Unfortunately when I got my car from the dealership, it already had the front license plate drilled in. I could not stand the look, so I removed it. The trick was to cover up the holes. I found this company Bumperplugs.com that sells kits with the EXACT color code for our Bimmers. I got mine in Titanium Silver to match.
Here is a link to all the pics I took in replacing the front license plate:
https://picasaweb.google.com/PHARMDP...eat=directlink