I only know about the weekender seat, 'cause that's what I have, but I just
tipped the seat up as if to get stuff stored under there, removed the kick
panel, unscrewed the plastic cover hold-down screws and then jiggled it past
the metal bar that runs across.  I had to flex the bar out a bit, but I got it
past without breaking anything.  Seat belt mounts didn't seem to affect things.

Some people have told me they never bothered to put that plastic box back after
doing work on the heater core because it's such a PITA.

-Karl

> >The toughest part was getting the plastic box around the heater off
> >without breaking it.  The bar that runs behind the weekender kickpanel
> >would get in the way.
>
> Is it possible to remove the plastic cover without removing the rear
> seat, taking out some of the seat anchor bolts, or cutting the cover away
> in the area under the blower exit vent?

Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
'87 Westfalia Weekender  "Beverley" - 194K miles
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