What are these cutouts in my rear car...

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Author Message   Justin hiehle (Vanroth) New Member Username: Vanroth Post Number: 3 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 06:24 pm:    I just put my rear seats up and noticed that the carpet and padding was cut on both sides under the seats. If I pull the cutouts away from the body, they expose a nut and bolt on each side. What are these for? Are the carpets supposed to be cut or did someone get lazy and not pull the carpet out to work on it? Thanks! -justin   Prescottj (Prescottj) Senior Member Username: Prescottj Post Number: 384 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 06:34 pm:    how about a type of vehicle and picture if possible.   James4hand (James4) New Member Username: James4 Post Number: 3 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 06:51 pm:    I noticed the same thing on my 99 DII   Prescottj (Prescottj) Senior Member Username: Prescottj Post Number: 386 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 07:00 pm:    There is a bracket that attatches to the underside of the Disco to support the wheel wells. When I was removing the lower part of the wheel well I got hung up removing the bracket that attaches to the underside of the truck because it required me to hold the nut while I unscrewed it. To make a long story short I got the grinder and took the fuckers off. That's probably the nuts you are seeing. Look under your Disco and see if that bracket as about where that nut is   Justin hiehle (Vanroth) New Member Username: Vanroth Post Number: 5 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 07:49 pm:    Thanks I will check... I'll try and post pictures tomorrow... BTW, this is a '00 Disco II. -justin   Reed Cotton (Reedcotton) New Member Username: Reedcotton Post Number: 27 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 11:37 am:    There are also several "blind-mounting" nuts under the carpet for things like load retainers, and other options. I think a couple are under the seat area. (Without the pics it is hard to tell) If your Disco was pre-owned, it may be that the previous operator accessed these in a less than elegant way. Are all the seat belts there? -Reed   Prescottj (Prescottj) Senior Member Username: Prescottj Post Number: 388 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 12:05 pm:    Check on the driver side it is easier to see becuase on the passenger side is all the fuel lines   Erik G. Burrows (Erik) Member Username: Erik Post Number: 177 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 02:23 pm:    I belive those nuts are body mounting points. If you're looking at the same ones I saw in my '00 D2, there are big rubber bushings between the body and a washer under the nut.