Quote Originally Posted by blacksandy View Post
I had a look today and it has the console bracket that has been cut off under the carpet.

But it also has had some trim holes that are spaced about 8" apart along the quarters welded up that you can see when iner side panel is removed.

HK1387 you said the holes would be at either end do the std trims have holes all the way along about 8" apart?
Mabey someone fitted non genuine trims at some time.

I also have org purchase papers/book that state sandman on them that match the body number/tags.
Could this just mean someone may have riveted the tags from a sandman on a kingswood ute or dose the console bracket confirm it as a sandman?
Did any other utes have the center console bracket fitted to them.

Thanks Tim
Hi Tim. These practices have been documented before from at least one dealer around that time in NSW. What options/codes are on your dealer paperwork or could you scan and post a pic of the paperwork here? Many things are possible within the intervening years from new, so unless you personally know of every owner (and what they may have done to the ute while they had it) it can be very hard to really know for sure what components it left the factory with. It does seem that a HJ 308/TH400 T-bar Kingswood ute was a desireable thing at the time, a pity the only way to order one was to "get one made".