a few years back, i fitted (quite easily) the sleeping platform from a junked westfalia vanagaon to my non-westy vanagon and it worked perfectly. this oe platform folds upward to form a middle seat if you need that. in installing the platform, you remove both the rear and middle seats. art
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Federici" <joefederici@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 4:16 AM Subject: Re: Z-bed ???
> I'm not sure who did it first but i think that idea was taken from > the adventurewagen. If anyone is interested I have one of these beds > without the back seat and would sell or trade it. It's heavy since > it's core is 3/4 plywood so shipping is out. > > JFF > > joefederici@earthlink.net > > > >If I was to make a bed to fit in the rear of a 7 pass. Vanagon, I > >would copy the country campers Idea. They make a platform that goes > >over the engine, at the sam height of the existing seat, when folded > >forward. Under this deck you would have room for storage, and > >no change to the rear seat is needed. The key is to make sure the > >height is correct, in order to have a completely flat surface to > >stretch out on. > > > > > > Eric 86-VW4x4 > > vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro > > Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler > > 92-Jetta GWC > > www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm > > > >On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Sean Garrett wrote: > > > >> I was wondering if anyone knows the link for the infamous (3rd > >>party add-on) Z-bed ? > >> > >> Anyone have one and like to comment ? > >> > >> Sean Garrett > >> 81 Westy (his) > > > 95 EVC (hers) > > > 87 Syncro (Subie project) > > > 82 Parts Vanagon (need a part ?) > > > Central Arizona > > > > |
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