Too bad.  My compartment contained remnants of the van's former glory days
as a hippie transport:

1) vial of marijuana seeds
2) condom (unused!!)
3) many beer bottle caps
4) other paraphernalia unidentified by this naive Mormon boy

-bret

1982 Westy
Saint George, Utah

----- Original Message -----
From: "stephen de la salle" <sdelasal@peoplepc.com>
To: "Bret Berger" <bret@stoneflytech.com>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: How do I get into the mystery storage box behind driver seat

> The winning method .....only takes a minute too once you have the knack!
>
> Didn't find any hidden treasure though!
>
>
> Thanks...Steve
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bret Berger" <bret@stoneflytech.com>
> To: "stephen de la salle" <sdelasal@PEOPLEPC.COM>;
> <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 7:34 PM
> Subject: RE: How do I get into the mystery storage box behind driver seat
>
>
> > Steve,
> >
> > As far as I can tell, you have to remove the seat and twist the seat
> > mounting bracket 180 deg to get the box open.  The seat is removed by
> > pushing it clear forward and then lifting two latches, one on each rail,
> > which then allows the seat to slide completely off the rails.  This is
the
> > only way I am able to open the compartment under the drivers seat of my
> 1982
> > diesel westy.
> >
> > -bret
> >
>