Holes for reverse lights wire did AMD not drill the holes?

[DeltaV]

Are you going to eyeball the hole size and locations @davek ?

I could measure my spare one for you that I purchased in 2023, but:
1) it might not have the holes either
2) it is all sealed up in the original box. I can open it up for you, but not for a day or two.

Delivered back in 2023:

Post in thread 'DeltaV's '70 Charger 500; The Omen' DeltaV's '70 Charger 500; The Omen

 

[davek]

Are you going to eyeball the hole size and locations @davek ?

I could measure my spare one for you that I purchased in 2023, but:
1) it might not have the holes either
2) it is all sealed up in the original box. I can open it up for you, but not for a day or two.

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Delivered back in 2023:

Post in thread 'DeltaV's '70 Charger 500; The Omen' DeltaV's '70 Charger 500; The Omen

I lined it with the outer screw hole to the reverse light. PITA because you have to drill sideways. Started small and went to 3/8 hole. First pic is original valance on the charger.

 

[Tony Tee]

3/4" hole diameter. And 1/2" from the radius edge.

And the right side of the 3/4" hole aligns with the left side of the back up light hole. Used a 90° square on the horizontal lip of the valance. These are from a aftermarket valance panel. And I just measured my rotten charger parts car and its the same.i hope this helps? Updated edited, This this is the passenger side of the car. Of course its the opposite for the driver side.

 

[davek]

3/4" hole diameter. And 1/2" from the radius edge.
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And the right side of the 3/4" hole aligns with the left side of the back up light hole. Used a 90° square on the horizontal lip of the valance. These are from a aftermarket valance panel. And I just measured my rotten charger parts car and its the same.i hope this helps?

Now you tell me. Thanks for adding this for the next guy. It will definitely help.

 

[Tony Tee]

Now you tell me. Thanks for adding this for the next guy. It will definitely help.

At least we are able to get these reproduced parts. A couple of missing holes is a easy fix.
I almost had a heart attack when watching a 69 charger YouTube restoration video when the customer wanted the side marker reflector holes moved to the correct location. I didn't know this was a problem with reproduced quarter panels. So i ran out and measured my charger parts car to find out my repoped quarters were correct!
what a relief!

 

[eldubb440]

yup...... before AMD parts this stuff was a much bigger pita

 

[davek]

At least we are able to get these reproduced parts. A couple of missing holes is a easy fix.
I almost had a heart attack when watching a 69 charger YouTube restoration video when the customer wanted the side marker reflector holes moved to the correct location. I didn't know this was a problem with reproduced quarter panels. So i ran out and measured my charger parts car to find out my repoped quarters were correct!
what a relief!

What gets me is AMD shows the holes in one pic but not the other. Yes I wished I caught it before paint.

 

[eldubb440]

this will be completely forgotten about in a week

 

[davek]

this will be completely forgotten about in a week

not for the next guy looking for holes.

 

[rklewis1005]

I'm the next guy!

not for the next guy looking for holes.

 

[RT68440]

That's ironic, when I bought my AMD valance for my '68 Charger almost 20 years ago, it didn't have back up light holes obviously, but it did have the wiring holes in the top that I had to fill. It must have been an early production thing from AMD. I have noticed a few '68s over the years that still had the wiring holes left in the valances of their AMD panels