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Nate Greene
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I was about to install a luggage rack on the Super 90 for upcoming 356 event travel and I noticed these plastic plugs where the luggage rack installs. I have not encountered these plugs before so does anybody know what they are? If original to the car I am inclined to leave them alone.
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Nate: see my reply in the main section. They are originals.

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Related subject: It's been many decades since I've had reason to think about this, but am I correct that my 1964 356C cabriolet had plugs in the threaded mounting holes made of something like nylon, in a thimble shape, and they pressed in?
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According to Mike Wilson originals are threaded. The repos at Stoddard are press in.
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