Miata Mailing List: May 1995, Message #82
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   From: fbro@innet.be (Frank Brochoven)
Subject: Re: center brake light
   Date: Tue, 2 May 1995 17:32:43 -0400


>> Bibi Doesn't have the center brake light, but I would like her to. I've 
>> looked inside the trunklid and noticed that the mounting screws for it are 
>> there, there's just no hole in the lid yet. 
>> 
>> Here's my question : can I cut out the hole? What I'd like to know is if 
>> it's just a cut-out or are the edges reinforced (like double sheet metal)? 
>
>	Somewhere I got the idea that the non-center brake light trunk 
>lids were made of aluminum. The North American versions all have the 
>brake light and are made of steel. I would guess that they all have a 
>steel frame but the skins vary.....Don't know why.

I checked and the lid is definately made of steel. 

Frank and Bibi (still dirty from last sunday's drive)  
from Antwerp, Belgium

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