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Originally Posted by 78w72

Cant say Ive noticed a 3rd hole in the quarter on the many 2nd gen cars ive owned or my current lower mile 81 turbo, will have to look again but just yesterday I finished installing the rear spolier nuts and used dum dum plumbers putty to seal them... didnt notice a 3rd hole on the quarter, nor have I ever seen adhesive on the end pieces to actually glue it to the body, mine dont have the added plate though.
What would be the reason for adhesive there? The ends of the end pieces fit & form to the quarter very good on my car(s) and the fact they arent stuck to the quarter with adhesive allows them to drain & dry any water that gets back there better.

Yeah, I'm getting mixed results when researching it. I'm wondering if it's a early 1979 thing that they stopped doing in late '79+ onwards, or if maybe it's a Van Nuys vs. Norwood thing?

Here's a spoiler end piece with the metal plate and the glop of adhesive in the lower corner that I'm talking about...



It's just a round dab of the adhesive and it shows through that hole when looking behind it in the trunk, so it would still be able to drain water around it.

Here's a car undergoing restoration with the third hole I'm talking about above the marker light, which is exactly where that spot with the adhesive would sit:


This third hole is noticeably larger in diameter than the two mounting stud holes, so I think it's meant specifically for this adhesive.

All of the production inconsistencies with these cars is rather fascinating, I must say.