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• Re: Campers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 00:52:31 -0500
  ...The 74 westy's pop top pops up the the front, and has a double bed upstairs. The 73 opens up to the rear...
• Re: Fw: Re: South African Secrets Revealed (Ken comes clean!)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 03:13:12 EST
  ...This gives a softer bed at the expense of additional foam to carry around. (i.e., more stuffing means more stuff.) >> if you think...
• for sale: vanagon westy and weekender interiors - fit all vans, also a/c system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Apr 2003 12:23:14 EDT
  ...full camper interior from full westy w/ stove/sink/fridge/bed/cabinets/watertank/LPtank, etc retrofit to any passenger van. also weekender rear sofabeds...
• looking for custom camper advice
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 21:53:55 -0500
  ...i want to use a full rear seat/bed rather then a westy size rear seat/bed.</DIV> <DIV>tia</DIV> <DIV>jason</DIV...
• Westy done in red truck bed liner
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 3 May 2015 18:50:32 -0700
  Speaks for itself: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1784217 Stuart
• Re: pull knob to release bench bed
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 20:35:18 -0800
  ...pull knob to release bench bed > > This should be an easy thing to find but so far I haven't been able to. I...
• Re: Westy top bunk rubbing inside of top
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:12:32 EDT
  ...This is happening with the top down and the bed stowed. The offending piece is part of the hinge for the bed. When the...
• Country Homes Top onto a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 20:17:23 -0700
  ...I do not have the CH bed or platform. TIA, BenT sent from my electronic leash
• 73 Bus Floorplan?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Fri, 7 Oct 1994 10:40:13 -0500 (CDT)
  ...He pulled the bed (made of 2x4s) out and we went to Austin VeeDub Salvage and bought a Westy bed for $100. What he...
• vw's for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 11:56:37 EDT
  ...vm(925(823-8740 1987 vw westphalia camper, 77k, full kitchen,sofa bed, poptop, excellent cond,$ 16,995 CLASSIC VANS (510)538-3150 1984...
• Re: AC upgrade - in-dash
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 23:18:28 +0200
  I ran across this link while looking for photos of Westfalia upper beds. http://home.jps.net/~shilohz/vanagonair.html It is the Behr...
• Re: Carat Interior Conversion HELP
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:45:29 EST
  ...Don't forget to get the bench/bed metal extensions when installing the narrower Carat bench/bed. Those big square brackets are screwed into...
• Re: Entertaining eBay listing - 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:46:36 -0700
  ...than me) PLEASE email them and tell them how > the > > rear bed is supposed to fold out?! They're missing out on highlighting > the...
• Re: Just like a Vanagon, but modern..
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:31:15 -0500
  ...They > would > ship them to California without the pickup beds. The beds were made in the > USA and attached at a processing plant in...
• P22 Westy layout
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:41:01 -0700
  ...It has a 10 gallon water tank that fits under the bed. One advantage is that is has a full width bench seat and...
• Re: Looking for Grey pad to complete bed in 88vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:48:44 -0800
  ...Looking for Grey pad to complete bed in 88vanagon > > Volks, > > I heard that there is an actual pad that goes over the engine > compartment...
• Re: Truck Bed Liner
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:44:08 -0700
  Zeno's recent cheapo paint work including truck bed liner application. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanityfactory/sets/72157626020545592/ Enjoy and let me know...
• Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY ??? IN ONE WEEDEND ??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:22:32 EDT
  ...One of the main reasons people do it the harder > way is to get the bed. Others who have the bed say they rarely...
• Re: Problem with using gas shocks--or any other alternative--on Westy rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 May 2017 11:08:52 -0700
  ...The problem is that in deploying the bed, it has to be moved forward more than a foot from its "seat" configuration to extend...
• Re: Toilet (Porta Potty)
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 13:31:13 -0800
  ...When traveling or camped I normally have the rear bed set up (or down, depending how you want to look at it). The PortaPotti...
• Re: nighty-night
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 09:09:02 -0800
  ...No one yells for me to come to bed. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing though........ -- Jim Thompson 84 GL...
• Re: Bed "pads"?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:37:23 +0000
  ...My daughter, who will most likely not be camping with me again, insists on getting the bottom bed. That top mattress is just too...
• Re: Westy Sleep Solutions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:21:30 -0800
  ...But really, is there a problem with the Westy beds? Matt -----Original Message----- From: Jim Felder Subject: Re: Westy Sleep Solutions My strategy is...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_the_INCORRECT_USAGE_of_the_term_"Z-BED"_...?=
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:12:09 +0000
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• Re: Pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:57:07 -0800
  Julianna, I have also done it with the full upper bed. I consider the welding in of a Westy roof skin as just a...
• Bench seat reupholstering
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 94 10:47:54 PDT
  ...Next question, should I use the same types of foam for the bed seats as I do for the cab seat? What would be...
• Re: Undercoating Info...
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 2 May 2002 08:09:02 -0500
  Morton Bed liner, 16 oz. can's, availalable at Farm and Fleet for $5.20--or any better body shop supply for $7.95...
• Re: Any body ever manage to break the westy luggage rack ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:29:25 -0800
  > tinted truck bed liner on top looks brand new :) Just a thought I'd also say this stuff is realy GREAT anybody thinking of...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:57:17 -0500
  ...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: Early Friday Post--don't open until September 6
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 00:33:43 -0500
  The bed liner urea is a two part compound spray-on. It is heated, pumped through the spraygun head where mixes just before leaving...
• Re: Just like a Vanagon, but modern..
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:56:46 -0800
  T1's, T2's, and T3's (Vanagon style) have joined body and beds. But don't the T4's and T5's have...
• Re: Carrying Loads
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 May 1997 20:33:59 PST
  ...I have filled the bed of mine (many times)with wood mulch until it was stacked to the roof line without any problem. I...
• poptop components for sale (skylight, upper bed, hardware, etc)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 May 1999 18:26:16 EDT
  ...complete upper bed/hardware/mattresses complete skylight assy w/ hardware (install in your '80-'84 westy) lift bar for poptop front luggage fiberglass part...
• FS: Westy in New England
  Historical mailing list - Ethan Allen
  Thu, 1 Jun 2000 09:41:03 EDT
  ...2 beds, sink, ice box. Seats and beds were recovered about a year ago and look nice. Light blue exterior. Tan interior. Factory gas...
• Why do we love that damn van so much...
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 25 May 2002 20:59:14 -0700
  A transportation daily driver, kitchen, living room, bedroom, dining room, portable office, cargo hauling, lumber hauling camp-mobile. Even batman's bat-mobile could...
• me too, Boulder CO: FREE Rear fold-down VW Vanagon seat- BLUE
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:43:44 -0500
  also not a bed. good condition, includes the board that clips in place to hide the area under the seat. >From: George Wietor <wietorg...
• Re: model makers - mod. new beetle into van
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:58:08 -0800
  ...The rear seat blocks the kitchen cabinets and removal of the seat leaves no provision for a bed--- as if you could make any...
• Re: Any clever nicknames?
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 21:29:34 -0400
  69 bay with sliding steel sunroof - Vincent (Van Go) 78 Westy - Bedbug 01 Weekender - Motel 6 Az -- AH#56
• 82 Westfalia Camper, bunk bed maximum weight
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Spears
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 09:15:56 -0700
  Does anyone know the maximum weight on the upper bunk in the '82 Westfalia Camper? Thanks
• Re: spray bed liner on propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 15 May 2007 22:45:35 -0600
  Duh. Of course I mean all Vanagon tanks were *OLDER* than 1 October 1998.... Richard Boulder
• nighty-night
  Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 21:57:58 -0500
  Gang, Got the wife crabbin again to get to bed, so I say nighty-night. Talk at you tomorrow. Kenny Rogers
• Re: POP TOP Conversion
  Historical mailing list - janetda
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 20:19:41 -0700
  ...The flip over section that completes the upstairs bed had to be raised about an 1.5" above where it was originally designed to...
• Re: Noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:38:18 -0700
  ...I don't know about the bedliner... I'd be surprised if that has a good sound transmission loss factor. McMaster-Carr sells a...
• Re: The "Real" a NEW Micro-bus, now Element with pop top
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:55:56 -0600
  ...If I recall, he mounted it at cab-height, not bed-rail height, so he had room in the bed for even sleeping if...
• Re: the INCORRECT USAGE of the term "Z-BED" ...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:32:36 -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: '79 westy OR 83.5 westy fs
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 12:29:10 -0800
  ...Hydr lifters, poptop canvas > excellent, green/grn plaid, interior excellent, swivel pass seat, table, > sink/icebox, bed, sleeps 4 w/ bed in poptop, childs...
• FW: Paint job/code
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:57:17 -0400
  ...Drew Bedford [mailto:drew@bomb-proof.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 10:00 AM To: vanagon Subject: Paint job/code Welcome back Gerry...
• fold out rear seat ?
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 13:14:20 -0800
  ...I have never seen a full rear fold out bed, or the weekender package. Does anybody know if there were any vans imported into...
• '56 kombi progress: fridge
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 15 Jan 1995 20:56:58 -0800 (PST)
  Howdy, I put the fridge in the bus today, and made the mods to the bed that I needed to. I ended up making...
• Re: Z-Bed - Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 12:37:09 -0700
  I am pretty sure I sent a second message almost immediately after to mention that the Z-bed is in the Bay Area (Richmond...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Apr 2004 (#2004-319)
  Historical mailing list - jim reed
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:38:55 -0700
  ...In fact you can convert the rear bed into a king size bed if desired. As well, Pleasure-Way is about to release another...
• Re: Vanagon mattress pad - and other random sleeping area thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:30:57 -0700
  ...where do you put the custom mattress while traveling, or is it always a bed (e.g. not foldable into a bench)? My van...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:06:16 -0500
  ...I keep it next to my bed at nite for other emergencies! > > I sometimes have emergencies at night, but how does a hunk > of...
• Re: 84 Westy: Silly Camper Questions
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 15:10:19 -0400
  ...end, flat against the clothes closet wall, shoved down between the bed bed mattress and the closet and shoved between the seat back and...
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 31 May 2002 22:23:54 -0500
  ...but so would a hammer and a punch---or a screwdriver-- Beddy Beddy bad advise Benny--- Especially if you get your hardware at Ben...
• Twas the Night Before
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:09:18 -0700
  ...Westfalia soon would be there; The ROADGUY was nestled all snug in his bed, While visions of Nicole Kidman danced in his head; When...
• Re: Folding Rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:45:51 -0800
  ...Just found out that my 91GL has the foldout bed in back. INGENIOUS!!! I probably sound stupid, but I didn't know that. Now...
• Re: turning brown to black
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017 08:28:43 -0700
  if you like textured paint (a bit grainy on the surface) Rust Oleum Truck Bed paint is good too...
• Re: East Coast Gathering???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 1995 11:07:36 -0400 (EDT)
  Drew, Just curious, where in RI? I'm in Dartmouth...stuck between New Beige (New Bedford) and Fall Rive... Ric
• Re: 86 model parting
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 10:14:19 -0500
  Is it a Vanagon, Westy, multivan? Could influence the want list. TIA, Drew Bedford 83.5 Westy Park City, Utah