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Re: Adventurewagen folding bed
Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 12:51:37 EDT
...Right now, I'm restoring a van, and would > like > to add a similar bed to it. Could one of you lucky Adventurewagen owners...
Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:29:35 -0700
Both the Poptop Weekender and Carat beds can be made to work. The Poptop bed is full width, the closet is behind and has...
Re: Westy done in red truck bed liner
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 4 May 2015 16:13:21 -0700
Seriously, why would anyone think that this is a good idea? It's truck bed liner, for crying out loud. But it is two...
Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 3 Apr 2015 23:29:53 +0000
...Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas? > My daughter currently sleeps in a hammock across the front seats: > > http://webdocs.cs.ualberta...
Re: Seat/Bed Swap
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 08:56:21 -0700
...Mark Brendan Slevin wrote: > So I was trying to figure out if I can swap the Z-Bed from the 84 Wolfsburg > in to...
Bedcover for '73 Pick-Up
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Sep 95 18:33:15 +0200
Hi Ya'll, Does anyone know if there are bedcovers (for a '73 single cab) available somewhere ??? I *NEED* one... ------ Any info on this...
Re: rear bed seat
Historical mailing list - Alan Shearer
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:34:10 -0000
My '87 (non Westy) GL has the rear bench seat that folds down to make a bed with the padded rear cargo area. I...
Re: rear bed seat
Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 13:16:40 -0500
...I have a bed seat from a 90 vanagon that I am trying to get rid of for $100.00. I ordered the complete...
Trade Vangon Roco Models?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 6 Apr 2015 15:11:19 -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: Seat/Bed Swap
Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:11:24 -0700
...I had no idea it wasn't how all the 84 Vanagons were. :) I was going to switch the 84's blue bed into...
Re: Child Cot Fabrication
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:09:17 -0700
...One could rig sides for the bed too. For a front bunk-bed, ( again with the 2 front sets to face each other) is...
Re: Seat/Bed Swap
Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:25:35 -0700
...I think I'll wait until I find a good z-bed in gray that matches instead of fitting the blue zbed from the...
Re: Z-bed installation instructions
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 9 Sep 2002 13:21:46 -0700
...Z-bed installation instructions > Hello Volks! > > I've noticed that the Bus Boys offer a "Z-bed" that > utilizes the existing rear seat with...
'77 Westy: Interference between Bed and Table
Historical mailing list - Kirk D. Hilliard
Sun, 19 May 1996 18:07:34 -0400
...I am reluctant to take a saw to my camper, but it would sure be nice to be able to pull out the bed...
Re: 3rd party z-bed
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:03:06 -0800
...3rd party z-bed In addendum to my earlier post, was there not a 3rd party product to turn your standard bench seat into...
FS: complete vanagon poptop roof w/ bed, fits any van
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:07:22 EDT
...complete fiberglass poptop vanagon roof, with double bed and luggage rack. fits any van , easy install. must pick up in SE PA [text/html]
Grey upper bed mattress
Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
Mon, 13 May 2002 10:19:12 -0400
Anybody in the Toronto area need a grey upper bed mattress and willing to pick up. Also have a front fibreglass bumper that needs...
Reimo bed hinges
Historical mailing list - Mark Kostreva
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 01:26:02 -0500
Does anyone have pictures of the Reimo 4" lift bed hinges installed? My set came with german instructions with illustrations that seem to be...
Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Fri, 3 Apr 2015 02:56:24 +0000
...Does anyone have suggestions for how to create a longer 3rd bed up front? I saw a family who each night took out the...
Re: Free z bed,,,Charleston SC
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:41:02 -0500
Is this the stock Westy z-bed? I am in Augusta, GA and my project '82 Westy has a damaged bed. Could definitely pick...
Re: Middle seat again
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:08:17 -0800
There is a different middle seat setup for models with a rear bed. Does your middle seat have levers on the side of seat...
Re: T6 camper debuts
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:15:46 +0200
The perspective of the fold-down bench/bed photo is more than misleading. The bed needs the whole sliding door length! Think about where...
Last of fryday vw bus bed
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:52:44 -0800
...vw bus bed To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com> http://www.trendy-products.co.uk/product.php/2603/boys-de-van-single-bed-with...
Re: Westy Bed hardware
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:58:11 -0500
> I'm really interested in getting a set of hinges/hardware > to make a Westy sized fold-out bed. > If anyone has a set...
Re: Cheap Westy Fixer on eBay
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:30:24 -0400
Trying to understand the "water fold down bed"... As to no cushions up top, a Full size aero bed fills that spot just about...
Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:03:09 -0800
...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: the next wave:westy to syncro
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Tue, 12 May 1998 02:10:37 EDT
...This I have done on 2 of the projects, once without the factory upper bed and once with. I do not recommend trying to...
Re: rear seat hinges
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:07:48 -0700
...high for any use as a bed. > > and starting in most 85's there's the Z bed rear seat. > is that the one...
Lengthening The Upper Bed
Historical mailing list
Wed, 19 Oct 1994 06:47:08 -0400
If you are 6'2" as I am then you know that the beds are too short. Your pillow keeps falling out of the...
Re: Wolfsburg parts into regular Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - George Chapman
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:42:25 -0800
...So, I asked K.Wilfy to measure the long width of his 91 Carat z-bed/seat. His measurement was "5 feet exactly". Hmm...
Re: VW Van Bunk Bed and Playhouse - Friday Fun
Historical mailing list - Sheilah Rogers
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:25:46 -1000
...And quite frankly, if my queen size bed wasn't already built into my room, I'd want that for me now. So cool...
Re: Z-bed shift to the port bulkhead
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:07:10 -0700
...A "Z" bed is an aftermarket kit designed to retrofit a stationary seat to fold out like a Rock n Roll bed. It's...
Re: Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
Historical mailing list - Carol Premack
Fri, 3 Nov 2000 02:00:25 -0600
Contrary to popular belief, these rear seat/beds can be shipped UPS if packed carefully so as to just fit within their size limitastions...
Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:23:19 -0300
...3rd bed up front? >> >> I saw a family who each night took out the passenger front seat and put in >> a plywood bed extending...
VW Van Bunk Bed and Playhouse - Friday Fun
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:29:41 -0500
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Micro-Bus-Bunk-Bed-and-Playhouse/ I'm sure this could be painted/modified to look more like...
Re: Z bed will not pull out
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:51:41 -0700
...mine got stuck like that because the seat > belts were in the way for the bed mechanism to me freely... > > > > On Wed, Jul 21...
Re: Seat cover wanted
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:26:39 -0500
...What are my choices? How available is the full-width z-bed in velour? Any alternatives to the z-bed that would allow loading...
Re: Tan Z-Bed For Sale (Seattle)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:18:06 EST
...does not make a bed. just a fyi....
Upper Bed Removal?
Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
Fri, 10 Feb 1995 21:57:20 -0800 (PST)
We never use the upper bed in our '86 Westy (we are getting to old for the acrobatics required) and were thinking of taking...
Adding Westy Top, was: No Lowly Vanagons
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:31:14 -0700
...http://www.t3-infos.de/images/Mosaik-Joker_Aufstelldach.pdf An upper bed is the complicating element if required. The stock camper upper bed...
Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Sat, 4 Apr 2015 11:04:02 +0000
...Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas? > > > My daughter currently sleeps in a hammock across the front seats: > > > > http://webdocs.cs.ualberta...
Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:38:40 -0600
I'm really confused by all the interest in a pad to place on the lower camper bed. I find the bed very comfortable...
Re: Assist bar for getting into bed
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:37:23 -0400
...Assist bar for getting into bed ::: :::I've got a metal knee with a limited range of motion. Can't bend it much :::beyond...
Re: Westy Bed hardware
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:15:20 -0700
==================================================== why "build a bed"?? there are plenty of us with complete westy interiors sitting in our barns that we would gladly part with :<) me...
Re. storing stuff under poptop
Historical mailing list - John C. Villines
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 22:42:01 -0400
the stress created by storing stuff between the poptop and the upper bed (with a little help from gravity) can eventually cause some structural...
my dream bed ( when not in Westy
Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:34:27 -0700
...my Westy:http://www.trendy-products.co.uk/product.php/2603/boys-de-van-single-bed-with-desk-and-seating-area sleep well. Dake
Re: SOLD: Vanagon AT
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:54:16 -0700
...Don't think I'll buy a Z bed that far away though ..thanks ! an important part to get with any Z bed ..btw...
Re: 73 Bus Floorplan?
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Fri, 7 Oct 1994 09:28:01 -0700 (PDT)
...He pulled the bed (made of 2x4s) out >and we went to Austin VeeDub Salvage and bought a Westy bed for $100. $100???? A...
Westy top bunk rubbing inside of top
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:22:33 -0800
...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: Westy done in red truck bed liner
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 4 May 2015 17:09:45 +0000
...Westy done in red truck bed liner Actually more like red pickup bed liner. Probably hides flaws well. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Re: Over the bed storage
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 27 Dec 2002 18:28:31 -0700
...Over the bed storage I'm thinking of putting an over the bed storage cupboard in my GL....full width of van, no clothes...
Re: Vanagon favorite part.
Historical mailing list - clerkin
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 16:46:54 -0500
Mine has to be the bed. Having a big bed in the back is so cool! >> my favorite part of my VANAGON is the...
pop up bed weight limit?
Historical mailing list - Gordy Jones
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:34:50 -0800
Anyone know a weight limit for the upstairs bed? ===================================== ~83 Green Air-Cooled Westy "Jane" http://www.geocities.com/kgordee/greenvw (this site usually...
Re: Loft Bed Unusual Occurence
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:21:43 -0400
...Not from the bed, anyway. ------------- Ruff! You dah man Karl.... :-) Pz Sent from my Rock ------------
Re: Westy's vs Other Configurations for Camping
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:43:28 -0400
...I recently discovered that the table can stay up with the bed down if you are careful when you pull out the bed. This...
Re: "Z-Bed" Ad Corrected (Seattle)
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:51:04 -0800
...The whole setup makes a short, but almost queen-width, bed. > The floor brackets on this one are intended to fit against the > interior...
Re: Z-Bed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 21:01:12 -0700
...Z-Bed > For anyone interested: > > I have a perfectly fine Z-bed from a 1986 Vanagon. Includes the rear > cushion. Blue. > > My understanding is...
Fwd: [WetWesties] 2nd try - stuck back seat so cannot lift & convert to bed
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 7 Aug 2012 07:54:58 -0700
...Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 7:51 AM Subject: [WetWesties] 2nd try - stuck back seat so cannot lift & convert to bed To: wetwesties@yahoogroups...
Re: Westie Rear Seat Head Rest Installation
Historical mailing list - drc11
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 13:39:20 -0700
...The headrests are removed to put the bed down (just like in a multivan/weekender z bed). Madeline '90 Syncro Westie
Re: Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
Historical mailing list - puzerewski
Fri, 3 Nov 2000 05:30:11 -0500
...GL bed/bench for Weekender bench > Contrary to popular belief, these rear seat/beds can be shipped UPS if > packed carefully so as to...