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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2022 6:00 pm    Post subject: rear fender fasteners Reply with quote

I have a 1973 super beetle and I was taking off the rear fender. 3 of the bolts were so rusty that the bolt and nut plate just pulled out of the hole. My question is how do I go about fixing that problem.
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2022 6:05 pm    Post subject: Re: rear fender fasteners Reply with quote

Cut out the rust and weld in a new captive nut.
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