About a year ago Cindy's wedding ring disappeared inside my VW Beetle. At first we weren't concerned since it must be under the seat. After we get back from our walk we will move the seat back and get it.
So Cindy moved the seat and it wasn't there. So if it wasn't under the passenger seat it must have fallen under the driver's seat. I moved that seat back AND IT WASN'T THERE. Now what? Where could it be? I guess I would have to look a bit more thoroughly.
Thank you YouTube. I watched a video about removing the seats. It didn't look hard. So I removed the passenger seats so I could get a better look. Still nothing.
It must have bounced out of the car and was forever lost. We both felt bad about that.
Fast forward a year. Cindy had made peace with the fact that the ring was gone. I thought about it every once in a while but like Cindy I was resigned to the fact it was lost.
The Bug is having various issues so we now drive it very little. We donated our Pontiac Vibe to Colorado Public Radio so we have thought about donating the Bug sometime in the future.
Since Cindy's birthday is next week I decided to give it one more look. Under each seat there is an air vent that pushes A/C and heat into the back. Could it have gone into that and if it did could I fish it out?
So back to the Bug to look one last time. I took out seats all the way this time. That meant disconnecting the wiring for the heated seat. What a pain to do. The passenger seat wasn't too bad but a bit of work. To disconnect the wiring I had to recline the driver's seat, open the trunk for ventilation, then lay in the driver's seat with my head under the steering wheel and my feet in the trunk so I could sort of reach the wiring. Of course once I was in position I didn't have the right tools with me. So out of that awkward position to head downstairs to my shop to find what I needed. When that was done and each seat was out of the car I looked again. Nothing was there. Since we were not driving it much and the seats were out and I had begun to wonder if that ring could have somehow gotten the air vent I decided to cut the carpeting.
I probed under the carpeting and into the vent but nothing but some loose change and a guitar pick (I do not have a guitar).
Soooo I guess I needed to look under the driver's seat carpeting and in and under the vent. After cutting that carpeting Cindy came out into the garage to see how things were going. She was going to tell me to forget it. Here is what she texted to Laura and Matt "I was talking to Dad, just planning to wear my sapphire anniversary ring, maybe buy a plain gold band. He said "Or you could just wear this!"
I had found the ring under the carpeting under the air vent. I thought it was another coin at first. After pulling it out both of us were just stunned. There it was.
I put it back on her hand, gave her a hug and then we went to Olive Garden to celebrate.
