I love this...because I had a 70 Super beetle in college which had this lovely accessory in the rear window "cubby". I had forgotten all about it. No, I never had to use it. The Beetle had been rolled (fugly) and I bought it for 40 bucks. Drove it for two years and sold it for $300. Other than my '94 Supra TT; the best return I ever had on an automobile.