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New guy and first "mod"

dolsen

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I'm new here, just picked up an Iconic Silver ST on August 3rd. Only options are tech pack and street pack.

I posted my first post here to mention my first "mod". The dealer installed the front license plate holder but in KY front license plates are not a thing. So I had to remove it and had 3 holes in my front fascia (two in the painted area and one in the unpainted area). Well I purchased painted bumper plugs from bumperplugs.com. It may seem like a small, stupid thing, but for anyone that has had to deal with holes in the bumper from a license plate cover, they understand the annoyance.The paint bumper plugs are a pretty close match (not perfect but close enough) but the paint quality is really good, I got them 3 days earlier than expected, and they retroactively refunded me 10% for a military discount without me even asking them to.

Needless to say, I'm fairly pleased with my purchase.
 

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Welcome ...


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dolsen

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Thanks! I've already read your entire build thread, good stuff you got going on there.
 

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Thanks brother. Looking forward to seeing what you do


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dolsen

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Well I know catch cans were big on the mustangs and the F-150's. Do the Explorers have the same issue?
 

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From one "New Guy" to another... Welcome!

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Well I know catch cans were big on the mustangs and the F-150's. Do the Explorers have the same issue?
after 1500 miles i had 1oz of oil in my can... it will be an issue on ALL direct injected engine.
 

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So, just got my BumperPlugs today…took off the front plate and WTF. There are 3 holes? And they arent screws. How do you remove these? And what did you use to plug the whole in the unpainted part? Or did you leave it?
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Not very happy with 3 holes…I hate front plates with a passion.
 

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So, just got my BumperPlugs today…took off the front plate and WTF. There are 3 holes? And they arent screws. How do you remove these? And what did you use to plug the whole in the unpainted part? Or did you leave it?
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Not very happy with 3 holes…I hate front plates with a passion.
Plastic rivets. Just drill them out.
 

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Plastic rivets. Just drill them out.
and any autoparts store will have black textured plastic push rivets that fit in that hole.
 

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Thanks! Not sure I’m going to be thrilled with having that plastic rivet filling the 3rd hole. Oh well. I’ll see what I can do.
 

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Thanks! Not sure I’m going to be thrilled with having that plastic rivet filling the 3rd hole. Oh well. I’ll see what I can do.
Not really a "Rivet" they are a push pin or "Christmas Tree" like what the Bumper plugs are. I scuffed mine with 600 grit sandpaper and sprayed it with matte black to match the trim better.
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Those look good! I need to get rid of my front plate bracket as well. Terrible that they put these on this way!
 



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