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Old May 12, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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Front liscence plate holder removal (PICS!)

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i hate front liscence plates, i think they are ugly as can be and in most states they are not even requires... so WHY on earth would you run them . well i finally took off the front liscence plate and holder. I will go back and fill in the tiny holes but honestly they are barely visible anyways. As you can see it smoothens out the look of the whole front of the car and it looks soo much better, this is the way W140's should look from the front. here is a pic
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Old May 26, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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Fill In

Is there a way to fill in the holes so that they are barely noticeable? Right now I still have my holder minus the plate. I would like to remove it all.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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any body shop can put filler in there and use touch up paint to make it seemless. but to me they are barely noticed so i don't mind it at all.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 07:34 PM
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Thanks for the tip.... I would like to do it myself rather than pay someone else. BTW, your vehicle looks real clean...are you upping the horsepower too?

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Old May 27, 2005 | 02:29 AM
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Clear corners and Grill man, those mods would help the look of your car sooo much, also white blubs would be a plus, things like that bring your entire car together
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Old May 27, 2005 | 04:13 AM
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ya im getting grille but clear corners i actually backed out of, i like the newer style OEM W140 corners b/c they are clear except for the side little orange peice but yet they still provide some contrast, all clears just seem too white, not enough contrast. Dunno thats my personal opinion... but ya grille has got to be upgraded.
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Old May 27, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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i wish i could remove my front plate and put wald in front,but in minneasota its illegal to drive without front plate ,so i guess i am stuck with it.
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