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Subject:Re: Full Width Z-Bed installation struggle.
From:craig cowan
Date:Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:32:20 -0400

What year were these "z beds" factory on passanger vans?
I was unaware that they weren't standard on all of them.

-Craig

On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> Should be straight forward.
> take the wooden panel fully off of course.
> also ..
> this helps ..
> remove the lower seat from the frame by removing 4 13mm hex head bolts, two
> on each end.
> remove the seat back by removing 4 large phillips head screws..
> then it should be pretty easy.
>
> you also need the dedicated outboard seat belt straps to go with the Z-Bed.
>
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robby kilborn" <robbykilborn@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 4:51 PM
> Subject: Full Width Z-Bed installation struggle.
>
>
>  I have a z-bench (pretty sure that's what its called) from a 1990 Donor
>> Syncro, to replace my other bench, which just folds forward, instead of
>> the
>> collapsing/flattening action of the Westy style bench.
>>
>> I don't remember having any issues taking it out of the other van, but its
>> been nearly a year since I did that, and I can't get some of the bolts in.
>> There is a plate in front of the lower bolt (behind the wooden foot
>> panel.)
>> I don't remember having any issues getting it out, but this time the bolt
>> is
>> concealed... Has anyone else removed and reinstalled this type of full
>> width
>> bench?
>>
>> Help is appreciated.
>>
>> 1987 VW Vanagon Syncro.
>>
>