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  • Anybody ever make a trailer out of a vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:03:27 -0700
    ...There are often rear of pickup beds used for this purpose. It looks like there may be potential once stripped and cut up to...
  • Re: bathtubs
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:52:23 -0700
    ...Will the bed >>>> hold that? >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> Still from somewhere >>>> maybe >>>> >>>> On Jun 14, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Loren Busch wrote: >>>> >>>>> RE: The Song...
  • Re: Thinking about living in my van full time for a bit
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:15:14 -0800
    ...Do you happen to remember the thickness of the foam pieces you used? To be honest, the bottom bed is perhaps the most comfortable...
  • Re: 6 cylinder engine? (longish response)
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Sat, 24 Nov 2001 07:32:19 EST
    ...The bad thing is they are expensive and as far as I know, only available for the Westy beds and not the Weekender bed...
  • Re: back seat, '91 camper
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:36:20 -0500
    ...I have a 91GL(not a camper)with Weekender bed. >> Does >> have headrests, which are removed when folding out to a bed, and has...
  • Re: new westy or wurovan kitchen appliances
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:23:38 -0500
    ...my main goal is to use a full z bed >rather then the westy bed. so i have to get creative in rerouting >the...
  • Re: Crazy pop-top modification idea
    Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
    Mon, 4 Jul 2011 15:50:21 -0400
    ...Kind of put a box > shape over the folded bed area. Has anyone done anything like that - > changes to the shape of the top...
  • Copy of: 85 Westy For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
    14 Jan 97 22:12:49 EST
    ...It also has >the childs bed which goes across the front seats. I'm confused. Do you mean you took a middle seat out...
  • FW: 1985 Wolfberg Vanagon Camper for Sale
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:02:15 -0400
    ...pop-u roof with double bed, skylight, cushioned seat behind drivers seat, 3-seater rear bench folding to bed, sleeps 4 easily, removable 110...
  • For Sale- 84' Wolfsburg Wkndr
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Walker
    Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:06:20 -0400
    ...Weekender bed (rear seat cantilevers out to turn rear into a nice flat bed- like a Westy w/o a pop top)--$100 Trans...
  • Blog Post: Rear USB Charger Install
    Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
    Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:15:24 -0500
    ...This install and location works great if you're like me and like sleeping on the lower bed of your Westy. Check it out...
  • would like to trade camper interior for weekender interior
    Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
    Mon, 17 Nov 2014 23:00:56 -0500
    ...install a weekender interior or at least a full width z bed. I'm located in SC just south of Charlotte NC Pmail me...
  • Re: ...simply reverse the procedure to reassemble...
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:07:03 -0700
    ...Oct 11, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > < > https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BEDE66YvVIeYZ7w-SoTA1NMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink > > > Angus
  • Fuel/gas tank question
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:02:18 -0600
    ...My fuel tank is bare steel would it be wise to coat the exterior with some form of paint/ bedliner stuff to prevent external...
  • Re: Local travel while camping
    Historical mailing list - Ian Clark
    Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:49:38 -0500
    ...Everything goes into the tent, coolers, bedding cookers, everything. When we want to go into town or exploring we just unpop the top and...
  • Re: !PLEASE HELP! Adding a cabinet door to the rear westy closet
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Sat, 6 Jun 2009 02:15:20 +0000
    ...With his mod, you can access the entire cabinet from the bed. Perhaps, this is what you are looking for. John LiMBO 86 Wolfsburg...
  • Re: '69 VW Bus Body Needs Home
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 20 Oct 1994 12:51:14 -0800
    repost from ba.market.vehicles: > '69 VW Bus Body - has few dents but otherwise in good condition. > Pull-out bed, table, carpeting and hand...
  • 90 Syncro 101Kmi $5995 Ph 510-581-7139, SFBA.CA
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 18 Oct 1998 07:33:45 EDT
    ...Weekender bed, 2 rear facing seats, diff lock. Happy hunting.......good luck........JoE
  • Wanted: Fridge/Sink/Stove cabinet
    Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
    Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:49:19 -0700
    ...Considering squeezing it into '87 weekender between bed and driver's seat-- 35" available--with middle seat removed. Partial hookups from the front would...
  • Re: What is a "weekender"?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Wed, 26 Feb 2003 09:27:47 EST
    My '85 GL 7-passenger van was upgraded ( by me) to the full width fold-out bed. No cabinets or pop-top. I think...
  • Re: Westy done in red truck bed liner
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Mon, 4 May 2015 18:18:36 -0400
    Poor van. The only ones that deserve this are beyond rust repair. "Another one bites the dust..." Jason On Sun, May 3, 2015 at...
  • Re: Stereo suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 28 May 2013 09:01:54 -0500
    ...Must have a > remote so I can control from the bed! Bluetooth as well, and USB to charge > the phone from time to time...
  • Re: PORTABLE TOILETS
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:24:39 -0700
    ...It will last three to five days of normal > camping (I have the smaller version that will slide under the bed). Yes! But for...
  • Re: Comments, opinions, etc. appreciated
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:51:28 -0700
    ...Though he showed about 20 photos none were of the interior fabric area of the bed/bench. He had just called me a few...
  • Re: Real Pop top Conversion Solution for Non Pop Top Vanagon's
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 3 May 2009 10:52:59 -0700
    ...It rectifies the whole roof/ > bed platform issue. > If I priced the conversion properly it costs roughly $610 US/ $460 > Euro for the basic...
  • '86 Vanagon GL Weekender FS
    Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
    Fri, 12 Sep 1997 13:14:16 -0400
    ...1986 Vanagon GL Weekender package - this includes HUGE rear bed and split folding middle seat Dove blue color - the body and interior are in...
  • Re: Silly Camper Questions: Front table
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Thu, 24 Sep 1998 16:38:58 -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: Drove Vanagon again-All Is Well
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:58:02 -0500
    ...when you fold the seat down it becomes almost like a bed. hehe Anyways, time to stop procrastinating the final exam studying. :( Sudhir On...
  • Re: Rear bench seat folding
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:56:57 -0700
    ...Here's a link to the procedure for laying the rear bed down in the Owner's Manual: http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp...
  • Re: Road trip from Florida to Pennsylvania
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 6 Mar 2017 15:46:57 -0500
    ...Our hope is to >> eventually find a rear bed bench and build some custom cabinets or find >> some westfalia cabinets. >> >> If anyone has or...
  • Re: Country Homes Top onto a Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Sat, 9 Apr 2011 22:33:13 -0700
    Would the fiberglass take the weight and strain of the CH top? As far as flipping the bed I think it would but I...
  • Re: Vanagon/Westaflia hybrid?
    Historical mailing list - T.
    Sat, 14 Sep 2002 08:35:06 -0700
    ...door. > >--- "T." <midgard@DRAGON.ORG> wrote: >> Yes, this had a sleeper bed that folded out up there >> in the attic. >> That was the ONLY...
  • Re: Country Homes Top onto a Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Sat, 9 Apr 2011 21:00:37 -0700
    ...I do not have the CH bed or > platform. > > > TIA, > > BenT > > sent from my electronic leash
  • Re: Weight limit of Popup camper.
    Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
    Fri, 3 Jul 1998 23:36:54 -0230
    ...Also, what weight can the upper bed > hold in one of these things? I am a robust guy and may need to sleep up...
  • Re: Seat Modifications
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Fri, 23 Nov 2001 20:14:35 -0500
    ...Then you still have a good dog bed, and a living room arrangment so to speak. The "cuddy" betwwen the front and middle seats...
  • '89 Wolfsburg Vanagon for parts in Virginia
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:14:38 -0800
    ...7-passenger (with jump seats and folding rear seat/bed) grey interior in good shape, with the diagonal striping on the seat inserts. Carpeting...
  • Re: GEX Engines
    Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
    Thu, 13 Apr 1995 08:59:06 -0600 (MDT)
    ...Ya know, as I lay snugly in my bed last night, two things just could not escape my mind: My bus, and the fact...
  • REPOST: 90 Syncro Weekender FS
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    02 Oct 1995 09:51:09 EST
    ...Weekender package (bed and vanity cabinet). Lot's of extras. Great condition. 86k miles. $10,500 MOH@aol.com
  • VW Pop-top Camper
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 22 Feb 95 16:33:36 -0800
    ...sink ice box table folding seat/bed plenty of storage electrical hookups AM/FM cassette stereo much more Good condition - must see to appreciate...
  • more fun with haiku
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 23 Sep 94 10:00:08 MST
    ...Prospector Slow bus rolls along Bumpy dirt roads beckon Quiet backcountry bed Dyer Lytle, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ, 602-323-4136 Internet...
  • complete westy poptop for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 8 Nov 1998 11:42:11 EST
    entire roof from vanagon camper....canvas, fiberglass, bed, and everything.... i'll cut the whole roof off at the window pillars...some people emailed...
  • Re: Westy fifth seat Headrests??
    Historical mailing list - David Bogle
    Sun, 26 Sep 1999 20:51:27 -0400
    ...seats have accommodations for these plastic > receptors. >> > > all seats except westfalia beds. > In which case I have two extra receptors. -- Regards, David Bogle Brooklyn
  • stuck bed catch
    Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
    Thu, 11 Nov 1999 00:55:29 -0800
    the rear seat in my Westie is stuck in the upright position...the handle at the bottom won't pull out either, I'm...
  • Transplant - - Subaru or ???? Need feedback.
    Historical mailing list - Budding Rose
    Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:54:35 -0500
    ...This will be greatly appreciated and recieved with an open (?) mind :-) I went to bed last night after discovering a puddle under my van...
  • Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
    Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 08:55:20 -0800
    Peter, I'd drill two bolt holes through each of them, mark where I want them on the floor, and drill the matching holes...
  • Salt Lake VW salvage yards?
    Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
    Thu, 30 Mar 2000 10:27:50 -0700
    ...TIA, Drew 83.5 Westy [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:Bedford;Drew tel;work:(435) 513-1300 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http...
  • SOLD NOW: Gray rear bench from 86 (not bed/bench) $20
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 22 Nov 2000 23:15:19 EST
    Sorry folks it's gone. For those who I missed to reply to, please accept my apologies. FYI for those who want to know...
  • Re: How much different is a "Wolfsburg" Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Wed, 14 Feb 2001 10:04:33 -0800
    And my 84 wolfsburg is a weekender with the full size bed, sunroof the size of Canada, tach, power steering, padded steering wheel, map...
  • FS: Boge performance springs
    Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 11:02:16 -0700
    ...Drew Bedford 83.5 Westy Park City, Utah
  • FS: Boge performance springs
    Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 11:02:16 -0700
    ...Drew Bedford 83.5 Westy Park City, Utah
  • after market AC
    Historical mailing list - Scotia Westy
    Tue, 2 Jul 2002 12:05:11 -0300
    ...Can it be done, how, who and how much? Thanks, Dan DJ Landry Bedford, NS '86 Westy
  • Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:00:50 -0400
    ...I use a queen size so that it will work on the top of lower bed. I use a propex heater to warm up...
  • Re: Unflattering '99 EuroVan review(now my opinion)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
    Thu, 7 Jan 1999 10:36:48 -0500
    ...There is something nice about having a not too luxurious box on wheels with 85 HP and 115K and a bed and realizing you...
  • Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:32:15 -0800
    ...If you want the separate upper bed to work and store like the stock Westy one then there is more to it. On my...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Aug 2012 (#2012-65)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Wed, 8 Aug 2012 22:49:18 -0600
    ...the outer lip of the bottom bed overhang when the rear bench is turned into a bed, so stow out of the way at...
  • Re: bed problems
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:42:42 -0700
    ...seat and in the back) to turn the bench into the bed? I imagine that > is why the post is loose -- because I've...
  • Re: Trim Levels
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:58:18 EST
    ...Some people mistake the GL vans (which have rear seats that fold into a bed) as Weekenders. The true Weekender HAS a poptop but...
  • Re: Convert GL to Westy?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 15 Apr 2005 07:39:30 -0500
    ...I did look into several Westy's but found the arrangement inside to be a bit confining for my personal tastes, especially the bed...
  • Re: Blue corduroy rear zbed, mint condition's for sale!
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:51:30 EST
    ...It will install into any vanagon, even > if it didn't originally have the rear "posts" necessary for some weekender > beds (as this doesn...
  • Re: SOLD: Vanagon AT
    Historical mailing list - Pete O
    Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:27:35 -0400
    ...I am grateful for this list and also the folks >> who responded. >> >> Still have a FULL-WIDTH z-bed and some 2.1 l...