Date:         Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:39:39 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: Z-bed, sofa bed, bench seat????
Comments: To: jake_beaulieu@YAHOO.COM
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In a message dated 9/15/08 6:31:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jake_beaulieu@YAHOO.COM writes:


> What is the difference between these creatures?  I recently purchased a
> 1987 Vanagon Syncro GL.  This is a passenger van with a rear seat that folds
> into a bed.  I have noticed that the height of the storage compartment under
> this seat is much lower than in my 1982 Westy.  I am basically interested in
> retrofitting the full width rear seat in my Syncro with the hinge mechanisms
> from a Westy bed in the hopes of gaining storage space.  Can this be done?  I
> tried to distill this from the archives, but got really confused trying to
> differentiate a Z-bed, from a sofa-bed, etc..
>
> thanks much,
>

the campers came w/ the plywood framed sofabed that attaches to the floor
the passenger vans have with the steel framed sofabed that attaches to the
wall
you cannot install a passenger van sofabed into a westy without removing the
rear cabinets, but you can install a westy sofabed into a passenger van
easily.

chris
who has all of the above sofabeds for sale..


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