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• Re: Pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:38:24 -0600
  Mark, I have wondered why, if the curved roof of the Vanagon is problematic, when it comes to makeing a bed in the conversion...
• Re: dimensions of bottom bed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:03:03 -0700
  ...dimensions of bottom bed >A regular sized Vanagon has a queen size bed (when you fold down the > rear seat). A westy's lower...
• Re: Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:23:51 EST
  ...The typical Weekender option for vans consisted of a rear cushion over the rear deck, folding bed/bench, and middle bench with seatbacks that...
• Dead ly Serious Fun with Gasoline
  Historical mailing list
  17 Jun 97 07:04:49 PDT
  ...DO NOT FILL GAS CANS IN THE BED OF A TRUCK WITH A PLASTIC BED LINER According to the article (no reference to source...
• Re: Adventurwagon and Syncro info needed!
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Tue, 25 May 1999 20:42:24 EDT
  ...Try spending the nite in an Adventurewagen bed, and you might like it better. I think it's one of the great features. It...
• Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sun, 27 Sep 2015 09:58:28 -0700
  ...Its wider bed gets admired from time to time (though we bought > it for the extra passenger capacity, rather than the wider bed). > > > > James...
• Re: Full Width Z-Bed installation struggle.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:32:20 -0400
  What year were these "z beds" factory on passanger vans? I was unaware that they weren't standard on all of them. -Craig On...
• Re: Bed "pads"? ( pads??? ;O)
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:08:27 +0000
  Oh !!!! I thought this thread was about Bed "Pans" ???? >Extremely comfortable. Just > be careful getting up as I whack my #$%* about every other time...
• FS: 9" South Bend Lathe, Cumberland MD
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 22:23:18 -0500
  Well, not entirely off topic, a friend (best damn "chinist" I know) just picked up another 9" with a 48 inch bed so he...
• Re: rear bed seat
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:40:49 -0800
  whats really nice about my rear bed seat is when my wife kicks me out of the house I have a nice place to...
• Re: LineX Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:16:41 -0700
  ...How much weight does that stuff add? Also, since many of the Vanagon rust issues originate on the inside, with bedliner applied, isn't...
• Re: Looking For A Westy Interior
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:49:13 EST
  ...I would > be ok without the Westy sized bed and rear cabinet, only needing > kitchen cabinet, if it came to that, as I do...
• WTB: door for westy above-bed storage
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 10:00:37 -0700
  ...It looks like the standard door/hatch for the storage area above the rear bed will fit where the A/C vents are, without...
• Re: FS: grey 2 person middle seats with floor rails and seatbelts..fit westy,...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:47:02 EST
  ...I learned something today!!!! > > With the middle seat facing backwards, does that affect the folding > down of the bed? > > wow. you guys are slow...
• Re: Bed slat info needed
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 22:16:15 -0700
  ...Some of welds would indicate that there was one every third >>trough, though. >> >>Somebody in San Jose makes repro bed slats for old trucks...
• A question about rubber parts...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Aug 94 15:02:09 EDT
  In my 77 Westy, as in others, there is a hard plastic strip taht supports the top bed, where it folds, when it is...
• searching for westi interior close to Utah
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 May 1998 20:45:21 -0600
  I have a weekender with a pop top, and am looking for the rear end of a westi, including the rear bed, closed, ceiling...
• Re: SA Wheels/tire size
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:59:22 -0800
  ...Anyone else experienced any > clearance issues at this size? Is there a better size and/or tire in > your experience? > TIA, > Drew Bedford > 83...
• Looking for Grey pad to complete bed in 88vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:18:18 -0800
  Volks, I heard that there is an actual pad that goes over the engine compartment to complete the fold-down bed in our 88GL...
• Re: westy interior/ installing a POPTOP
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 20:43:33 -0500
  ...However, I don't see how you guys installed the flat deck for the > bed. I can appreciate accepting information from people who have...
• Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:57:56 -0700
  ...I'm loath to unscrew the bed again, but will if need be. And re: threaded plate metal under foam on backrest. Those holes...
• Re: Sloping Bed (91 Carat)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 05:23:02 EST
  ...We just converted the back seat to bed for the > first time on this vehicle and it slopes toward the front. Its about 4...
• Re: Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 24 May 1999 07:53:13 -0400
  Dave, Westy, or Weekender, increasing the bed height may not be a bad idea. But I would lift the bed, 4"-5" inches if...
• Re: Weekender seat/bed into my '81--How do you install it?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:29:44 -0700
  ...I've installed both a Weekender bed, and a Carat bed which is 3 inches narrower and requires extra hardware in the form of...
• Re: Ebay, FS, single cab in Germany
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:22:20 -0800
  Westfalia did some custom work on a contract basis with VW and it was usually for different bed (usually wider than stock) and dropsides...
• Re: yards of fabric to reupholster westy bed?
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 12:57:39 -0700
  ...Has anyone actually ever > used this to re-upholster their bed, and if so, do you recall how many > yards of fabric this required...
• Re: GL seat bed vs. L bed in Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:14:19 EST
  ...I still > have the original rear bed in my van. Chris has the rear seat and cushion > available too but I did not buy...
• Z-bed shift to the port bulkhead
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 15 Jul 2015 18:47:35 -0700
  Has anyone ever heard of anyone relocating a Westy's z-bed to the port side? I'm wondering if it is practical, iow...
• Re: Westy top bunk rubbing inside of top
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:31:45 -0700
  ...This is happening with the top down and the bed stowed. The offending piece is part of the hinge for the bed. When the...
• Re: Dead ly Serious Fun with Gasoline
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 08:56:21 -0600
  ...A steel truck A bedliner A steel gas can yep, that works. I'm thinking even a plastic gas can could be disastrous if...
• Re: Tire Storage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 20:17:14 PDT
  ...Mourkas" <frankenstein@TELPLUS.NET> > > >Keep them under your bed next to the bedpan. And put a clove of garlic in > >the center of each...
• Re: looking for folding rear beds for 84 van
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 10:28:43 EST
  ...COM writes: > Hi- I am looking for a fold down (weekender?) bed set up for my 84. I want > both the rear and middle...
• Re: Porsche's SUV
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 21:05:19 -0700
  ...a couple of REAL off road mounts inside, and the short bed is plenty big enough for a bale or two of hay. Bill...
• Bed Extension Cabinent for tools, jacks, comforter
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:25:59 -0700
  ...while the leaf serves as an extension for the bed... In the morning, after parking overnight during a blizzard, you wake up, toss the...
• Re: Crypto Vanagonites!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 05:14:19 EST
  ...One guy here in Salem thinks I am crazy for having truck bed liner on the front instead of a bra. Resale value and...
• Re: WANTED: replacement interior
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:40:09 EDT
  ...Keep in mind that there are two types of folding bench/bed that people refer to as "Weekender" benches. The Vanagon GL Weekender & Carat...
• westie rear seat transplant?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 95 15:21:30 EDT
  ...The weekender's rear bed is *very* comfortable, since it is much wider than that of the Westy's. Cetin Robert L. Armitage writes...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:39:43 -0800
  ...Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed FWIW, this is a deal at 3x the starting bid (which would almost cover the...
• bathtubs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:48:08 -0700
  ...I thought to transport cast iron bathtub in the van [westy] but the bed is the only place it'll fit. Approximately 500 lbs...
• Re: WTB: 15" Vanagon steel wheel
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:46:32 -0800
  ...of Chemistry http://www.chem.uidaho.edu University of Idaho http://www.uidaho.edu On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Drew Bedford wrote: > Need one...
• Re: rear bed seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:11:21 EST
  ...has the rear bench seat that folds down to make a bed > with the padded rear cargo area. I thought this feature was standard...
• Re: Moving our aging bodies on from Vanagon (sniff!)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 5 Aug 2019 11:55:05 +0000
  ...We still want something smallish, but with a bigger bed, and a toilet. One option that has piqued our interest is the Rialta. I...
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:19:37 -0700
  >I am confused. >Why have a pop top if not the bed with it? >Adam P Well, for one thing, If there are only...
• Re: Westy top bunk rubbing inside of top
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 18:57:08 -0700
  ...This is happening with the top down > and the bed stowed. The offending piece is part of the hinge for > the bed. When the...
• Re: spray bed liner on propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 14 May 2007 17:44:02 -0700
  ...The bottom side and the front one should spray it with bedliner, BEFORE the paint dries, when its still tacky. If the label on...
• Re: On a flat bed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Wed, 24 Jan 2018 23:33:07 -0700
  ...just saw a brown Westy on the back of a flat bed heading > towards town down Dome Rock Rd E. > > If you see this...
• FS: Gray rear bench from 86 (not bed/bench) $20
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:26:21 EST
  ...This bench does fold down but it is not the kind that folds into a bed. Gray velour upholstery/gray carpeted back is good...
• interior parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 13:09:36 -0800
  ...Complete rear folding bed/bench seat with the large rear cushion, from an 86, $70 (tan pattern cloth fabric, rear cushion fits with rear...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 Feb 2007 (#2007-194)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:53:34 -0800
  He is not joking here---I've seen that Doka and the bed is FULL of parts. The parts collection at his office would...
• Urethane Bed lIner. Tip
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:32:05 -0800
  Hi all I recently painted my new gas tank with bed liner. The urethane type. Brushed it on btw. If you use this product...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:39:13 -0700
  ...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: Westy 'style' pop top on a SOB
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 14:35:48 +0000
  My 1997 Ford Turtle Top camper also has a queen size bed. But no pop top, and if I wasn't 6'4" I...
• FS; 1966 single cab
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Apr 1995 14:34:28 -0700
  ...headlights & halogen bulbs - new battery - special aluminum/rubber bed liner - custom moveable tie-down in bed - new door/window rubber - 12 volt motorola alternator...
• Re: rear seat conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 04:18:16 EDT
  ...rear seat, but I would like to convert to the weekender bed package. Can I just change the mounting/hinge hardware + some modifications, or...
• Re: Pop top weight
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:41:08 -0800
  ...This did not include any upper bed >> parts >> though I may weigh those too someday soon. That bed stuff is not heavy. >> in any...
• Re: cool portopitti storage idea in westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:32:21 -0700
  ...I normally leave the bed down, especially when traveling. That leaves the bed overhanging into the living area. And the toilet tucks under just...
• Re: Whole Pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:48:57 -0700
  ...One is a passenger model with GL rear bed and no middle seat, one is a former passenger model with Westy top and Westy...
• Re: Z-bed installation instructions
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:24:07 +0100
  Just some ramblings about the Z Bed, from one warped perspective. I would often go to the zproducts.com site and dream about having...
• Westy Sleep Solutions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:21:50 -0700
  Volks, Over the years, like many, I have been experimenting with the best ways to enhance the comfort of the OE Westy lower bed...
• Re: Rear deck mod and bed hinges
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:45:26 -0700
  ...Regardless, the upper storage above bed will be removed due to increase in engine lid height. I tended to bump my head on it...