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• WTB: 83.5 Westy owners manual
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 11:15:58 -0600
  ...Does anyone have one they will part with? TIA, Drew Bedford [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:Bedford;Drew tel;work:(435) 513-1300...
• Cold Weather Camping Question
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 22:39:20 -0500
  I agree with the bed partner, Or a few Dog's for those three Dog Nights sorry: A blanket in your sleeping bag is...
• vanagon to westy conversion
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 13:14:58 -0400
  Volks, Can a Westy rear bed open out if there is a middle row of seats? Still trying to figure out if I am...
• wanted: vanagon fabric; blue
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Duggan
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 12:18:21 -0800
  Hey everyone! I am making a rear bed cushion and I need some interior upholstry fabric. I have an 86 dark grey Syncro that...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Adam Butler
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 23:34:46 -0500
  ...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: pop up bed weight limit?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 15:53:10 -0800
  ...pop up bed weight limit? and if you bring some cheddar, you can have a "fromage a trois"! :-) Hey, Its FRYEDAY! Ric At 04...
• FS various Westy parts in Eastern CDA
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:06:05 -0700
  ...Various Dometic fridge parts, Fresh water reservoir, Upper bed covers (tan in very good condition), Lower rear bed foam cover (in very good condition...
• Re: Rear Seat Removal
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:02:56 EST
  ...I, too, thought about making my own bed for it, but ended up going with the fold-out from a wrecking yard. The problem...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Adam Butler
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 22:54:18 -0500
  ...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: bed problems
  Historical mailing list - Tim Leek
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:23:29 -0400
  ...Your GL bed needs those metal > posts to keep the heavy seatback from folding forward under heavy > braking or collision. They are simply threaded...
• Re: Need rear bed/foam
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 2 May 2000 08:33:06 -0700
  ...Need rear bed/foam > Hello all! > > I have an 84 Vanagon (Blueberry). I don't know if it was an option in 84, but...
• Re: Can anyone confirm that 90 and above vanagons all have a weekender style ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:14:59 EDT
  ...are passenger models, have > a Z bed - the 32-across rear seat folds fully out to bed, and there's an > engine cover cushion...
• Looking For A Westy Interior
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:28:23 -0700
  Guys, I'm looking for a complete Westy interior (from later vans, as in gray).....cabinets, kitchen cabinet, flooring, bench/bed. I would be...
• Weekender seat/bed into my '81--How do you install it?
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 06:00:39 -0400
  Recently acquired a seat/bed rear seat from a 89 Carat and I wish to install it in my '81 7 passenger. How does...
• Re: Zee Products, anyone remember them?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:41:27 -0500
  ...http://delmarretro.com/ http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/dic/z.php http://www.volkswares.co.uk/#/rock-n-roll-beds/4539955580 http://www...
• Re: '87 rear seat into an '85?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 23:02:27 -0700
  ...you need to install the Z bed outboard set belts too....they're different. Scott turbovans ----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Sloping Bed (91 Carat)
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:48:09 -0500
  ...We just converted the back seat to bed for the first time on this vehicle and it slopes toward the front. Its about 4...
• Re: Vanagon/Westaflia hybrid?
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:47:09 -0700
  Yes, this had a sleeper bed that folded out up there in the attic. That was the ONLY thing that was camper-ish about...
• Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY ??? IN ONE WEEDEND ??
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:44:32 -0400
  ...One of the main reasons people do it the harder way is to get the bed. Others who have the bed say they rarely...
• Fw: new foam for upper bed
  Historical mailing list - Richard Thorpe
  Fri, 1 Jun 2018 13:13:43 +0000
  ...new foam for upper bed Thinking of replacing the foam in my 1990 Westy's upper mattress. Would prefer something non-toxic and super...
• Re: Interesting interior
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:17:49 -0700
  Doesn't need a lot of space for sleeping, maybe? I'd be fine on a single bed, too. If it were just me...
• Buying bits and pieces
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 09:56:07 -0700
  ...TIA, Drew Bedford [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:Bedford;Drew tel;work:(435) 513-1300 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://www.bomb...
• Link to Rust Prevention Using BedLiner?
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:34:26 -0700
  ...was basically pics and an explanation of repairing seam rust then spraying bedliner over the seams and the lower part of the body for...
• Re: rear seat hinges
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:58:40 -0700
  ...Reimo Raised Bed Kit > That looks exactly like the kit that I have seen except for the color. One > of the problems with it...
• Westy seat hinges
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 09:46:37 -0500
  Actually, you can see this readily as depicted in the REIMO catalog -- the bed, when unhinged from its seat position, sits about 4" higher...
• Weekender vs. Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 11:19:57 -0400
  ...Does it fold forward, does it pull out like a "Z" bed on the older buses or what? The reason I'm asking is...
• Re: Which interior should I install ????
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 18:18:52 -0500
  >upper bed (you can tell I rough it...). Together, my wife and I probably >weigh 350# (she's pregnant, you know...<g>), and I...
• Re: Upper bed folding part
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 17:57:16 -0400
  At 09:50 PM 6/6/2002, Javier Zavala wrote: >I wanted to know if the folding part of the upper bed can be...
• GL seat bed vs. L bed in Westy
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 09:53:33 -0500
  ...I still have the original rear bed in my van. Chris has the rear seat and cushion available too but I did not buy...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Tom
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:58:38 -0700
  I agree w/ Mark, I can't get to the coffee pot/cups/coffee/wine glasses while in bed if the storage area is...
• Re: Zee Products, anyone remember them?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:55:44 -0800
  ...Zee Products, anyone remember them? My '84 GL had the Z Bed kit and the curtains from them. It was really neat. I should...
• Re: weekender rear seat??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 15:03:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...i have a mig welder and some skill, is it possible to convert the >factory rear seat to pull out into a bed? > > look...
• Re: Reimo bed hinges
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 08:02:16 EST
  ...EDU writes: << Does anyone have pictures of the Reimo 4" lift bed hinges installed? My set came with german instructions with illustrations that seem...
• Re: moving qn bed with vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 20:10:05 CDT
  On Fri, 12 Jun 1998 13:27:56 -0700 you said: >I'd like to move a queen size bed with a regular vanagon...
• Re: Assist bar for getting into bed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:32:33 -0500
  ...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: The Cool Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:26:07 -0600
  ...Bob I'd like to find an ice chest that will fit under the front edge of Mellow Yellow's bed when the bed...
• Re: rear seat hinges
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:05:00 -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...
• '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 17:24:10 -0800
  ...http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=288656438 I'm also auctioning, in a separate auction, the Rear Bench/Bed including...
• How to remove rear heater cowling?
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 16:32:03 -0400
  ...Also, how does the box get by the bed frame cross bar. Can't be, the bed frame must come out first ! What is...
• '90-'91 Non-GL vans..Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 14:37:24 EST
  ...They did not come with the weekender bench/bed found in the > Carats > hmmm Ben, they DID have a weekender bed, just no table...
• Re: '90-'91 Non-GL vans..Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:37:25 EST
  In a message dated 11/16/02 4:29:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, BenTbtstr8 writes: > > NOT A BED@!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just checked my parts...
• Re: Z-bed shift to the port bulkhead
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:06:27 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Has anyone ever heard of anyone relocating a Westy's z-bed to the port > side? I'm...
• holes
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:23:01 -0400
  My DOKA bed has many 1/4" holes from when some Clever Charlie pop riveted the battens down to the bed. Now I want...
• Tall problem
  Historical mailing list - adam grove
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 17:17:43 PDT
  ...I hand over at least two-three inches on >this bed. The top one isn't any bigger. I still think I will fit...
• Re: anyone mounted a dome light above their hatch - to shine overthe bed/engine?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 19:06:09 -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...
• Re: Pop Top Install
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:06:43 -0500
  ...Some who do the simpler method never make any attempt to install an upper bed and always use the lower bed. The key benefit...
• Re: Westy done in red truck bed liner
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 4 May 2015 17:58:12 +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: Middle seat again
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:55:27 -0800
  ...I have a wonderful 84 gl wolfsburg with the rear seat/bed (is this a "z" bed?). I got a middle seat, thanks Chad...
• Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:41:47 -0700
  ...In the 1987 Vanagon brochure, the interior shot of the Westfalia shows the bed extended. The fabric for the portion of the bed over...
• Re: dimensions of bottom bed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:43:35 -0600
  Oooops, just reread Kim's post & I think I got confused by his comparing a regular vanagon bed & a Westy bed & the upper bunk...
• Re: top bed ladder?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:49:37 -0700
  ...on climbing up to top bed. thanks Mike
• Cool Syncro...
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Tue, 5 May 2009 23:58:52 -0700
  ...It had bedliner in place of the side cladding - and it looked really good. (I was surprised as I generally do not like the...
• Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:37:30 EST
  ...The full width GL rear folding bed/bench will not work in this arrangement. Would like to trade mine for your narrower Weekender bench...
• Re: Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Mon, 24 May 1999 08:05:33 -0700
  You just gave me an idea!! We were going to cut down the cupboard to the side of the bed and add a pad...
• Re: '83 Folding Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 09:53:20 -0700
  ...Re: '83 Folding Rear Seat Hey Doug, I replaced my regular 7-passenger non-bed seat with a folding-bed seat from a weekender...
• Re: Assist bar for getting into bed
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 21:19:09 -0600
  Looks like I think different on computer vehicles and beds. My bed at home is a futon so when I through the sleeping bag...
• Re: Westy Bed hardware
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:43:44 -0800
  john in 1985 vanagon started coming with a fold down rear seat that converted into a double(!?) bed. easiest thing is to get one...
• Re: moving qn bed with vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 21:47:42 -0700
  ...moving qn bed with vanagon? > > Date: Friday, June 12, 1998 3:27 PM > > > > I'd like to move a queen size bed with a...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 00:02:31 -0800
  ...Remove Upper Bed Help? Hi all Bentley says that for my '81, the closet and upper storage need to be removed before upper bed...
• Re: Child Cot Fabrication
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:13:06 -0400
  ...One could rig sides for the bed too. > > For a front bunk-bed, ( again with the 2 front sets to face each other) is...