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> On 20 Feb 2001, at 20:47, Dave Hall wrote: > I think if I had to drill holes myself, I'd rather the fronts > > were factory drilled and painted, as the front is much more exposed to > > the effects of weather than the rear. The manual specifically called out to touch up the finish inside the holes after the holes were drilled in the front. Plus they had a rubber washer like the fender bolts use, to seal the penetration. > > I think only a minority of US states still use 2 plates, Wisconsin > being one of the 2 plate holdouts. Washington is also a two plater, but a car registered as a "collector car" is only issued one plate, for the rear. > > I guess this led me to believe that single plate systems were more > widespread in the world. > > I owned my first squareback in that state and I found nice black > rubber plugs for the front holes in the body. Good idea, plus the little glove box rubber stops work really well for all sorts things, and that being one of them. And they are available. > - > Jim Adney Tom http://home.att.net/~drsowatt/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe