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  • Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
    Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
    Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:05:01 -0500
    ...RV" > > - like say...a Westy?? > > Works for moi. > > > > > > I have a z-bed and a fold-out table. I wonder if that means I...
  • Re: Fw: Has anyone tried to relocate a Gas Heater?
    Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
    Tue, 7 Nov 2000 20:20:52 -0500
    ...Alternatively, I've heard of auxiliary heaters that go under the Z-bed, anyone have information or experience with these? > > > > This isn't just...
  • Re: Spare tire size?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:25:00 -0700
    ...Auto trans, PS, AC, tach, Z bed rear seat , no dents. and a couple of 84's......... one I call 'Yard Dog' - use it...
  • Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:07:15 -0700
    ...If you have the Z bed, I guess things > would fold down flat for you if you choose. > > I have no clue what the...
  • Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
    Mon, 4 Jul 2016 18:29:53 -0700
    I only have one tintop 85 I want to see now. ( version ...manual trans, PS, AC, has Z-bed rear seat .which is very...
  • Re: Vanagon Investments
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:15:04 -0700
    ...87 Wolfsburg. ....the deluxe model with all the goodies.........fiberglass bumpers, aero mirrors, rear Z bed seat , table that folds out of the wall...
  • 88 Vanagon, new to me, the story so far (long)
    Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
    Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:03:59 -0800
    ...The 2.1 liter engine, P/S, cruise, A/C, Z-bed, padded and cloth interior all conspiring to make me reevaluate these van...
  • Re: Snarky and in-groupish
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:52:20 -0600
    ...Jump seat, fold out table, rear Z bed ...a super likeable model for a non-camper. 85 Westy GL/Faux Weekender....it's on...
  • FS: 82 Diesel ASI Camper - dead engine
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:38:32 -0700
    ...Originally outfited with poptop (the one that goes straight up) table, sink, icebox, cupboards, and a full size fold down z-bed. I'm...
  • Re: Vanagon Investments
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:24:41 -0500
    ...I regard this Sunroof > DV as collectable. > > 87 Wolfsburg. ....the deluxe model with all the goodies.........fiberglass > bumpers, aero mirrors, rear Z bed seat...
  • Re: BZ Shelf
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Wed, 2 Jan 2008 20:28:20 -0800
    ...which you stash under the rear seat, theres storage under a Z bed!), and when you want the table, just like on many sailboats...
  • Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:13:48 -0400
    ...If you have the Z bed, I guess things > > would fold down flat for you if you choose. > > > > I have no clue what the...
  • Re: Misc Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointless....
    Historical mailing list - monte merrick
    Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:39:38 -0700
    ...sized rear seat that folds down flat in place of the z bed, full width seat that was back there, both for better sleeping...
  • Re: Fuel Tank R&R And Heater Booster
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:34:51 -0700
    ...Look under the rear set/Z-bed for the recirculating blower intake(cold air return) make sure this vent behind the black metal cover...
  • Re: Spare tire size?
    Historical mailing list - Randal Jett
    Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:53:44 -0700
    ...87 Wolfsburg Vanagon, silver.� Z bed rear seat, Twin aft facing jump seats..............all the goodies. Aero mirrors, etc. 86� GL, great condtion, silver...
  • Re: Vanagon Investments
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:34:29 -0700
    ...I regard this >> Sunroof >> DV as collectable. >> >> 87 Wolfsburg. ....the deluxe model with all the >> goodies.........fiberglass >> bumpers, aero mirrors, rear Z bed seat...
  • Re: Spare tire size?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:50:42 -0700
    ...Auto trans, PS, AC, tach, Z bed rear seat , no dents. and a couple of 84's......... one I call 'Yard Dog' - use it...
  • Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
    Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
    Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:39:40 -0400
    ...Since it doesn't have a z-bed, I fold the seat down, put a Westfalia and Wolfsburg mattress stacked in the back, then...
  • Re: Vanagon Investments
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:02:46 -0500
    ...I regard this >>> Sunroof >>> DV as collectable. >>> >>> 87 Wolfsburg. ....the deluxe model with all the >>> goodies.........fiberglass >>> bumpers, aero mirrors, rear Z bed seat...
  • Re: 1986 Syncro vs. later models
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:13:23 -0800
    ...of it if we so desire. (It has >> the fold down z-bed or whatever it's called). >> >> I have a dumb question - why...
  • Re: Snarky and in-groupish
    Historical mailing list - Joe T.
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:29:11 -0700
    ...Jump seat, fold > out > table, rear Z bed ...a super likeable model for a non-camper. > > 85 Westy GL/Faux Weekender....it's on...
  • Re: 88 Vanagon, new to me, the story so far (long)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:20:38 -0800
    ...The 2.1 liter engine, P/S, cruise, A/C, Z-bed, padded and cloth interior all conspiring to make me reevaluate these van...
  • '71 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
    Thu, 21 Sep 95 20:54:31 UT
    ...And on the rear seat and Z-bed we sewed up some new covers out of some sheep skin look-a-like material. Lots...
  • Re: Is it Calming to Drive a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:03:01 -0700
    ...he wants it, but it's been years. PS and AC. Z bed, blue interior. 6. 87 Wolfsburg. The first 'Carat'. Factory lowered springs...
  • Re: Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:16:12 -0400
    ...Since it doesn't have a > z-bed, I fold the seat down, put a Westfalia and Wolfsburg mattress stacked > in the back, then...
  • Re: formerly Snarky and in-groupish
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:50:42 -0800
    ...Jump seat, fold >> out >> table, rear Z bed ...a super likeable model for a non-camper. >> >> 85 Westy GL/Faux Weekender....it's on...
  • Re: Westy's vs Other Configurations for Camping
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:09:19 -0700
    ...s for camping and roadtrips...instant hotel.� Mine originally had the Z-bed...took it out...too hard and "uneven", and the hardware linkage...
  • Re: Chopstick's Adventure of the day
    Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:22:24 -0400
    ...in, having mistaken the cables from the battery charger under the z- bed for them sorry beej!) On Aug 13, 2008, at 9:27...
  • Carpeting installation for an 85
    Historical mailing list - Gregory W. Baskin
    Thu, 5 Oct 2000 09:27:26 -0700
    ...What about a vented propane furnace? > >Alternatively, I've heard of auxiliary heaters that go under the >Z-bed, anyone have information or experience...
  • Re: Voltage Drop, 4 feet extra, 4 gauge wire
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 9 Dec 2008 16:14:12 -0800
    ...The Z bed set up is hard to use that way, I agree. and the rear seats before that, where the seat bottom doesn...
  • Re: value of 84 adventure wagon
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:08:08 -0800
    ...Also..........you'll notice a Westy or later GL vanagon with a Z bed rear seat......they're flat, like a couch, since they...
  • Re: Nice Blue 90 GL
    Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
    Thu, 22 Feb 2001 20:00:47 -0600
    ...We have put a "z-bed" backseat in her from a later model Vanagon, but it is blue. We are thinking of trying to...
  • TONS OF VW STUFF/CARS/PARTS FOR SALE! (REVISED)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 7 Dec 1998 10:49:23 EST
    ...91 style) fits any vanagon -rear weekender mattress cushion, tan -rear Z-bed mattress for vanagon, brown -poptop canvas for '74-'79 westy -'72...
  • Re: Snarky and in-groupish
    Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 14:52:29 -0600
    ...Jump seat, fold >> out >> table, rear Z bed ...a super likeable model for a non-camper. >> >> 85 Westy GL/Faux Weekender....it's on...
  • Re: Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:29:26 -0700
    ...Since it doesn't have a z-bed, I fold the seat down, put a Westfalia and Wolfsburg mattress stacked in the back, then...
  • Re: Snarky and in-groupish
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:49:25 -0800
    ...Factory lower springs, >> alloys, 3 dented areas ...extra� sporty van, no rust.� Jump seat, fold >> out >> table, rear Z bed ...a super likeable model...
  • Re: Snarky and in-groupish
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 15:39:24 -0800
    ...Jump seat, fold > >> out > >> table, rear Z bed ...a super likeable model for a non-camper. > >> > >> 85 Westy GL/Faux Weekender....it's on...
  • Re: badly rusted mystery part
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:53:48 -0800
    ...The rear seat if it's a Z bed type. Pain to store though. Same for doors, you can store them for years and...
  • Re: Snarky and in-groupish
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:16:51 +0000
    ...Jump seat, fold > >> out > >> table, rear Z bed ...a super likeable model for a non-camper. > >> > >> 85 Westy GL/Faux Weekender....it's on...
  • Re: badly rusted mystery part
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:07:19 -0800
    ...got all that stuff. > The rear seat if it's a Z bed type. Pain to store though. > Same for doors, you can store...
  • vw parts and cars/vans/buses for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 May 1999 15:33:06 EDT
    ...91 style) fits any vanagon -rear weekender mattress cushion, tan -rear Z-bed mattress for vanagon, brown -poptop canvas for '74-'79 westy -'72...
  • Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 5 Jan 2012 17:38:40 -0800
    ...I'm putting a Z bed rear seat in it. It runs very smoothly and is for sale. Might post it on thesambe real...