The two cutouts are so you can get your fingers in there to lift the seat
up!

John McLean   87  Vanagon  GL

> No Shit.  I understand that you lift up the seat bottom to access the
> storage area.  My question was about the 2 cutouts on the lower panel and
> if the panel was made to be moved/folded down.  Glad I could humor you,
> "JordanVW."  Thanks for the outstanding input.
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> >>I have an 85 weekender with the fold-down bench seat.  It seems that I
> >>should be able to pull down the panel below the seat to expose the
storage
> >>area without pulling up the bench seat.  I think this because of the 2
> >>small cutouts on the upper margin of the panel, and also there is some
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> >>of small leverage bar, lock bar or whatever connected to the frame
within
> >>the storage area.  However, there are 2 screws on each end of this panel
> >>that makes me think there is no way to do this.
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> >i was thinking..unbelievable..but then, this is friday so this is
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> >a joke question..  :<)
> >(serious note now )    you lift up the seatbottom to acess the underseat
> >storage.
> >thats it.
> >chris
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