Hondo Guitar Serial Numbers

I have a Hondo II Les Paul copy I bought at a pawn shop several years ago, because the action was sweeter than ANY guitar I had ever played. I decided to fix it up some, i.e. Replace missing pieces, etc, and have hit a brick wall. I need a pot cavity plate for it. A Les Paul plate won't fit, and the Epiphone/import plate is too big.

Does anyone know where I might find the correct plate? Like most posts I have seen, there were NO NUMBERS OF ANY KIND ON IT, but there are a couple of things that I have noticed.

Yesterday i just traded a squier standard telecaster for a Hondo II Professional les paul clone, serial number: 0010093. It is a natural finish, flat top (like an epi. Hondo II guitars circa 1980. By the time I started playing the electric guitar, the Hondo II name was. Its a great guitar but it has no serial number or any.

Samsung Gravity 3 Drivers here. It does have the Gibson trapezoid inlay on the headstock, and all of the position markers on the neck are dots, not the square or trapezoidal. Also the pot switches are short shaft, and while the pickups might be humbuckers, they are single coil in a double coil case.

Can anyone tell me anything about this guitar, it would be much appreciated. Hi, I picked one up yesterday in the charity shop for £50. Looking online for more info on manufacture date but like many of you, it's proving to be a real struggle. So great to read about all your guitars and back stories to them! I bought with the intension of ripping ou the pickups to put in my Schecter C-1 (cause the active pickups in there suck - duncan designed). The previous owner had used it for pyrotechnics on stage and has some burn marks. Also stuck what looks like masking tape all over, looks naff!