Re: "Secret compartment"--Unfortunately (or fortunately) I have battery under each seat; anybody have other suggestions/experience with creating a "secret" or secure compartment elsewhere in their Vanagon? (mine is a Westy, BTW)
--Mills

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>� 1. how to access the area under the front seats
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>Date:� � Thu, 29 Aug 2013 23:04:18 -0400
>From:� � Mike <collum@MYFAIRPOINT.NET>
>Subject: Re: how to access the area under the front seats
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>Hi Eric,
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>First ... the swivel plate on a Westy is welded over the tracks used by
>7 passenger type buses.� You can't get there without cutting and grinding.
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>Now, with that said, what I did on my '85 Westy is I pulled down the
>carpet on the front of the box that the seat sits on and I cut through
>the metal at the front of the box ... but just down to where the floor
>of the box is ... (it's pretty high up).� Removing that few inches of
>metal gives access under the seat and with the carpet put back in place,
>it provides a "Secret" compartment.
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>Mike
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>On 8/29/2013 10:19 PM, Eric Caron wrote:
>> Hi listers,
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>>� � � � � Under the driver's seat of my bus is a space with wires leading to the empty compartment for the second battery.� Is there a way to access that space by removing the front seat?� I would like to more easily reach that area for sound proofing.� I can easily take the seat out by removing the 4 nuts on the swivel but then I'm not sure if there is a way to remove the next panel.� Perhaps it is welded in place but if removable that would be helpful.
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>> Thanks,
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>> Eric Caron
>> 85 Westfalia GL auto
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