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I put one in my 71 and as I recall most of the holes were already in the roof brace... I may have drilled a couple and they didnt all lineup just right but it wasnt too bad. I grabbed the 12V off a buss circuit I had coming up from the battery at the starter. Keith > > The plastic rear hatch hinge covers are fast on their way to > disintegrating to dust. I picked up an early metal full-width hinge > cover along with the light. > > It looks like I pretty much just need to drill holes in the > roof (well, not the roof-roof, but the metal structure above the > headliner) and install it with sheet metal screws. Is that about it? > Will I find that there are vestigial holes hiding there behind the > headliner? Also, how should I wire up the lights? > > Then there's the question of what color to paint it. The car > is Toga White with black interior. What color were the metal covers > painted originally? > > If anyone has installed an early cover in a later car, please > pass along any other tips! I'll be messing up the headliner under > the cover, so I need to get it right... > > -Greg > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >