Ok...simple question:

I have located the fuse panel on my '87 Westy BUT the cover reFUSES
("punny," eh?) to open on the left side. As brittle as the plastic seems to
be, forcing it puts my teeth on edge thinking I'm going to crack the entire
cover. What little forcing I mustered caused the rotating cover to hit the
stationery dashboard and has carved an abrasive pattern in the cover. It
opens so little, as a matter of fact, that I cannot even see any fuses
without lying on the driver's side floor. Any suggestions?

Love, Light & Laughter,
Jay