> I tried to remove the plastic cover over the rear heater core on
> my 89 Carat.  I was not able to get it off. It looks to me that the
> rear seat/bed needs to be removed in order to get the plastic cover
> off of the heater.  Do you cut the plastic cover ?

It does come off with out bed reassembly, at least in our weekender.
Usually you need to peel the carpet back, maybe the pad, remove all
the junk under the seat, remove the kick panel, and wiggle the
plastic cover by flexing the tubular crossmember (again, it's a
Weekender...dunno how it is on a non-Weekender) towards the front.
It's a bit of a pain, but it beats removing the bed.

-Karl

Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
'87 GL Weekender  "Beverley"
Mechanic list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops
Busses by the Trail - Oct 15-17, 1999: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/bbtt