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What are these holes?
Nickster - July 22nd, 2013 at 08:35 PM

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?


Nickster - July 22nd, 2013 at 08:40 PM

Here's a pic


waveman1500 - July 22nd, 2013 at 08:51 PM

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?


bajachris88 - July 22nd, 2013 at 09:24 PM

Yea Joel enlightened us on that one :) :tu:

It was for factory conveying of the body


matberry - July 22nd, 2013 at 10:10 PM

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


Nickster - July 23rd, 2013 at 05:51 AM

Thanks, that clears that up!

I'll seal them up and move on :)