Lic Plt Bulb Holder Not Fastened

[l_turn9]

Hi All -
My 74 911 has small Bumperettes with a Lic Plate bulb in each bumperette.. My problem is the Lic Plate Bulb Holder will not stay screwed in. I thought there would be some threaded inserts in the holes but it looks like just holes in the rubber and nothing else. I'm thinking of seating the screws in a dab of JB Weld and remove the screws once it has hardened. Maybe the threads will form as I unscrew them? That's my plan at least.

I have a set of Metric Taps and dies if that doesn't work. Is this a good approach? Everytime I drive it, I get home and find the screws have walked out almost all the way. Haven't lost any yet but it will happen soon.

Any other ideas?

TIA!
l_turn9

[Tea Tray]

JB is worth a shot. Might try it on one screw first.

[tholyoak]

Should be speed nuts clipped over the inner metal frame of the bumper pad for the self-tapping screws to thread into.

-Todd

[tholyoak]

Part number 27 in the image (911 505 339 00)



-Todd

[l_turn9]

Thanks for posting that image! What model year is that from? I've been searching the Parts Cat for the 74-77 911's and so far nothing has appeared. I will continue tomorrow. Is that from your 89 Targa? Actually, this is about all I can coax from the Parts Catalog. Don't know if anything is going to show up. When I try to copy part of the image it doesn't act like it wants to appear here.
;-( I'm sure they have reasons, but life would be easier of that would allow people to copy/paste pieces of the cars.

But I have taken the Lic Plt light off several times and haven't see any framework for the

[l_turn9]

Thisis all I get from my Porsche Parts Cat. Actually this is from the 78-82 Cat because the one for my 74 would only allow me to extract a small piece of the image.

Anyway, I'll take the bumperette off and see if I can find something to attach a speednut to.

Thx again!

[Mark Salvetti]

The metal plates for the speed nuts often rust away. Go to Buy & Sell and search for "bumperettes". You should be able to find lots of photos of the insides.

Mark

[Mark Salvetti]

So this is interesting: Euro bumperettes with lights $75 each

The insides of the Euro bumperettes are much different than the USA versions. Looks like there is a cavity that makes it almost impossible to get to the speed nuts and metal plate from the inside.

Mark

[l_turn9]

Hmmm.... Thanks Mark! It's been a few years since I removed them for a repaint but that's exactly what mine look like! My 911 is a 74 that I always thought was a uS version. I have the info sheet from the factory and it doesn't say it's a Euro. I'll have to find a way to check this out. I wonder why they'd make the Euro and US bumperettes differently? Seems it would be to their advantage to make as many parts as possible, identical?

[Mark Salvetti]

Yeah, good question. Maybe related to the force they need to withstand. The smaller Euro bumperettes might need a different internal structure for strength?

Mark

[timmy2]

Turn 9,
US bumperettes changed to the fat ones in 75.
74 had the narrow ones that remained on the Euro cars.
Yours are correct.