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Mk2 Scirocco Plate Mod

This one is pretty easy. Also it's cheap! I found that this plate holder from the Volkswagen Quantum Sedan fits between the tailights of the Mk2 Scirocco Perfectly. My white Scirocco went to cincy with one of these and was a hit. So - I did it to my new gray car too. Now that this is two of a kind - you can do it too - to make this a neat alternative mod. Makes the rear smoother - but you have to embrace that US plate! no euro plates for you!

Six holes is all you need to drill.

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You will need the following to do this...

  • Drill bits - You need a huge one for the bulb sockets
  • Paint for stopping rust
  • VW Quantum Sedan rear plate holder
  • Ratchet with 8mm socket
  • Wiring stuff

If you 719 guys see a quantum in the junkyard down there in Colorado Springs - yeah - I couldn't get that trunk open! (HEHEHEH!!!) Yeah - I punched the living crap out of that lock and finally got it to open!

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Here it is - the basic plate holder. It fits the US plate perfectly, it has two lights on either side of the plate that light up pretty dang bright. It has 4 small studs that bolt through the sheet metal on the back of the car. Also - you need to make holes for the bulbs to go through.

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Clean it up nice and good. If you can get some Back to Black - it'll make it look a lot better. If you are feeling especially ambitious, cover the lenses and paint it!

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Take your plate off and take the plastic part out. It's just slipped between the tailights.

Next, you have to see where to drill. Here's what I did - I took some blue RTV I had laying around. I spread it on the end of those studs. Then I put the thing up against the car - all nice and aligned. Then you just drill the goo marks! Make sure you wipe off your silicone or whatever before you let it dry!

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Drill 'em - see if it fits. No big deal if you get some of them a bite off - just widen the hole with your drill.

Now - the next thing is to make the hole for the light bulbs. This hole needs to be pretty big so you can fit the bulb holder though when the bulb burns out. My 1/2" drill bit was not qute big enough - so I just widened the holes a bit.

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Look through and make sure the bulb can fit through. Also make sure the connector can go through to the bulb. Once you get your holes sized the right way, paint over the bare metal so that you don't rust out here. I just used some crappy paint the mostly matches - but it'll never be seen under the plate.

If you want, you can also make holes in the plastic and put that under the plate holder - it does not matter - it'll look fine either way. I didn't do it this time (mainly because I forgot to!)

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Next - get the wiring sorted. Just ground the ring terminal in the middle, then run the green wire over to your parking lights. This loop here in the left tailight harness is part of the parking lights. I just tapped into it. While you are here - get new bulbs for them!! I got some 194 Long life bulbs - so I don't have to deal with changing them for a while. I drive with my lights on all the time.

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I have twins now!!


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