Rusted studs in rear arch - what are they for?

Hi there,
Picking up where i left off on a restoration of a mk1 rivage, about 9 years ago!

I was cleaning out the arches to check for rust (none found, which is great!), but i have come across what looks to be a stud? this is rusty (same on both sides).

Does anyone know what it is supposed to be for? (top left on inner arch pic)

Thanks!

Could it be for the arch liner ??

I will dig put the old liners and have a look. It looks like the other liner holes were just drilled holes into the body. I shall have a closer look.

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I think it would be for the arch liners, here's a snap of my 93's…..

That's interesting. Just out of interest, are screws into a plastic plug? Does that come through into the boot?

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Can't remember

up top it should be a stud with a nut, at the bottom its a self-tapper. looks like stud snapped, and PO used a self-tapper instead.

If you can weld its an easy enough fix, tbh you could probably bond a stud in from behind even. Or at least for a slightly neater look inside the boot put a self taping screw in from the back, and put a nut on the outside. Worst case just need a helper to hold the self-tapper inside the boot while you do up the nut

Ahh that makes sense. I will get the welder out and give it a go.

Thanks for the help!

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