After removing my front plinth, i've noticed a butcher put..

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Hi,

So i removed the front plinth on my 2017 991.2 GTS, which i purchased 2nd hand from a dealer.

i expected there to be 2 holes for mounting the plinth which i pretty central so easy to cover with a stick on number plate.

Though there are so many more holes, i believe who ever mounted the plate onto the plinth has used screws far too big, as they should just tap into the plinth and not the body work.

Has anybody experience this before and any advice on what to do?

Thank you...

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burman said:

A good bumper man could probably fill those holes I have had splits cuts and allsorts repaired in the past not only that but hidden also.

Do you know of any good places in London?

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Klippie said:

Get some paint mixed up and colour code the plinth to the car, it will blend in nicely you won't even notice it after a while.

That's not a bad idea at all! thank you. i may give that a shot

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PDKSport said:

The best of it is, the plinth slots into a grove underneath the bumper which automatically lines it up with no chance of getting the holes wrong.......Unless?

I despair sometimes.

Some good advice above to rectify and thereafter use a vinyl plate to cover.

Cheers.

The dumbass who fitted the plate to the plinth used massive screws, i replaced them today with smalls, which just tap into the plinth not the body work.

i emailed the dealer i got it from and they said the will look into it. i'm not hopeful but this really is a major F up by the person who did it.

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Slippydiff said:

Frequently done by the valeters in the valet bay in my experience ...

The 996 used to have two square holes in the front bumper. They can be seen here in between some cretin's butchery of the bumper :



these took plastic inserts for the self tapping screws that held the number plate plinth on :

https://www.design911.co.uk/pages/productList.aspx...

The plate could either be screwed onto the plinth or stuck on with double sided tape.

Thanks! what drives me crazy is if they used small screws there would be only 2 holes in the middle instead of this disaster!

let's see what the dealers solution is hopefully tomorrow.

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Taffy66 said:

After a couple of OPC mishaps i now insist well beforehand than any Porsche sports cars i buy will have totally unmolested bumpers..I have this in writing which gives me grounds to reject the car which this rather simple request is not upheld.
When i bought my 458 recently i was only interested in any with no drilled front bumpers. Thank god the majority of Ferraris are like this anyway..!

i will do the same wether i order or insist they take of the front number plate if i buy second hand!