No, it's a small dent.  Looks like someone hit it with
their hand.  I'm off to meet the dent remover guy.
They took a dent out of my sliding door several years
ago for $125 in about 15 min. and it looks perfect.

I'll let you know what he says.  I am meeting him at a
car dealer so he can show me where to drill an access
hole, which is nothing.  He is a mobile unit.

Karl Wolz wrote:
>
> Steve,
>
> If it's a big, broad dent, you might try pulling it out with a suction
> device, such as that used by window installers.  I'd certainly try that
> before drilling any holes.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Schwenk" <steve@SYNCRO.ORG>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 1:39 PM
> Subject: What's Inside Vanagon Nose?
>
> > To my horror, I discovered a dent in the fron of my
> > vanagon...right in the nose...that wide, flat piece of
> > metal just below the windshield and above the radiator.
> >
> > The good news is that it sould pop right out using the
> > paintless dent removal service (air bag from behind).
> > The bad news is that there is no external access to the
> > space because there is a piece of steel attached just
> > below it to form a double wall effect.  I would have to
> > remove the dash to get to it.
> >
> > I would like to just drill a hole (1")in the lower
> > portion of the body piece (like this > ) so that the
> > dent guy can then gain access to the rear of the dented
> > portion of the sheetmetal.  I can seal the hole with a
> > plug like VW does in other areas.
> >
> > My concern:  what is inside the nose?  Are there wires
> > or hoses or anything else i might bugger up by drilling
> > into the "bottom" portion of the nose behind the grill
> > and above the radiator?
> >
> > Thanks for any info.
> > steve
> >