My MK IV parts book lists "Plug, Rear Wheelarch, Outer (1" hole)
Paint Drainage Holes" as part 600399.
But of course, the people in the factory may have had different ideas
than the designers...
Doug
P.S.: This topic is so obscure and pedantic that I expect it
start a huge flood of messages.
At 11:05 AM 11/14/01 , Barry Schwartz wrote:
> >Another tip: The spaces inside the rear wings (behind the rear
> >wheels) can accumulate a lot of yukky crud over the years.
> >If you remove the rubber plugs in the bottom corner
> >of these spaces,
>*****************************
>If your referring to the holes in the underside of the body in the
>"vertical" panel just behind the rear wheels and below the trunk floor, I
>don't believe that these ever had plugs. My MK4 (I've had it since new)
>never had these holes plugged - And no rust, just occasionally a little
>crud that I clean out - If these were plugged on your car, I would offer
>that possibly a DPO figured that they should be plugged and fitted them.
>At any rate my suggestion would be to leave them out. Water rarely if ever
>reaches this area in a direct spray as it is well shielded, and any that
>would get in the area would quickly drain out -
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