I learn this in Mercedes forum and I did it to my Ex-C class, works pretty well.
There are two ways you can fix those nasty "front plate holes"

1) The Expensive way.......

i'm pdi'ing my own car

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grr. i cant find anything at home depot.com that is like a bumper plug. closest thing is this

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...cStoreNum=8125

Go to an auto parts store (like Autozone) and pick up a pack of the plugs. They even have a multipack. I was able to find a nice small plug. THen you have to prep it, spray on some primer/plastic adhesive, and a few coats of color. I went overboard, but I did about 7 coats of the metallic blue (did not have the real color, but it was dead-on match) and then 3 coats of clear coat. I also clipped the plug pin by half (about 1 cm length). Looks like a dream.

sorry to be a pain Spaz, but what plugs exactly? do you have a specific brand/model? i tried to order the bimmian ones but they are on backorder for 6 weeks!

Yeah, sure. They are the DORMAN Panel Retainers Assortment, part 963-075. You can see the package insert on the second page:

http://www.dormanproducts.com/catalo...e_pg_23_27.pdf

I used the one with the smallest head, sanded it down, cleaned, primed, and so on....

I'm glad I live in Nevada. If your car does'nt come with holes in your bumper then you don need a front license plate. Thankfully my BMW did not come with them. But my Wife's Mini did. So I countersunk the holes enough for a sheetmetal screw to fit slightly over flush, I then filed down the slots some to make the screw flush with the bumper (I didn't file down the slots entirely because I might need to take them off at some point). I then used touch up paint to paint the screw heads and it came out awesome. you have to look really hard to see that there is anything at all.

well usually u ask your dealer for touch up paint when you buy the car

Or is it 'speciality fastener for drawers'? I don't think we are looking for a drawer, but rather a fastener.

The best place to find the Dorman 963-075 plugs is Autzone. I looked all over Lowes and Home Depot but I came up empty. 1 min in Autozone and I had them.

Can you post a picture of the final result?

I got you, It doesn't look bad at all in real life, And another, (only somewhat closeup I have)

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i would say get bumper plugs (easiest fix)