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• Re: vanagon on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 15 May 2001 10:31:12 -0600
  ...that engine > into a westy and still have a level bed. > John, The bed is usually raised about 3.5" for this conversion, depending...
• Re: Pop Top Finish
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:57:08 -0500
  The urethane bed liner trick will work well for sealing the old finish off. However---be ready for one hell of a time when...
• Re: 1989 Bluestar with tons of upgrades for sale
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 3 Feb 2020 22:47:16 -0500
  ...A true > "Z" bed is a conversion from a fixed seat into a convertible bed. > > > > Rant off > > > Stacy > > > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at...
• Re: for sale: rustfree '74 westy from Calif.
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sat, 7 Mar 1998 11:06:21 EST
  ...I think '74 was the first year that had a fold out mattress type upper bed, but it only held one. >> the "canvas thingy...
• Re: heater core replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 09:17:56 -0400
  ...It looks to me that the > rear seat/bed needs to be removed in order to get the plastic cover > off of the heater...
• Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:18:58 -0700
  ...Seat/Bed Swap >> >> >>> The 84 Wolfsburg hardtop is the original weekender, IMHO. It has a bench >>> that makes into a true bed, has massive...
• CCC's Jan. location revealed!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 23:38:48 -0800
  ...Endure a night in a cabin with 2 bedrooms, and additional dorm style beds for about 16 or more people. One bedroom can accommodate...
• Re: bed conversion, bumper questions
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 12:48:40 -0400
  ...I just installed a rear bed from a 1986 to a 1986. This can be a bolt in thing, depending on how prefect you...
• I'm lazy....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Mon, 31 May 1999 12:03:14 -0500
  ...I thought I could eliminate the daily stuffing in a stuff sack by not flipping the bed back, leaving the sleeping bag unrolled, and...
• Re: wives and vanagons...rant... LOL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:34:20 EST
  Ok Guys and Gals I traded a 61 sc for an 1980 vannie sc wide bed. I had 3 of the splittie SCs but...
• Re: pop up bed weight limit?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 17:54:12 -0500
  ...Gordy Jones wrote: >>Anyone know a weight limit for the upstairs bed? >> >>===================================== >>~83 Green Air-Cooled Westy "Jane" >>http://www.geocities.com/kgordee/greenvw...
• Re: Zee Products, anyone remember them?
  Historical mailing list - Trevor
  Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:44:47 -0800
  ...Zee Products, anyone remember them? My '84 GL had the Z Bed kit and the curtains from them. It was really neat. I should...
• Re: Top Bunk Safety
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Fri, 28 May 1999 16:54:21 -0700
  ...THen when she got long enough we put her on the down bed - but we had her fall asleep on the top bunk then...
• Sheets (camper/weekender)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 22:40:32 -0400
  ...So I recently decided to get some nice new (and color coordinated) bed linen for my Westy. With my Passenger Syncro (with the weekend...
• Re: Westy Bed hardware
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 22:21:18 EST
  ...set of hinges/hardware to make a Westy sized > fold-out bed. I drooled at being able to go to a U-pull yard...
• Re: Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 11:58:31 -0500
  ...I kinda like the idea of having the cabinetry underneath the bed to store the hydraulic jack, tools, etc. I was planning on cutting...
• Re:Country Homes Campers
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Norton
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 19:40:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I assume you are refering to the bed in the poptop, not the rear bed? The one I looked at had a vinyl covered...
• Re: Mechanic in Maine?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Angrisani
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 10:32:29 EDT
  Doug wrote: "I thought life was always perfect in salt-free Colorado - did you get up on the wrong side of the bed or...
• Re: holes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:24:32 -0400
  I've used this to fill some holes in my landcruiser bed, worked great but pricey. http://www.por15.com/EPOXY-PUTTY/productinfo/PU...
• FS: Full-width Z-Bed , 2.1 coolant parts in W. Michigan
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:43:33 -0700
  Blue Corduroy rear seat-bed with cushions, bench cabinetry. Queen size- wider than std. Westy- fits all Vanagons. $125 Water rings in engine compartment...
• FS: Weekender Bench folds into a bed in SF $100
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 21:17:10 EST
  Hi all, I arranged for my parts guy to get this bench/bed for a fellow named Hilson but I lost his contact number...
• Re: How easy is it to put a poptop into a standard vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:13:28 -0700
  I didn't mean to say that putting a bed up there wasn't an option, but I was under the assumption that without...
• Re: subject Westy Sleep Solutions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:59:18 -0800
  FWIW, I found that a combination of regular and large Thermarest "Base Camp" models cover all but 1-2" of the Westy bed area...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:11:43 -0600
  ...I find the bed very comfortable, and a pad would >> just be something else to pack, haul around, and mess with at bed >> time...
• Re: Sheets (camper/weekender)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 20:55:39 -0500
  ...However they worked well and I think they would work well on a Westfalia bed. Anyone know what I'm talking about? Jeff ----- Original...
• Re: On a flat bed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 24 Jan 2018 17:15:23 -0500
  ...On a Flat Bed in Quartzite > Oh hell, he is just joining the Club!! I got flatbeded out of Quartzite > one year and three...
• Re: Fold-down bed latch release won't
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 20:09:35 -0500
  ...Fold-down bed latch release won't > Trying to pull the knob to lift the seat, the knob won't pull. It was > working...
• Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben Beasley
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:20:28 -0500
  ...mount the existing seats to the hinges? Has anyone attempted this conversion using existing seats? Z-beds are no longer available. Regards, Ben Beasley
• Re: added more pics to seam rust por-15 project
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:01:22 -0500
  ...While the bedliner is a great idea if you have it tinted the right color to match the color of your vehicle , from the...
• Rear cabinets, Weekender vs. Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:55:02 -0700
  ...I don't have z bed cushions presently and need to know if a z bed will work with a Westy rear cab. Please...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Knezevich, Aaronx M
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:54:05 -0700
  Search 'build a bed' in vanagon
• Re: Rear cabinets, Weekender vs. Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:58:49 -0700
  The Weekender's cabinet is shorter, as the rear seat / bed goes across the entire width of the vehicle. Our cabinet is 32 7...
• westie rear seat transplant?
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 12:53:51 -0400 (EDT)
  Anybody have any experience transplanting the westie rear seat/bed assembly from a type II to a vanagon? I've got an option on...
• Looking for westy interior parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 12:27:48 -0600
  ...My current 82 van has a full width bench seat/bed that I would like to replace with the above. Does anyone have what...
• Westfalia upper bed
  Historical mailing list - Todd Donovan
  Sat, 4 Jul 1998 08:49:59 -0700
  I use the pop-top bed in my Westy, but I find the padding a little thin. I've been using a foam egg...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:19:02 -0800
  ...bed.  I find the bed very comfortable, and a pad would just be > something else to pack, haul around, and mess with at bed...
• Re: how was this poptop added?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:46:14 -0800
  Yes, that is why I said that the permanent upper bed doesn't fit. I have not heard of anyone getting it all up...
• Re: Want bamboo sleeping mat
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:42:32 -0500
  ...That's hardly big enough for a bed. A bed sized mat costs more, starting at $109. David McNeely
• Re: hammock/bed for front seats of camper
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 15:55:08 -0300
  Move the bunk bed up a bit and make a cross member with pegs to go down the head-rest holes, that will anchor...
• Re: Swapping auto for standard tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:08:42 -0700
  ...How are you planning to "drop in fifth gear"? Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Torrance, CA Drew Bedford wrote: > Found an absolutely beautiful '91 GL...
• FS: beige Weekender folding bed $75
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 18 May 2001 09:06:29 EDT
  ...That means I can get rid of my beige rear bed/bench to help pay for my new seats. Asking $75/bo or trade...
• Re: Looking for Late Model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Sep 1996 19:24:09 -0400
  ...But the two beds would be nice. I would look for a 1990 or 1991 model called a Vanagon MultiVan. This model had seating...
• Re: Over the bed storage
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 21:38:21 -0600
  ...the bed storage cupboard in my > GL....full width of van, no clothes closet.. > Any info on how the westy over the bedstorage attaches...
• Re: rear seat hinges
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:31:47 -0700
  ...it's more than 'hinges' ..it's a whole Z bed articulated mechanism. and .. you raise the pivot point.. you change where the seat...
• Re: Camping w/ 2 year old - suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:50:12 -0500
  ...We would leave the seat up and not folded down in a bed. It was perfect. You don't have to worry about them...
• Re: the INCORRECT USAGE of the term "Z-BED" ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:41:56 -0400
  ...Full width bed, rear cabinet only, rear facing seat, fold-up table, and a pop-top. VW never called them Weekenders. The archives have...
• Re: WTB - Z-Bed hinges for '82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:38:31 -0400
  ...The "Z" bed is an aftermarket > company that converted a moveable non moveable seat and made it into a > bed. > There actually different types...
• Re: Trade Vangon Roco Models?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 8 Apr 2015 12:00:20 -0500
  ...tan double cab with tent over bed >> Polizei 1416 >> 1421 light blue single cab with tent over bed >> 811 checkerboard roof airport van >> White...
• Re: Bed "pads"?
  Historical mailing list - B
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:57:00 -0700
  ...What do people use to "top-out" these lower beds? I've been > onto the web > and see 'memory foam' pads for reasonable cost...
• Jump seat single bed project.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 11:45:18 -0800
  ...We now have a good safe bed to sleep in while the vehicle is moving. In fact the bed is extremely comfortable. I'm...
• Re: anyone mounted a dome light above their hatch - to shine overthe bed/engine?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Ford
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 19:02:55 -0400
  ...anyone mounted a dome light above their > >hatch - to shine over the bed/engine? Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 15:48:22 EDT > > > >im...
• FS: 84 GL w/ sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 01:21:54 EDT
  ...Did you know the middle and rear seats form a bed? Yeah, I know they're still boring. Anyway, with a heavy heart, here...
• Re: Modified Covers
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 06:49:18 +0000
  ...Do you raise the bed and put stuff around the cover >(storage?) >to bring that level?? If so how do you raise the bed...
• Re: Interesting interior
  Historical mailing list - Mudd 'Not Jack' Sparrow
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 23:44:30 -0700
  ...space for sleeping, maybe? I'd be fine on a single > bed, too. If it were just me. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984...
• FS: Vanagon parts in W. Michigan-Auto trans, Z-bed, WC parts.
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 19 May 2010 10:05:47 -0700
  ...Water rings - plastic and steel Full-width Z-bed-blue corduroy Engine mount casting Bay Window Jalousie side windows misc. parts, switches, etc. Prices...
• Want to Trade
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 17:21:55 -0400
  ...a tan "Weekender" interior with armrest front seats, full width rear bed and folding table unit from wall. My family and love the van...
• Re: Strange Camper Configuration
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:40:26 EST
  ...the '90-'91 "westy weekenders" were named Multivans. >> FWIW, my dealer brochure refers to the poptop, fold out bed and table floor plan as...
• Re: Different Models
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sun, 5 May 2002 19:48:17 EDT
  ...My van says GL on the back, yet it had no folding bed until I put one in myself. It had the 2-person...
• Re: Sleeping dimensions of the Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 10:22:21 -0700
  ...Bob http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare How does that compare to the bed of the Westy-Falia? Thanks, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Bill...
• Re: wanted: vanagon fabric; blue
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:36:08 EST
  In a message dated 2/22/04 3:27:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, bduggan@MINDSPRING.COM writes: > I am making a rear bed...