Good call, Bob. I just checked the Sewfine catalog and there's nothing
like a padded panel there.

In the 1987 Vanagon brochure, the interior shot of the Westfalia shows
the bed extended. The fabric for the portion of the bed over the
engine hatch is the same as the interior panel on the rear hatch.

Some Baywindow Westies had a bit of upholstery on either side of the
bed (but not on the rear hatch panel.

It's possible -- maybe even likely -- that the one in the brochure was
made especially for the photo shoot.

Mark

On Sep 20, 2010, at 10:17 AM, Bob Stevens wrote:

> "Is the interior hatch panel"
> Self explanatory. There is only one hatch on a Vanagon.
>
> Mark ... my 3 different-year Vanagon's have all had grey
> vinyl covering the hatch. don't know how much "padding"
> may be under that, but my current '87 feels like that's minimal,
> mostly just vinyl covered. You may want to call Sewfine to see
> what they say/recommend, as they redo all of the Vanagon
> interior and will definitely have suggestions/recommendations.
> http://www.sewfineproducts.com/
> bob
> other vans were '88 Westy, '91 Westy.
>
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