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• Single/Double cab bed repair advice needed...
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 13:36:17 -0400
  ...I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions as to how best repair the bed on a single/double cab. Mine has a bunch of...
• Re: WTB - Z-Bed hinges for '82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 09:51:03 -0700
  Peter Be wary of the term "Z' bed. The "Z" bed is an aftermarket company that converted a moveable non moveable seat and made...
• Re: Sleeping comfort in campers??
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Sat, 20 Dec 1997 11:01:20 EST
  Perhaps its just my vw but I love the bed...its one of the most comfortable things I've ever slept on. Does anyone...
• Re: Westy done in red truck bed liner
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Mon, 4 May 2015 07:59:02 -0600
  Actually more like red pickup bed liner. Probably hides flaws well. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: Z-bed cushions interchangeability?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:41:42 -0700
  A "Z" bed is a Stationary rear seat which was converted by the aftermarket using a VW branded "ZVW" part. So someone may sell...
• Re: Rear Bench Seat Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 14:32:33 -0700
  ...Mark zzyzx wrote: > Do all rear 1989 Vanagon 7 passenger van seats fold down into beds? >
• Re: Westy done in red truck bed liner
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Mon, 4 May 2015 15:26:17 -0400
  I will take "Evils that hide under bed liner" for $200! Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia 3 maj 2015 o godz. 21:50 Stuart...
• Camper Upper Bed
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Sun, 13 Oct 1996 17:54:23 -0700
  ...the snow flys! Do you know how much weight the upper bed will support? Can 2 adults- total weight about 300 lbs. use it...
• Re: Bettk'a'fer????????
  Historical mailing list - James .
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:56:56 -0700
  ...fwiw.. >And Bett means 'Bed' in German....some meaning starts to emerge... Bedbugs? -James '90 Carat http://home.earthlink.net/~jamesvogl/site/main.html...
• Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:49:11 -0700
  ...Looking now, gap is *also* present, bed folded to seat position. Regardless, gap is at driver side of rear seat-bed. Neil. On Sun...
• Re: European Camper/caravan vs. ours?
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 13:38:05 -0400
  ...2 beds, stove, fridge, sink. Additionally, it has a toilet and a washbasin (amongst other things). The 'Multivan with Elevating Roof' is simply a...
• Re: subject Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:54:28 -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: Westy done in red truck bed liner
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 May 2015 10:33:54 -0700
  ...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: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:06:09 -0600
  ...Its wider bed gets admired from time to time (though we bought it for the extra passenger capacity, rather than the wider bed). > > James...
• On a flat bed
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:35:34 -0700
  ...Out the window I just saw a brown Westy on the back of a flat bed heading towards town down Dome Rock Rd E...
• Just kampers J14576 rock and roll bed !!! Help please!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mr.mds
  Thu, 3 May 2012 18:05:33 -0400
  Hello listers, I am about to go forth to install my new seat/bed frame, and I have misplaced the installation manual... So I...
• Re: The Cool Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:41:12 -0700
  We have an older Coleman Polylite 28 which fits perfectly under the rear bed when it's open, and it also doesn't stick...
• '56 progress - 'fridge
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 21:18:01 -0800 (PST)
  ...I was also worried about it fitting in the bus, as I have a westy seat/bed from a bubble-window westy that has...
• Re: Middle seat again
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:28:22 -0500
  ...Middle seat= no comy > flat bed. > > Janet, if you have a folding rear seat/bed, when you get your middle > seat installed, could you...
• Re; Undercoating, and Bed Liner etc.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:15:13 -0500
  Malcom, I used the urethane bed liner on the bottom of my Van in 90 degree heat, so I'm sure it was dry...
• Re: bed problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:16:22 -0700
  Joy has a Westy bed, not a GL bed. Your GL bed needs those metal posts to keep the heavy seatback from folding forward...
• Re: Seat/Bed Swap.......westy z bed hinges available
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:17:51 EDT
  ...that's about all. > > i have a pair of westy z bed hinges available if anyone needs them chris se PA ************** A Good Credit...
• Raised Roof on Weekender...(Fiberglass) OK?
  Historical mailing list - Ed or Cheryl Beggs
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 12:39:43 -0700
  Anyone having experience putting on and living with a raised fiberglass roof with bed on a Vanagon, please let me know of your experiences...
• Re: anyone mounted a dome light above their hatch - to shine over the bed/engine?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 23:18:19 -0700
  ...rear bed/engine area.. >something that has its own switch that can be turned on for reading while in >the rear bed area or...
• Re: Z-bed shift to the port bulkhead
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:27:13 -0400
  To me, it would be different if you were putting a Weekender seat/bed into a Westy. That would make sense, for the extra...
• Re: GL seat bed vs. L bed in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:07:54 -0500
  ...I think the lower bed in the '85 is very comfortable and I have slept with head to the front and head to the...
• Emergency Brake - not locking
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:03:30 -0400
  So the other day when I had my van put on the tow truck bed (do to the coolant hose leak, which I had...
• Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 20:37:01 -0800
  Hi all Bentley says that for my '81, the closet and upper storage need to be removed before upper bed can come out. That...
• Re: Alternative to deck lid raising
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 20 May 1999 23:41:25 -0700
  ...Matthew Bulley >>Bulley-Hewlett & Associates Another 'alternative' is to get an AdventurWagen camper - the bed is ~8" above the engine cover (a quasi hidden...
• Re: Sleeping bag purchase advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - jim&kim
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 13:19:00 -0700
  ...We make the bed using a sheepskin on the mattress covered with a flannel sheet, flannel top sheet and a down duvet. In the...
• Re: anyone mounted a dome light above their hatch - to shine over the bed/engine?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:28:05 -0400
  >im contemplating on mounting a dome light over the rear bed/engine area.. >something that has its own switch that can be turned on...
• Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:55:44 -0500
  ...Passenger van to westy pop top conversion? >>I am confused. >>Why have a pop top if not the bed with it? >>Adam P My...
• rear seat bed
  Historical mailing list - Thomas W. Reid
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 20:28:14 -0400
  ...Have a problem with the lower bed. When I pull on the knob to release the seat bottom, it doesn't release. I cannot...
• Re: Security and Friday, was: List fixed (I hope)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 10:56:13 -0500
  >not just ONE but TWO beds in the back of our vehicles... "and Mr. Bulley, can >you explain exactly why you and your wife...
• WTB: Wolfsburg table/rear bed or other
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 21:44:37 EDT
  ...Beige/light brown is prefered if possible 1) Wolfsburg side panel/rear bed. Jump seats, too, but not necessary 2) Westy rear seat with...
• Re: camper closet removal?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:54:15 -0700
  ...I store it folded in half with a simple fitted cover made from bedsheets above. Just take out the upper bed foam with its...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 08:00:26 -0400
  ...3rd bed up front? >> >> I saw a family who each night took out the passenger front seat and put in >> a plywood bed extending...
• Re: Wanted bed/seat bracket assembly
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 23:47:35 -0600
  ...Wanted bed/seat bracket assembly > Hi, > Could any one provide me with details of the bed /seat brackets used in > the VW camper. > can...
• Re: Reimo bed hinges
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 12:33:53 -0800
  --- "Steve@EuroCampers.com" <Steve@EUROCAMPERS.COM> wrote: > Sorry I don't have a pic, but these only fit on the > Westfalia rear beds. I...
• rear bed/seat adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, David R FOR:EX
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:08:10 -0700
  Hello volks, recently I haven noticed that while folding the rear seat of my 84 westy into a bed that it isn't a...
• Re: Riviera vs Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:20:40 -0800
  On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 11:18 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > bed > oops bed http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac75...
• Wanted bed/seat bracket assembly
  Historical mailing list - Jim Sebbens
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 15:42:05 +1100
  Hi, Could any one provide me with details of the bed /seat brackets used in the VW camper. can they still be purchased ?. I...
• Re: replacing the rear heater core...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 18:00:33 EST
  '85 rear seat that doesn't turn into a bed, may be different than the later model seat/beds that we have been talking...
• Bed Extension Tool Cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:37:31 -0700
  ...with a flip-over-top that would serve as an extension of the rear bed... where the width of the cabinet would be from...
• Fw: Re: Bed Extension Anyone??
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:46:13 -0600
  I've got pics of my version of this "pillow board/bed extension" on my website. See below if you're interested. Roy Olynick...
• Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:26:39 -0600
  ...David McNeely ---- miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Derek Drew wrote : > > *>until after they've thrown the right person down on the camper bed...
• Re: Westy Sleep Solutions
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:09:15 -0500
  Maybe the problem is with our backs, not the beds? I think that comes with age. Most beds hurt my back, didn't used...
• Carat/wolfsburg interior for sale (w/ side table and rear bed)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 May 2012 13:07:11 -0400
  ...includes both the plastic wall panels w/ cupholders and flip out side table and all hardware and the rear Z bed frame and kickpanel...
• Re: Straight-up VS. Tilt-up - the best Westy Top
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 23:22:18 -0000
  ...I have a tilt up but > a bed too. If I had a weekender with no bed up top I would go for the...
• Rear armchair in bed
  Historical mailing list - JOSE RIVERO
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 15:08:34 +0100
  I want to remove the central line of seats of my [caravelle] in order to convert the rear armchair in a bed - The line...
• queen bed concensus
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 23:11:09 -0700
  Thanks for all the replies regarding moving queen bed. It sound like it'll just fit with a bit of coaxing. A couple of...
• FS: orig equip. (OEM factory) weekender sofabeds/Z beds for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 12:19:15 EDT
  ...factory rear sofabeds/Z beds for vanagon. fit all passenger vans. grey blue or tan. come w/ all hardware and rear cushion. match your...
• FS, trade, rear bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:18:30 -0500
  I just put a Z bed in my 1987 adventurewagen and have a non Z bed I'll call it a regular bench seat...
• Re: Propex heaters : group purchase offer
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:21:53 -0500
  ...My normal bedding is sufficiently warm during the night (down is great that way).
• Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:34:36 -0700
  ...and put in a Z bed from an 87 GL I believe. Nothing is involved with the floor of the van that I can...
• Re: Assist bar for getting into bed
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:19:29 -0700
  ...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: Reimo Bed Hinges
  Historical mailing list - Mark Kostreva
  Sat, 15 Mar 2003 15:21:29 -0500
  ...have a pic, but these only fit on the Westfalia rear beds. >What are you trying to install them on. >-- Steve Lashley >SKL Enterprises...
• Seat cover recommedations.. also Z beds
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 23:34:08 EDT
  ...Any body have them and have some info to share? Also thinking of getting the hindges from BD to build a bed. Anybody have...
• Re: Vanagon Poptop bunk max weight?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 9 May 2007 14:44:41 -0500
  ...my guess would be that the roof/upper bed could hold at least twice the luggage rack, since the weight on the bed would...
• Re: spray bed liner on propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 May 2007 18:47:33 -0400
  ...spray bed liner on propane tank? > While the POR-15 is a good surface prep.it won't give the durability of > bed > liner...