Yeah, you'll notice the two cutouts are aligned with the two hole cutouts in
the seat bottom, i.e. grips for pulling the seat out into a bed.
tx,
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: John McLean <jaymac@INTERNETCDS.COM>
> Reply-To: John McLean <jaymac@INTERNETCDS.COM>
> Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:25:59 -0700
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: bench seat storage
>
> The two cutouts are so you can get your fingers in there to lift the seat
> up!
>
> John McLean   87  Vanagon  GL
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>> 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.
>>
>> Scott
>> 85 Vanagon
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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
> probably
>>> a joke question..  :<)
>>> (serious note now )    you lift up the seatbottom to acess the underseat
>>> storage.
>>> thats it.
>>> chris
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