Date:         Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:28:27 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wot's a Z-bed was Re: Seat/Bed Swap
In-Reply-To:  <4a4e3b1b.1fd6720a.3b67.ffffa783@mx.google.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

> I've seen (owned) two different beds: a Westy one where you
> lift the seat front and pull forward, and the back lies down
> into the vacated space; and an '89 White Star one where you
> fold the back forward and then pull the whole assembly
> forward and drop the back down into the vacated space -- if
> either one of those is a Z-bed I'm guessing the second one is.



Actually the Z-Bed was a $300 aftermarket bracket kit produced by the
now-defunct Z Products Co., that allowed you to convert a stock Bus or
Vanagon passenger van rear bench seat into a sofabed. The term Z-Bed has
since come to be used for stock Westy sofabeds as well.  While the Z-Bed is
no longer made, Just Kampers in the U.K. produces a modern sofabed kit,
which we carry. It's basically a hinge-and-bracket setup similar to that
found on a Westy. At about $100 it's much cheaper than the Z-Bed kit was.
However it doesn't use your stock rear bench seat; rather, you build your
own sofabed out of plywood, foam, and upholstery (which is how the Westy one
was also made).

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

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

_____________________________________________
Toll-Free for Orders by PART # :  1-866-BUS-DEPOT