Holes and notches by your feet...

Woreign · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject: Holes and notches by your feet...

What are the holes and notches in the bulkhead down by your feet? Without looking, I seem to remember three holes and two notches on each side. Does something attach to them? Just curious...

Towel Rail · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject:

Besides the brake pushrod and brake fluid hoses?
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GSD_Master · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject:

I have always wondered why there is an indentation in the firewall to the left of the passenger's side kick plate. Anyone else wonder what that might be for?
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markie61 · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:10 am Post subject:

ztnoo · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:20 am Post subject:

Mark,
Looking at one on the pics your took, I'd say you are right.

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Woreign · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:40 am Post subject:

I circled the holes in question:

GSD_Master · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:00 am Post subject:

Thanks...I had always thought someone had accedentally put a dent in the floor untill I saw it on other Things too.
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ztnoo · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:53 am Post subject:

This pic from the UK clearly shows the indentation in the right wheelwell of a RHD Trekker.
The holes to the left appear to be plugged and not being used for anything directly relating to a RHD.

http://groups.msn.com/wwwbeachbuggyorguk/trekkers.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=4043
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* Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia !

uberautowerks · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:31 am Post subject:

- - - The "Bulkhead" is the same as the Ghia (or the Bug?!). So that explains the slotted holes, they were for the foot rest installed in the passenger side foot well and had two tabs which fit into the slots. The two round holes... anybody's guess, I would say access during manufacturing. In the Bug and Ghia they would have had carpet over them and VW wouldn't tool up a new part for a military vehicle.
- - - I plugged mine (the round ones) with hinge screw caps from the Bugs.
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