Missing Body ID Plate.

[Blocker]

I was under the impression that if she had an "N" in the body code then it wasn't a sandman?

Correct, unless we are talking about HJ Sandman utes, which were available (early on) which had an N (meaning Kingswood),

[HK1837]

Correct, unless we are talking about HJ Sandman utes, which were available (early on) which had an N (meaning Kingswood),

Or HQ (these have M or N on the VIN plate) but not the body plate which I just realised you meant!

[Blocker]

Or HQ (these have M or N on the VIN plate)

...but HQ was never a Sandman












Here fishy fishy fish.

[playwme]

I was under the impression that if she had an "N" in the body code then it wasn't a sandman?

What Byron meant there was that if there's one plate missing then it may have been lost when a body swap was happening.

The best way to tell the difference between the 2 bodys is the holes for the side trims which a Kingswood should have where a base model won't. In order to check that they haven't been welded up just remove the interior panels in the tray and look inside at the quarters.

[HK1837]

The best way to tell the difference between the 2 bodys is the holes for the side trims which a Kingswood should have where a base model won't. In order to check that they haven't been welded up just remove the interior panels in the tray and look inside at the quarters.

You might struggle to spot it inside the quarters as I don't think there are holes on the ends of the quarter strips. Only on the ends of the door strips, front of guards and on the ends of the tailgate strip. There may be some minor discolouration inside the quarters where the weld studs would be fitted to a Kingswood but they'd be covered in body dip and electrostatic red primer.

[Vombil]

You might struggle to spot it inside the quarters as I don't think there are holes on the ends of the quarter strips. Only on the ends of the door strips, front of guards and on the ends of the tailgate strip. There may be some minor discolouration inside the quarters where the weld studs would be fitted to a Kingswood but they'd be covered in body dip and electrostatic red primer.

my HZ kinga ute has the body mold holes at the back of the rear 1/4's. the centres on each trim piece have the weld on tabs that need little plastic clips... all now ground off

[HK1837]

my HZ kinga ute has the body mold holes at the back of the rear 1/4's. the centres on each trim piece have the weld on tabs that need little plastic clips... all now ground off

They are the ones that you can get to the back of through the curved plate that you access the tail-lights through? Forgot about them. It s the front of that mould I think has no screw from behind on HJ-HZ Kingswood ute and HX-HZ van. Mook, HZ Kingswood SL and Premier are different, HZ Kingswood van and ute use HJ-HX strips that don't use many holes.

[mook]

Holes would make sense if the origenal rivets were removed or rusted away. The aftermarket ones are drilled then screwed or riveted...

Also noticed on the prem the holes are everywhere and the only spots with the nuts are where they are easily accessible on the doors and possibly the back edge of the guards.