work... Go to a parts store or the hardware store and buy some plastic push plugs... You can leave them black or have them painted, that's what I did.

And here's the same painted plugs on my old Celi...

 

Don't spend all that money and go through the work... Go to a parts store or the hardware store and buy some plastic push plugs... You can leave them black or have them painted, that's what I did.

That's not the case for the TRD front bumpers. Look closely:

 

cant do that in illinois or cali i believe. YOU GET A Ticket on a bad day.

 

i want to get that spaced filled so i can have a hide away license plate holder so my bumper doesn't look stupid when i have my plate hidden. i also know i need mt front plate because i got my car registered in IL

 

Surprisingly enough, I've been without a front license plate for over 2 years now and no problems with the cops so far. But maybe it's because I don't race everyone and their grandmother in their minivans over here, so I don't really give them any reasons to pull me over :shrugs:

*knock on wood, though... just in case*

 

Love your motorized plate joey, where did u get it. ! Had to drill my bumper after being 7 years without a front plate

 

:wave:-Thank you!
The front plate is custom and I'm sorry to know you had to drill into your bumper.

Joey, it looks like you don't have the grill which is lame.

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What grill are you talking about?
Cause my TRD front and rear bumper is fully grilled out! :bling:

 

Joey, it looks like you don't have the grill which is lame.

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I had the option to get the front plate shaved and filled before they painted my car. I passed on it cause my state requires a license plate in the front and there really isn't any other area on the trd front to put the plate.

 

i got my hide away license plate and i was wondering Joey03_VVT-I how you got urs bolted in ur bumper if you dont mind sharing

 

^ :thumbup:-NIiiice!
Sorry, I dunno how it's bolted on cause I got mine installed at my friends shop.
I do know for sure it's not bolted to the front bumper tho. :wave:-Good luck!

 

im guessing i either bolt it to the bumper or i try to install it on the rad support

 

^ I'll call my Bodyshop tomorrow and ask where they installed it.
I know they made a custom bracket for it. :eatpop:

 

thanks so much for the help

 

I never thought of this! Joey's looks so awesome. Now I'll be insecure about having a front license plate on my car -____-

 

you should, you freak.


Joey, nice motorized license holder!

 

I just wanted to say that those fogs are fucking SEXY! What are they so I can snag me a pair?

theyre listed on ijdmtoy.com

 

you got pulled over fast, within a month?, for not having your front plates up.