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On 14 Aug 98, at 9:06, Rick Fluck wrote: > The latch that operates the rear seat, allowing the seat to open, and > allowing access to the battery compartment, is missing, or inside the > compartment with the battery+ADs- so my question is, how in the world do I > release the latch, allowing the rear seat compartment to open without > having the operating mechanism? I assume you are asking about the seat bottom. Starting in very late 71, there was a clear (now yellowed) release strap added to release the rear seat bottom. This release strap came up out of the seam at the upper rear of the cushion; there is about an inch there with no stitches. Your best bet is to find someone else with a 72-3 that you can inspect VERY carefully, hopefully have side by side with your car. Once you figure out what this strap was connected to you can reach down through your seam and snag it with a wire hook and release the seat. There is, however, another possibility. I have seen the seat belts get caught in the catch mechanism. In this case the seat is not actually latched down, instead it is just jammed. All you need to do to release it is to get your hand down between the seat bottom and back until you can grab the rear edge of the seat botton firmly. Then give it a good hard yank and it may just pop up. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org