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here is the other side of mine
looks like a big 'cupped' out area near the hole at the top
were these removed on arrival before selling
or were they left on the car?
sorry to be such a bother
iowa
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The scenerio goes like this:
- Somewhere on the assembly line, the tie down plates were installed. The installer grabbed two, some addition hardware if needed, and put them on the car. I think before the exhaust system was installed on a Mustang as access to the bolts is restricted.
- When the finished car was put on a truck or train, two chains were attached to the plates and tightened. The front was chained down via holes in the frame rails (per a former delivery driver).
- At a distribution point, the cars were placed on another truck to go to a specific dealer and chained down again.
- As part of dealer prep, the dealer was supposed to remove the tie down plates and return them to the assembly plant for reuse. We know that didn't happen with any discipline. I would think that cars sent overseas would retain the plates as returning them would not be cost effective.
Jim