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A few days ago, the missus took the E out to go run some errands. While she was driving, somehow her necklace came undone and the pendant on it slid right down between the driver's seat and the console/cooler.
Several searches with a flashlight under the seat turned up no results, although I did notice that there are some cutouts in the flooring material under the seats. I figured that if I removed the driver's seat and pulled up some of the flooring, I'd probably find the pendant. After unbolting the seat, removing the door trim (necessary to remove the flooring) and pulling back the flooring itself, I found... nothing. :x
At this point, the cooler was still in place, and I noticed that some of the cutouts in the floor seemed to lead right underneath it. I removed the cooler, unscrewed the three screws holding down the console, and lifted the console out of the way. Lo and behold, there was a gum wrapper, a few quarters, a balled-up receipt, and of course the elusive pendant.
BOTTOM LINE: If something disappears between the seats in your E, save yourself a whole bunch of time by checking underneath the console first--it seems to be some sort of Bermuda Triangle for small lost objects.
Several searches with a flashlight under the seat turned up no results, although I did notice that there are some cutouts in the flooring material under the seats. I figured that if I removed the driver's seat and pulled up some of the flooring, I'd probably find the pendant. After unbolting the seat, removing the door trim (necessary to remove the flooring) and pulling back the flooring itself, I found... nothing. :x
At this point, the cooler was still in place, and I noticed that some of the cutouts in the floor seemed to lead right underneath it. I removed the cooler, unscrewed the three screws holding down the console, and lifted the console out of the way. Lo and behold, there was a gum wrapper, a few quarters, a balled-up receipt, and of course the elusive pendant.
BOTTOM LINE: If something disappears between the seats in your E, save yourself a whole bunch of time by checking underneath the console first--it seems to be some sort of Bermuda Triangle for small lost objects.