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  • surf trip
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 21 Sep 1995 14:45:55 EST
    ...The PPO had fitted a westy fold-out bed (from the bay-window era). Slept at the beach near Matunick,R.I. and caught...
  • Re: (f)Long 2000 Vanagon Westfalia Project cancelled by VW
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 26 Mar 1999 08:49:25 -0800
    Send that article into Hot VW's magazine! They will want pictures of the bed and mirrors though. . . -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800...
  • FS: 85 Vanagon GL
    Historical mailing list - Meiborg, John R
    Tue, 20 Jul 1999 09:36:37 -0700
    ...It's white with tan interior, 4 speed, fold out rear bed, stereo, 124K miles, new cylinder heads, new exhaust, very good condition. Asking...
  • Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?
    Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
    Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:22:53 EST
    ...I figure that's why so many were made with a bed in the back. (or at the very least curl up room on...
  • Re: Which Vanagon to get? (f)
    Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
    Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:17:35 EST
    ...best, but what other vehicle can you sit down on a bed inside and work on the engine in relative warmth? Anyone? Thought so...
  • Camper interior for sale- mounts in ANY passenger van
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 2 May 2001 13:10:47 EDT
    ...included all stove/sink/fridge/cabinets/LP tank/h2o tank/bed/cushions/interior and exterior outlets/all wiring, all hardware, etc, etc.. chris [text...
  • Ok---I've had it !!
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Thu, 31 May 2001 00:16:53 -0500
    It's now beddy bye time, Mom's and Dad's Boy's and Girl's, so let me sing this little tune to...
  • Where Mount Second Extinguisher?
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:47:52 -0700
    ...Mine is mounted on end wall of storage unit, left side, over the fold down bench seat/bed. Right off, can't imagine *where...
  • Re: Outside Table for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:47:32 -0700
    Does anyone have a fold up table that can travel behind the upper bed? Rob becida@comcast.net At 3/17/2012 06:22...
  • Re: 1982 Vanagon Westfalia-no engine - $800 obo
    Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
    Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:47:56 -0800
    ...I am missing the cushion for > the rear seat bed, but other than that this camper is complete. > Perfect project for spring I just...
  • FS Z-Beds and Seats
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Sat, 2 Dec 2006 15:32:38 -0500
    Hi all Im located in South Eastern Michigan and have some interior items I would like to sell off. * Full Width Z - Bed In...
  • Re: Duka 4 sale..actually four tri stars and 4 regular dokas..one with dump bed
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 23 Jan 2015 01:09:34 -0500
    ...he has 4 tri stars for sale (3 of them syncros, one an automatic) and 4 regular doublecabs, one with a dump bed... all...
  • Re: westie rear seat transplant?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 28 Apr 1995 15:51:29 -0300
    >Anybody have any experience transplanting the westie rear seat/bed assembly >from a type II to a vanagon? Dunnit under desperation. The vanagon deck...
  • Re: Rear Seat/Bed Question
    Historical mailing list - Philip Simmons
    Tue, 16 Sep 2003 20:50:41 -0700
    ...Rear Seat/Bed Question On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, David Beierl wrote: > C'mon George, you know perfectly well that she has no control...
  • Westfalia pop top screws
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:55:51 -0700
    ...Mom loved the Westy for it's features -the fridge, the stove, the sink and water, the bed, well, the foam cushion on the...
  • Fwd: 1986 Transporter Syncro Single Cab Pickup For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Ray Caamano
    Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:53:46 -0500
    ...powder coated rack with removable sides > 3) Custom bed liner with large rubber mat on bed floor > 4) In dash air conditioning > 5) Projectzo...
  • Friday Fw: The good old days...
    Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
    Fri, 7 May 2004 12:00:22 +0200
    ...But remember to look your best > when going to bed. Try to achieve a look that is > welcoming without being obvious. If you need...
  • Re: value of 84 adventure wagon
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:08:08 -0800
    ...Kinda chinsy stuff too. - when the bed is deployed.............there is about 11 inches max between the bed and the stove/fridge. and a...
  • Re: retrofitting a table from a carat
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:51:03 EDT
    ...but the carat/wolfy side panel sticks out so that your back seat or bed wont fit. the carat/wolfy rear sofabed is narrower...
  • Re: Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
    Historical mailing list - Carol Premack
    Fri, 3 Nov 2000 11:02:14 -0600
    ...Budd Premack wrote: > > Contrary to popular belief, these rear seat/beds can be shipped UPS if > > packed carefully so as to just fit within...
  • Re: Weekender vs. Rear Seat
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:39:13 EDT
    ...the '85 up weekender back sofabeds are different, and metal framed, and the proceedure to fold them down into a bed is different...the...
  • Rear Seat/Bed Question
    Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
    Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:18:39 -0700
    ...all GLs came with the rear seat that folds into a bed? It's a 1987, no power locks/windows/no alloys. > Donna L...
  • 1986 Vanagon Camper GL for Sale - Montreal, Quebec
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
    Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:29:48 -0400
    ...The van has the full camper options, including pop-top, fridge, sink, stove, one (1) double bed upper berth, one (1) double bed lower...
  • NVC: A real Westy alternative
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 11 Apr 2014 08:57:07 -0700
    ...I'd like to see an open top and a folding bed in that top box, but this is pretty clever, and it's...
  • Adding a new refrigerator
    Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
    Sat, 9 Nov 2013 11:07:31 -0700
    ...Need to fit in the current opening, OR on the upper bed (high top) or hang above the water tank cabinet. Need to be...
  • Re: Hiace V8s... look and weep!
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 25 May 2009 22:31:37 -0400
    ...No bed. No stove or fridge. No brilliantly-concealed brake fluid resorvoir. No coolant leaks and squeaky control arm bushings. Why would I want...
  • Need TIPS restoring on Westfalia '66
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 27 May 1996 01:21:19 -0400 (EDT)
    Hi, I just brought Westfalia(SO-42) bed, seats, and closet at Manassas, VA today. The condition of Westfalia wood materials are kinda stale...
  • Re: Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
    Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
    Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:42:29 EDT
    ...VANS: '91 Vanagon Carat, 7-passenger, auto, dual a/c, table/bed, alloys, power windows, records, $5699 obo. 703-658-0237. >> hey all and...
  • westy middle seats for sale.
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:00:39 EST
    ...seatbacks fold forward to acess rear bed. slide seat out and use at campsite. slide seat out to acess fridge. increase your westy passenger...
  • Complete Mark III interior - 1.9 PARTS.
    Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
    Thu, 18 Nov 1999 20:34:00 +0000
    ...Rear seat folds down to become a bed. Captains chair included also. If picked up $100 - 1.9 exaust complete , also very good condition...
  • FS: '84 Westfalia poptop Camper GL
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 7 May 2001 10:15:24 EDT
    ...stove/sink/fridge/beds/tables/cabinets/etc... call Herb for more info: 610-395-3011 allentown, pa. [text/html]
  • FS: complete poptop assembly, and camper interior
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 21 Jun 2001 19:45:33 EDT
    ...hardtop van into a poptop, easy conversion. also complete camper interior: bed/cabinets/sink/stove/fridge/LPtank/h20 tank/accy outlets/etc. installs in...
  • more FREE stuff: rear bench
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Mon, 2 Jul 2001 05:20:54 EDT
    ...This is NOT a Weekender bed/bench. It would be great as a garage couch or home theater seats. I don;t like throwing...
  • FS 1986 syncro crewcab
    Historical mailing list - Byron Beck
    Thu, 27 Sep 2001 12:07:13 -0700
    1986 syncro crewcab original light blue paint, decals, amfmcassette, 3door, original oak slats in bed, gates mint cond. interior mint cond. body mint. 120kmiles...
  • Re: [VB] Birth Announcement- Ellis Boy Born
    Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
    Thu, 27 Jun 2002 10:01:25 -0700
    ...The first child's willingness to wake up at 05:30 remains constant even when Dad got to bed at 04:30. Feeling happy...
  • rear shelf
    Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
    Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:18:22 -0700
    I've been thinking of installing a rear shelf in my 82GL, kinda like the westy above the bed one. There's a couple...
  • Re: [syncro.org] Neat Stuff MVC (Mucho Vanagon Content)
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:04:11 +1200
    ...galerie/galerie-direkt/gal028gr.jpg> > >"hey Maude, there's a bump in the bed." > >bob Twin-turbo... but why not fit a REAL V8?
  • Battery explosion
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
    Sat, 31 May 2008 19:00:33 -0700
    ...Today, I was cleaning the whole thing up, POR 15, bedliner spray, cleaning ground, fitting with stainless bolt. Otherwise all is well. Zoltan
  • Re: Making a Bed--any advise?
    Historical mailing list - walt spak
    Mon, 11 Oct 1999 17:45:40 -0700
    ...This allowed me to pull off the 2 front pieces of plywood and lift up the frame to break the bed down and have...
  • Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:39:28 -0700
    ...Sort of screwed my idea of using the remote from bed to turn it off. Overnight it will draw something like 12-15 amps...
  • Re: Westy vs. non-westy Vehicle Weight
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:39:56 +0200
    ...995/995 Pickup w/ bigger bed: 900/900 Doublecab: 940/940 All 2WD have same total weight; 2390 kg, except Carat and Joker; 2340...
  • Re: You know you are a Westy owner when....
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:35:24 -0700
    ...getting out of bed in the morning - you think a 5 foot drop is natural > > 2. all the clothes in your bedroom closet hang...
  • Re: removing the A/C
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:19:16 -0600
    ...if you usually don't use the upper bed, take it out .. unsnap the cushions. Put some removeable wood (pine) 4"-5" high partition...
  • Re: Bed "pads"?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:35:24 -0600
    ...My daughter, who will most likely not be camping with me again, insists on getting the bottom bed. That top mattress is just too...
  • '82 Diesel Adventurewagen Camper / Rolling Chassis For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
    Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:48:10 +0200
    ...The upper bed platform and wood trim, as well as most of the the AW parts are present. The lower bed platform (above the...
  • Re: kooltrons/misc
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 14 Sep 94 16:59:29 ADT
    ...The main pain is the bed mechanism, I have a 'manual' bed, needs help to be unfolded, and rests on the storage box. Works...
  • Re: pics of the infamous pick n pull van!
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:57:28 -0800
    ...The water tank is low enough that the cover is at bed level when the seat is made into a bed. The fridge is...
  • Re: Upper bunk weight limit?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sun, 20 Jul 2014 12:27:33 -0700
    ...They get the bottom bed, we get the top (less risk of rolling out and it's smaller!). Got me thinking - if the top...
  • Re: Pop top conversion
    Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
    Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:48:15 -0800
    ...Anyway, I really want the flip down bed for the back pop top though. My brother Steve thinks we can just make a modified...
  • Re: The bar is raised!
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:49:47 -0800
    $120K and it's painted with bedliner…? > On Jan 31, 2017, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > > > Date...
  • Re: Doka Trailers
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 5 Aug 2012 11:36:11 -0400
    ...the bed of the doka is way too high off the ground to make a practical trailer. if your just going for a conversation...
  • Re: The TRUTH about Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 21 May 2010 13:20:55 -0700
    ...We can shovel the cash onto the cargo bed and treasure chest. BenT
  • Re: top bed ladder?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
    Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:26:00 -0400
    Van-cafe.com and gowesty.com sell folding ladders that i make for them. they are very sturdy, powdercoated and store out of the...
  • Re: Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:58:10 -0700
    Mike, Loren, and Mark, Thank you for your help. I will pass this information on to my friend and hope that between your opinions...
  • RE: Which Subaru engine?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 16 Jul 1997 16:28:26 +1000 (EST)
    ...Does anyone know if that is correct? - would make our fold down bed kinda bumpy. Doone Wyborn Canberra, Australia 1989 GL Syncro
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - Andy
    Tue, 19 May 1998 16:10:50 -0400
    ...Is the multivan conversion or weekender interior upgrade for my 1986 synchro GL Vanagon (100k) worth $400? This would include paneling, table, sofa bed...
  • Re: VW 4WD Transporter 2001 new renderings
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Tue, 25 Aug 1998 20:56:27 -0400
    ...Doubt I'll be spending any $35K+ for anything without 3 bedrooms & a garage! Am looking for a good Type II panel van, though...
  • Man, I must be bored...
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Sun, 17 Oct 1999 02:58:12 -0400
    ...I should probably be going to bed... TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion...
  • Re: average mpg of the 2.1 L w/automatic
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
    Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:20:39 EST
    ...They had 5 people, all their stuff, 5 kayaks on top and the van was wide enough for a 6' bed. They had a...
  • Re: Solid Lifters
    Historical mailing list - Michael Brenner
    Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:20:34 -0700
    ...car without loosening the heads? Mike Brenner 84 Westy 98 Subaru Legacy GT 86 Subaru GX10 Turbo 81 Toyota 4X4 Long bed 93 Saturn