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Old 12-15-2009, 02:34 PM
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A hole drilled in my passenger side suicide door . . .
Anyone have any idea why there would be a hole drilled in my passenger side rear door? See pictures to see what I am talking about. I have only owned the car for 2 1/2 months, rarely get in on that side so I never noticed it. There is also a little spot just to the side of the hole that looks like it has a plug or something covering another hole.
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Old 12-15-2009, 02:37 PM
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Mine was like that too, just go to lowes and by some plugs, can't remember what size, but they were only .25-.50 cents for I think 5-10 plugs.
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hmm thats weird never seen that before
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maybe they were selling drugs on that car bro lol never seen it
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Old 12-15-2009, 02:43 PM
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Hey syntheticdarkness -- any idea why it's there?
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I never looked at another to see if they had them too, but it's alot harder to see if they have the plugs in them, and there should be more then just one, at least on mine there was.
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Old 12-15-2009, 02:45 PM
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I don't know, could be from machine's and how they were lifted, one theory.
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Paintless dent remover hole; just put a plug in it.
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Old 12-15-2009, 02:57 PM
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If they have cheapo plugs in 'em, I'd suggest it was drilled for rustproofing.

(I know that door is aluminum....)

Sad, but that's how it's done.
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Old 12-15-2009, 03:06 PM
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I have em on both back doors, and the front doors, and where the back doors connect to the body, and the same for the front. I know when I worked at honda (don't say anything lol) they had slim holes in the bottom of the doors for that, so if that's what they are for on the 8, that is one big hole for that type of job.
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pdr hole makes some sense but its kinda big dont ya think?
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pdr hole makes some sense but its kinda big dont ya think?
That's what she said...
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That's what she said...
Why does my mom keep telling my baby stories to you?
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Originally Posted by EDZRIDE
Paintless dent remover hole; just put a plug in it.
That's it.
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Old 12-15-2009, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by syntheticdarkness
Mine was like that too, just go to lowes and by some plugs, can't remember what size, but they were only .25-.50 cents for I think 5-10 plugs.
Not trying to thread Jack just wanna ask if I could use those plugs to fill the holes that my spoiler left after I took it off
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Old 12-15-2009, 05:36 PM
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Seems rather big to me. I didn't know PDR drilled holes.
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Seems rather big to me. I didn't know PDR drilled holes.
They only drill when they have to and usually it's a small hole; one that big could have been needed to use 2 tools.
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Originally Posted by Mr.We$t
Not trying to thread Jack just wanna ask if I could use those plugs to fill the holes that my spoiler left after I took it off
You could but do you really want to go for that look?
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Originally Posted by EDZRIDE
Paintless dent remover hole; just put a plug in it.
+1

I work in a pdr shop. It can be done without drilling holes. You just have to take the interior door panel apart. It saves time to drill holes. Not the best way however.

Should have been plugged though. That's just careless.
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Maybe there's money inside?
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wow.... plug that ****.
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Originally Posted by EDZRIDE
Paintless dent remover hole; just put a plug in it.
+1 Ding master
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Old 12-15-2009, 07:51 PM
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Like edz said, but if it's just a temp thing until you get another spoiler or fiberglass it it'll work, just buy some touch up and make them match so they don't stick out as much.

I watched pdr up here and never seen them drill, but that's here and they could do things a little different I guess.


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Not trying to thread Jack just wanna ask if I could use those plugs to fill the holes that my spoiler left after I took it off
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Car was used as a drug mule.
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