In a message dated 98-12-04 09:41:20 EST, sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM writes:

<< Actually, you can see this readily as depicted in the REIMO catalog -- the
bed, when unhinged from its seat position, sits about 4" higher than our North
American Westies. Perhaps getting these hinges would be fairly simple? Anyone
know the part numbers?
  >>

if you raise the _whole_ rear deck -
when you think about it - all you westy owners will have to cut the bottom off
your left rear cabinet. also, if you raise the whole rear sofabed, whichever
part, there will either be a space between the seatbottom, and the underseat
storage area, or between the underseat storage area, and the floor.. plus
other unforseen complications..
i know how a vanagon westy rear sofabed is mounted. i just removed one
yesterday.

the best bet would be to modify your existing engine access lid to accomodate
the rise, and cut a section out of your rear mattress. (like Helmut did)

gee...vw could have saved everyone a whole lot of trouble, and never even
invented the stupid waterboxer.....   ;<)

chris
'84 wolfy, pissin' coolant from heads...wishing the 5cyl turbo was already in
there....