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Subject:Re: 3rd party z-bed
From:Aristotle Sagan
Date:Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:56:14 -0800

Whatz thiz you correcting my zpelling when you quote my mezzages Ron?

Huh?

tim in san jose

----- Original Message -----
From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: 3rd party z-bed

> >>  was there not a 3rd party product to turn
> >> your standard bench seat into a bed?
>
> > It was http://www.zproducts.com/
> > but I suspect it is no more.
>
>
> Z Products went out of business early this year.  They were the only
> ones I know of who made a kit for turning an existing passenger bench
> seat into a sofabed. It sold for about $300.
>
> I do have a "poor man's Z-bed kit," however, that I import from Europe.
> It doesn't use your existing rear bench seat. Instead you have to make a
> bench seat with plywood, foam, and the fabric of your choice (dimensions
> provided). The kit gives you the hinges and hardware that turn this into
> what the Europeans call a "rock and roll bed" - that is, one that lifts
> up and outward, ending up flush with the rear deck, the same as a Westy.
> While this certainly involves more work (as you must make your own seat
> rather than using the existing VW one), the price is a lot cheaper (and
> it's still available). It's $95 with listmember discount.
>
> Link:  http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=98553
>
> - Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   www.busdepot.com
>   (215)  234-VWVW
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