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• Re: Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
  Historical mailing list - Carol Premack
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 02:00:25 -0600
  ...GL bed/bench for Weekender bench > I've installed a Weekender table side panel in my GL van. The full width GL > rear folding...
• FS: Vanagon middle bench and front seats
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 18:42:45 -0400
  I have several Middle benches for sale from Vanagons 1985-1990 as well as a rear seat that becomes a bed from a weekender...
• Re: Rear Bench Seat Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 14:32:33 -0700
  ...bench seat backrest there is a release handle in the middle on the rear side in those that fold into a proper bed. Mark...
• 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...
• Re: Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 09:31:44 -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...
• Re: WANTED: replacement interior
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:40:09 EDT
  ...The Vanagon GL Weekender & Carat Multivan bench/bed is about three inches narrower than your typical 3-person rear bench. They are made narrower...
• 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...
• '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...
• Re: Rear bench seat folding
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:46:16 -0700
  Most passenger Vanagons from 85 on have the rear bench seat that folds flat into a comfortable bed. The back rest does not fold...
• Re: rear seat conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 04:18:16 EDT
  ...bench supports/legs underneath.>> Ken, IMHO it's less hassle to get a Weekender bench than to use conversion hinges like Z-bed. Besides...
• 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...
• Someone was ISO Westy Bed Hinges
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:37:03 -0400
  Sorry for the BW, but someone was ISO Westy Rear Bench/Bed Hinges. The older style. I've been Spring cleaning, and had emailed...
• Re: Rear bench seat folding
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:54:54 -0500
  ...Rear bench seat folding > > > That's as flat as those seats go (obviously). > Only the plywood and foam Westy rear seat/ bed goes totally...
• 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: Rear Seat/Bed Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:15:40 EDT
  ...Weekender option gets the bed/bench as far as the GL buses go. Otherwise, it's semi folding rear bench back; rigid seatback middle...
• Vanagon Westy Bench Headrests
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:03:37 -0800
  Hi All, Neither my 80 or 82 Westies have headrests on the rear bench/bed seat. Do any of the later vanagon Westies have...
• WTD: Blue Rear Bench/Bed from 85 Vanagon GL Weekender
  Historical mailing list - steven kim
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:00:24 +0000
  Hello, I am looking for a blue, rear bench/bed from a 1985 Vanagon GL weekender with all hardware and the mounting backet for...
• more FREE stuff: rear bench
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 05:20:54 EDT
  Gray 3-person rear bench with armrests. Please take it away for I chuck it in the trash. This is NOT a Weekender bed...
• "Z-Bed" Ad Corrected (Seattle)
  Historical mailing list - Camins Bretts
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:25:59 -0800
  ...that's a standard passenger van GL rear bench seat. does not make a bed. just a fyi.
• Re: Rear bench seat folding
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:56:57 -0700
  ...Rear bench seat folding That's as flat as those seats go (obviously). Only the plywood and foam Westy rear seat/ bed goes totally...
• Re: Road trip from Florida to Pennsylvania
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Mar 2017 21:09:01 -0500
  ...If anyone has or knows of a place to find a rear bed/bench, rock and roll bed, z bed or whatever, please do...
• Re: Size of Westy Rear Seat/Bed in '80-'83 ???
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 05:59:03 -0500
  ...the stove cabinet, and a full length bench/bed. The "deluxe" had the shorter rear bench and storage cabinets instead of a seat, and...
• Re: FS: Tan velveteen rear 3 passenger bench seat (Seattle WA)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 19:21:30 -0700
  ...Tan velveteen rear 3 passenger bench seat (Seattle WA) > Slight wear, clean, complete except for seatbelts. NOT a z-bed (does > the list wisdom...
• Re: "Z-Bed" Ad Corrected (Seattle)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:51:04 -0800
  ...It would seem you are referring to a "Weekender" bench when you use the term "Z-bed". That bench has flat back and flat...
• Rear Bench Seat Question
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 14:08:22 -0700
  Do all rear 1989 Vanagon 7 passenger van seats fold down into beds?
• Vanagons Seats
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 18:05:47 -0400
  ...Front seats $50 each Middle bench $50 Rear bench that becomes a bed $50 Sorin (650) 400-7810
• Re: '90-'91 Non-GL vans..Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 16:14:54 EST
  ...weekender bed, just no table. (go out and check your van :<) >> No, Chris. The rear seat does not turn into a bench. What is...
• Re: Rear Seat Removal
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 04:03:20 EST
  ...While they allow you to fold your regular bench into a bed similar to the Weekender bench, they are not as comfortable. The regular...
• Re: Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:23:51 EST
  ...The typical Weekender option for vans consisted of a rear cushion over the rear deck, folding bed/bench, and middle bench with seatbacks that...
• Re: Rear Bench Seat Question
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:22:39 -0500
  ...bench seat backrest there is a > release handle in the middle on the rear side in those that fold into a > proper bed. > > Mark...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:39:43 -0800
  ...Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed FWIW, this is a deal at 3x the starting bid (which would almost cover the...
• FREE beige GL 3-person rear bench in San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 01:21:15 -0800
  ...Free beige rear bench. This the contoured seat which folds forward but is NOT A BED. No shipping. Local pick-up only. No rips...
• Re: Z-bed, sofa bed, bench seat????
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:15:16 -0700
  As I suspected, Mark confirmed that not all Westy beds are equal. I harvested me bench/bed from an early Westy and the rear...
• Re: Carat table not fit w regular rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 15:21:08 EST
  ...Panel and bed contact----that's the problem. The Wolfy/Carat rear bench/beds bolt to the floor and are slightly narrower. It is...
• Re: 3rd party z-bed
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 21:42:31 -0500
  ...I do have a "poor man's Z-bed kit," however, that I import from Europe. It doesn't use your existing rear bench...
• Re: rear bed seat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:27:55 EST
  ...non Westy) GL has the rear bench seat that folds down to make a bed > with the padded rear cargo area. I thought this...
• FS: Gray rear bench from 86 (not bed/bench) $20
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:26:21 EST
  ...This bench does fold down but it is not the kind that folds into a bed. Gray velour upholstery/gray carpeted back is good...
• Re: Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:15:02 EST
  ...puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes: << Contrary to popular belief, these rear seat/beds can be shipped UPS if > packed carefully so as to just...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 07:24:58 -0800
  ...Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed Will those work in a Westy? (With all the bloody seat combinations, I can never...
• Re: Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 11:58:31 -0500
  ...The typical Weekender option for vans consisted of a rear cushion over the rear deck, folding bed/bench, and middle bench with seatbacks that...
• Re: Eurovan-Adding Weekender Bed?
  Historical mailing list - Michael P. Pelikan
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 06:43:18 -0500
  ...Will the middle bench get in the way when the bed folded down? Yes. In fact, it's the fact that the rear-facing...
• Re: Vanagon Westy Bench Headrests
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 16:14:45 -0500
  ...Regards, --Jeff Robert Dalton wrote: > Hi All, > > Neither my 80 or 82 Westies have headrests on the rear > bench/bed seat. Do any of...
• Re: 3rd party z-bed
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:56:14 -0800
  ...bed kit," however, that I import from Europe. > It doesn't use your existing rear bench seat. Instead you have to make a > bench...
• weekender bed for sale Oakland CA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 11:13:21 -0500
  ...Vanagon Rear Bed-Seat for Sale! Brown corduroy full width bench seat that folds to make bed, from 84 Weekender Vanagon, great shape, $150...
• Re: Wot's a Z-bed was Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:05:58 -0700
  ...At about $100 it's much cheaper than the Z-Bed kit was. However it doesn't use your stock rear bench seat; rather...
• Re: really dumb newbie question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:43:45 EST
  ...The side panels are plastic and they have a rear bed/bench as well. They also came with black plastic bumpers front and rear...
• Re: Rear bench seat folding
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:19:46 -0400
  ...Rear bench seat folding > Are all the rear bench seats able to fold over flat? That's the > impression I had but tried it...
• Re: WTB: Folding Rear Bench/Bed Frame (hardware under the seat)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Couture
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:28:38 -0700
  The frame of my rear bench buckled under a heavy load of plywood I was carrying and I'm really hoping to replace it...
• Looking for westy interior parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 12:27:48 -0600
  ...for the rear end of a westi interior, including the overhead storage shelf, side cabinet, and 2/3 width bench seat/bed. My current...
• Re: 3rd party z-bed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 23:45:59 -0500
  ...bed kit," however, that I import from Europe. > It doesn't use your existing rear bench seat. Instead you have to make a > bench...
• Z-bed, sofa bed, bench seat????
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:30:15 -0700
  ...GL.� This is a passenger van with a rear seat that folds into a bed.� I have noticed that the height of the storage...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 20:56:16 -0500
  ...I'm also auctioning, in a separate auction, the Rear Bench/Bed including > the Rear Deck Mattress, belts, and hardware: > > http://cgi.ebay.com...
• Re: rear seat conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:21:50 EDT
  ...of the rear seat). Maybe yours will do both too. >> Norm, Your seat does indeed sound like a weekender bench/bed. The dea giveaway...
• Re: upholstering the rear bench seat, 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 00:58:27 +0000
  ...the foam on the rear seat/bed, and used the cheap stuff. Felt like sitting on a wooden bench. You want high density foam...
• Re: Will this fit in my van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 15:34:09 -0800
  ...If you are installing a Westy (rear) bench/bed from a 1986 Westy into 1983 Diesel Westy, it's a bolt on. If your...
• SOLD NOW: Gray rear bench from 86 (not bed/bench) $20
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 23:15:19 EST
  Sorry folks it's gone. For those who I missed to reply to, please accept my apologies. FYI for those who want to know...
• Re: Rear Bench Seat Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 16:10:46 -0700
  ...On 10/6/2012 2:08 PM, zzyzx wrote: > Do all rear 1989 Vanagon 7 passenger van seats fold down into beds? >
• Eurovan-Adding Weekender Bed?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 18:01:56 -0800
  ...middle bench seat and not the two rear facing seats. So now to the questions.... 1. Can I add a weekender bed from a...
• Free Blue Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Tue, 18 May 2004 10:06:38 -0400
  I just installed a weekender bed in my '84 Vanagon. Anybody need a blue rear bench seat in good condition? Free to a good...
• Rear seat removal
  Historical mailing list - Milt Schullian
  Fri, 14 May 2010 00:44:09 -0400
  ...get at the rear quarter panel which is blocked by the rear seat. The bench seat is a fold-out bed. Is this an...