What are these bolts behind the spare wheel? There are two of them, in the base of the recessed area where the vin plate is. The bolts sit on rectangular metal washers, which sit on rectangular rubber bushes. In my bug they are both loose: there are no nuts on them so they just come out. In the pic below I've pulled out the left one to show the washer and rubber bush, the one on the right is still in it's place next to the brake fluid reservior.
VolksFolks ·
look like the bolts that hold the beam on.
Chewy ·
Dont remove those if you want to live...
They are a couple of the many bolts which hold the body on, those ones mount to the beam.
Purple Martin ·
Hmmm. I wonder why the previous owner didn't attach these when he put the adjustable beam on. Thanks for the answers, I'll have to get underneath and sort them out!
VWCOOL ·
Cos he's lazy
Put 'em back in asap
jakjones ·
Probably stripped threads or rusted boss.
vw54 ·
they hold the body to the chassis or front end they are rubber mounted