In a message dated 8/25/2014 8:29:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
bugnut1@COMCAST.NET writes:

I have  an 81 west with worn out cushions and covers. Looks like I could
just find  something in better condition and just replace them easily. Anyone
have any  experience swapping them with different year cushions from later
westys?  Anyone have any?

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i wish people would stop calling the Westfalia camper bed a "Z  Bed".
its not a "Z Bed".  the "Z Bed" was a aftermarket  conversion made by a
company called Z PRODUCTS which converted  the standard 7 passenger rear seat into
a sofabed with their special hinges and  brackets.  My buddy has a '68
seven passenger  deluxe bus with  the Z Products "Z-Bed" conversion to the rear
seat. Z Products also used to sell  Curtain kits and other camper stuff for
the buses and vanagons. i seem to  remember them still being in business in
the early '90's but i dont think they  are in business anymore now.

Anyway to answer your question, Yes, you can swap all westfalia seat
cushions.. they are all interchangable between years.   in other words  you can
unbolt the rear westfalia bed seatback and bottom from a '81 westy and
install one from a '91 westy.   listmember bryan feddish (the guy who  posts all
the youtube videos) has done this with his '83.5 westy, he swapped the
nicer tan velour cushions from a '85 or 86 westy into his  '83.5.   bolt in
deal.