Actually the Z-Bed was a $300 aftermarket bracket kit produced by the
now-defunct Z Products Co., that allowed you to convert a stock Bus or
Vanagon passenger van rear bench seat into a sofabed. The term Z-Bed has
since come to be used for stock Westy sofabeds as well.� While the Z-Bed is
no longer made, Just Kampers in the U.K. produces a modern sofabed kit,
which we carry. It's basically a hinge-and-bracket setup similar to that
found on a Westy. At about $100 it's much cheaper than the Z-Bed kit was.
However it doesn't use your stock rear bench seat; rather, you build your
own sofabed out of plywood, foam, and upholstery (which is how the Westy one
was also made).

http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=98553

- Ron Salmon
� The Bus Depot, Inc.
� www.busdepot.com
� (215)� 234-VWVW

Does this kit offer any advantage over�scrapping the hinges out of a Westy and installing them in a passenger van?

thanks,
jake