OK, i know the sounds like a weird title for a thread but bear with me.
The number plates on my May 2018 GTI were stuck on with adhesive pads by the dealer, but over the course of the last 9 months or so, a couple of the 3m pads have let go (despite replacing them all a couple of times), to the point where I'm contimplating mounting the number plates in the conventional way via drilling and screwing them on (with the small coloured caps that go over the screws).
I've done this on both of my previous MK7 GTD's, however when having a look on my MK 7.5 from underneath (there's the big hole in the lower valance I presume for the VW tow bar), I can see a fairly thick metal (aluminium ?) panel running directly behind the bumper skin, right behind where I would drill, that wasn't there on the previous cars.
Is that just the crash bar and is it safe to drill into, as my car is fitting with rear assist so don't really want to be drilling into something I shouldn't ?