I know, Jess. The opening on the bottom is under the passenger side. That's okay, because it means that I can push that lever over toward the driver's side and it will operate both latches, even if the cable from the cockpit is broken (if the cockpit cable is broken, I can't just reach in and grab the cable sheath and tug - all it will do is pull the sheath and the broken cable out of their hole).
I just have to get under it, possibly by drilling or a hole saw, to get to that lever.
- Eric
ps: notice how easy it is to tell what part does what in your picture, and how hard it is to tell in these pictures, even though they're essentially the same picture:
