 Hole Behind Rear Bumper, What Is It For |
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| DennisV |
  May 31 2026, 07:11 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 955 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California 
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Can anyone tell me the point of this hole behind the rear bumper? Thank you.
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| rgalla9146 |
Jun 1 2026, 02:04 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,967 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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It's on my car #1095 I don't know what it's for Also on # 1467, 1558 and 2567 |
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| wonkipop |
Jun 1 2026, 02:52 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,524 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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its there on all the cars. 4 and 6. and all years (at least up to 74)
i had a look at mine from underneath. its an empty hole. just below rear trunk floor. not sure about bumper side. would have to get bumper off. but don't think there is a grommet or anything in it. my car is original and unrestored. can't see it had any obvious purpose regarding anything to do with fitment of components. stabbing a guess. could be two things. 1. its in exactly the same place as the towing hook reinforcement etc on lhs. there was a plan early on to produce a rhd 914 beginning 1972. could be that the hole is there for fitting those parts to the body for rhd models? but it never happened - plans for rhd 914s was dropped. 2, its a manufacture hole. for holding the rear panel in the body jig. one each side. and the lhs one has a double purpose. later the towing reinforcement panel is fitted around it. if you look at the towing bracket there is a curve in the plate that runs under the trunk floor. as if the threaded shaft to take the hook extends through the hole and along the underside of the floor connecting securely to the chassis rail. can't see any other purpose for it. |
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| Luke M |
Jun 1 2026, 03:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 8-February 05 From: WNY Member No.: 3,574 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(rgalla9146 @ Jun 1 2026, 01:04 PM)  It's on my car #1095 I don't know what it's for Also on # 1467, 1558 and 2567 Same here. Maybe it was for adding a second tow hook ? It's inline with the left side so.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| East coaster |
Jun 1 2026, 04:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,938 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Millville, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None
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I added a second tow point on mine. I used a piece from a donor car and it took lots of re-work to make it mirror image.
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| burton73 |
Jun 1 2026, 07:17 PM
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Senior member, and old dude Group: Members Posts: 4,022 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California
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My 6 December 1969
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