That if you fit a 4x4 number plate panel between the rear lights on a 2 wheel drive that you have to drill holes in the rear panel?

I've got a 1988 2 wheel drive with tinted rears fitted with the number plate panel but it appears that someone has drilled the rear panel to fit the numberplate surround Is that normal & how it should be?

If so it looks like I'll be getting that repaired too So much for swapping the rear lights back

 

Yes.... from the factory they had holes drilled in with plastic inserts and the plinth pushed into them....this has obviously been done by whoever fitted the later back lights

When we fitted the plinth to sticky`s car,we removed the studs and just taped it onto the back panel to make changing back easy...

 

i do hope you keep that car of yours, its a really nice saph

 

Seconded

 

Had a look at mine yesterday and mines the same. Not quite sure what i`m going to do at the minute

 

When I took off the ghastly piece of junk from mine, it was just the two normal holes and very adhesive tape that held it on perfectly.
tabetha

 

Bugger it looks like I'll have to get those welded up if I change the lights back I thought they were held on differently but didn't check

Thanks guys for the comments

 

I put one on my 2wd saph about 10 years ago and yes I had to drill holes.

Amazing how tastes change because I prefer the original 2wd look now.

Often wonder if either of my saph cossies are on here...