What are these holes?

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302 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 22 Jul 2013, 8:35 pm

#964058

I've found some holes in my 62 beetle...

Behind the rear seats, on the bottom of the luggage area, there are two rectangle holes, one on either side, each set in a recess. I don't recall taking any seals or bungs out of these holes when I disassembled the car, but they must have something to close the gap?

Any ideas?

1962 Deluxe Beetle
1970 Low Light Microbus

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302 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 22 Jul 2013, 8:40 pm

#964060

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1962 Deluxe Beetle
1970 Low Light Microbus

waveman1500 Also rides a Honda

1,346 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 22 Jul 2013, 8:51 pm

#964063

I believe this has come up before, and someone said that they were for mounting the body on some kind of cradle in the factory?

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6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 22 Jul 2013, 9:24 pm

#964068

Yea Joel enlightened us on that one 🙂 👍

It was for factory conveying of the body

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8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 22 Jul 2013, 10:10 pm

#964070

The factory method of sealing it was a small sheet metal disc of about 12mm diameter gooped on with seam-sealer.

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302 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 23 Jul 2013, 5:51 am

#964083

Thanks, that clears that up!

I'll seal them up and move on 🙂

1962 Deluxe Beetle
1970 Low Light Microbus