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> Nails / Tacks around Tail Light Seals, Are these supposed to be here?
aggiezig
post May 14 2018, 01:26 PM
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I noticed on my car there are nail heads in the area where the tail light seal mates up with the body. Are these factory / should they be there?

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post May 14 2018, 08:29 PM
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My car has 4 of them, two on the bottom of each tail lite opening. One in the same place as yours and another at the corner. They are not rivets, clearly welded and its not a plug weld.

I have seen these before on quite a few cars, sometimes 2 other times 4 of them. Only guess is German engineering idea of a stand off to keep the lens off the panel ledge.

First time I saw these I thought rear body panel replacement and bodytech used rivets to set the panel (cheap Clecos) . Nope clearly some kind of welded nail head. Too uniform to be a plug weld. I would think a little stick on pad would be simpler.



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