Date:         Tue, 16 Dec 2003 21:42:31 -0500
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: 3rd party z-bed
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>>  was there not a 3rd party product to turn
>> your standard bench seat into a bed?

> It was http://www.zproducts.com/
> but I suspect it is no more.


Z Products went out of business early this year.  They were the only
ones I know of who made a kit for turning an existing passenger bench
seat into a sofabed. It sold for about $300.

I do have a "poor man's Z-bed kit," however, that I import from Europe.
It doesn't use your existing rear bench seat. Instead you have to make a
bench seat with plywood, foam, and the fabric of your choice (dimensions
provided). The kit gives you the hinges and hardware that turn this into
what the Europeans call a "rock and roll bed" - that is, one that lifts
up and outward, ending up flush with the rear deck, the same as a Westy.
While this certainly involves more work (as you must make your own seat
rather than using the existing VW one), the price is a lot cheaper (and
it's still available). It's $95 with listmember discount.

Link:  http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=98553

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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