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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: rubjonny on 07 March 2009, 17:35

Title: cabby rear plate
Post by: rubjonny on 07 March 2009, 17:35

how the hell is it screwed on?  there are no holes in my tailgate, just square slots in the plastic surroundy thing.  Looking at etka it shows an expending nut, does this just clip into the plastic trim piece?

Title: Re: cabby rear plate
Post by: wayders on 08 March 2009, 20:00

John dont tell me you're stuck???? This must be a first lol!!  :drool: :drool:

Title: Re: cabby rear plate
Post by: westfield on 08 March 2009, 20:16

Think its fixed on with the expanding plastic pins, if you look across the middle their is about 5 small little round dots they need pushing out from inside the tailgate.  :smiley: Well thats what it looks like on mine

Title: Re: cabby rear plate
Post by: rubjonny on 09 March 2009, 09:03

fraid so, never had owt on the tailgate after i got it so i'm struggling to figure out how it all goes together!
westfield: are the plastic pin things just held onto the plastic trim then?

Title: Re: cabby rear plate
Post by: westfield on 09 March 2009, 16:49

Jonny please see pics.
This is a pic from outside you will see 6 of these,4 at the top and 2 along the bottom
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/westfield69/golf006-1.jpg)
Then this is from inside, you need to get a small screwdriver and poke the centre pin out then squeeze the expanding receivers and push out.
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/westfield69/golf005-1.jpg)
Does this make sense, I hope so.  :wink:

Title: Re: cabby rear plate
Post by: rubjonny on 09 March 2009, 18:33

Cheers for the pics but I know how the trim fits :)
what I'm trying to figure out is how the actual numberplate is bolted to the car, from your 1st pic tho I think my suspicions are confirmed, looks like a round plug clipped into the plastic trim?

Title: Re: cabby rear plate
Post by: westfield on 09 March 2009, 19:28

Quote from: rubjonny on 09 March 2009, 18:33

Cheers for the pics but I know how the trim fits :)
what I'm trying to figure out is how the actual numberplate is bolted to the car, from your 1st pic tho I think my suspicions are confirmed, looks like a round plug clipped into the plastic trim?

That is correct.  :wink:

Title: Re: cabby rear plate
Post by: rubjonny on 09 March 2009, 20:27

perfecto, just neet to get zem bought!