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nickprado
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 Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:13 pm Post subject: No clue what this metal nub with an O-ring behind it. |
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| I have a early 74 vw beetle and on the driver side its right to the left of the driver car door and its Metallic and has like a black O-ring behind it. Anyone have a clue what it is? |
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ps2375
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: No clue what this metal nub with an O-ring behind it. |
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| inside, outside on the dash.....post a pic, cause I have no clue of where on the car you are trying to describe |
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David_nc_72std
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: No clue what this metal nub with an O-ring behind it. |
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| nickprado wrote: |
| I have a early 74 vw beetle and on the driver side its right to the left of the driver car door and its Metallic and has like a black O-ring behind it. Anyone have a clue what it is? |
Remember this is a global forum, here in the US left of the driver side door is outside the car, in countries where the driver sits on the right side, its inside the car. |
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nickprado
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: No clue what this metal nub with an O-ring behind it. |
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| http://imgur.com/a/SfwWy theres a link to for pictures of it |
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glutamodo 
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: No clue what this metal nub with an O-ring behind it. |
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Looks like some oddball non-stock decoration to me. Maybe covering some kind of hole or damage? What does it look like from inside the trunk area?
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Tim Donahoe
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:44 pm Post subject: Re: No clue what this metal nub with an O-ring behind it. |
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Looks like an antenna block off.
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ps2375
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:53 am Post subject: Re: No clue what this metal nub with an O-ring behind it. |
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60ragtop
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 8:52 am Post subject: Re: No clue what this metal nub with an O-ring behind it. |
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probably had an alarm system on it at one time someone removed and plugged the hole. That is where the key was inserted to activate the alarm
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I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
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maybe he just snapped cause his car sucked  |
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ROCKOROD71
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:20 am Post subject: Re: No clue what this metal nub with an O-ring behind it. |
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yup, 90s Mexican bugs had the alarm switch there...
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