Date:         Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:46:16 -0700
Reply-To:     mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rear bench seat folding
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Most passenger Vanagons from 85 on have the rear bench seat that folds
flat into a comfortable bed. The back rest does not fold forward though,
it folds backward as the seat bottom is pulled up and forward. If the
seat in question has a release handle in the center of the top rear edge
of the back rest it is supposed to fold flat as I described. The
resulting bed is slightly wider than a queen size mattress and about 6
feet long. I have slept on many of these in many different Vanagons,
usually with my wife. These beds are very comfortable to us and the many
others who have used ours at times.

Mark



Mike wrote:
>  That's as flat as those seats go (obviously).
>  Only the plywood and foam Westy rear seat/ bed goes totally flat.
> Mike B.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allan Streib" <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:06 PM
> Subject: Rear bench seat folding
>
>
>> Are all the rear bench seats able to fold over flat?  That's the
>> impression I had but tried it in my '91 GL and it will not lie flat, it
>> folds forward and the back cushions hit the bottom cushions when there
>> is still about 30 degrees to go.
>>
>> Allan
>> --
>> 1991 Vanagon GL
>>
>