Unlikely that the holes would be filled in with metal, I would use the tail light bolt template to explore if the correct holes have been filled with bog during a repair to cover up broken bolts on the original tail lights. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:27 PM Subject: Re: tail light hole not lining up
> 8 for car and 8 on my four tail light assemblies. My car is a '72 and > donor car is a '71. Quite odd as if the panel was re-made and redrilled > or some thing. Just seeking to verify that drilling the body so I can > bolt the lights up would be best rather than hack-saw the bolt off? > > On 06/07/2004, at 9:36 PM, rclough wrote: > > > Mark > > Do your tailights have 6 or 8 bolts to hold them onto the body? > > Early (Made in Japan) 1600's had 6 and later versions had 8. May be > > you > > have the wrong tailights for your beaver panel? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 10:54 PM > > Subject: tail light hole not lining up > > > > > >> Fitting bumpers and lights this w/end I was dismayed to find just one > >> hole not lining up with the mount bolts on the RHS tail light - > >> explains the single 'drain hole' in the chrome surround there, someone > >> just drilled out that bolt to get the light on. I don't how this is - > >> holes are mostly intact, with only very slight elongation in one or > >> two. Can't swing it sideways enough to line the one that is out up. > >> > >> I hate butchering things up...what to do: > >> 1. drill another hole, which will be 1/8" or so from the orig so may > >> just end up elongated orig and need big washer > >> 2. hack-saw that bolt off and forget about it > >> > >> As it's one of the top holes I prefer to have one to tighten up > >> otherise it won't pull the seal in tight to keep water out, #1 looks > >> to > >> be it...just hate bodging up the car. Spent an hour polishing all the > >> chrome and fitting new inner chrome inserts...simple job now holding > >> out overnight while I think about.... > >> > >> Mark. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
