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Date:         Tue, 26 Aug 2014 02:20:35 -0400
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: Z-bed cushions interchangeability?
Comments: To: bugnut1@COMCAST.NET
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In a message dated 8/25/2014 8:29:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bugnut1@COMCAST.NET writes:

I have an 81 west with worn out cushions and covers. Looks like I could just find something in better condition and just replace them easily. Anyone have any experience swapping them with different year cushions from later westys? Anyone have any?

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i wish people would stop calling the Westfalia camper bed a "Z Bed". its not a "Z Bed". the "Z Bed" was a aftermarket conversion made by a company called Z PRODUCTS which converted the standard 7 passenger rear seat into a sofabed with their special hinges and brackets. My buddy has a '68 seven passenger deluxe bus with the Z Products "Z-Bed" conversion to the rear seat. Z Products also used to sell Curtain kits and other camper stuff for the buses and vanagons. i seem to remember them still being in business in the early '90's but i dont think they are in business anymore now.

Anyway to answer your question, Yes, you can swap all westfalia seat cushions.. they are all interchangable between years. in other words you can unbolt the rear westfalia bed seatback and bottom from a '81 westy and install one from a '91 westy. listmember bryan feddish (the guy who posts all the youtube videos) has done this with his '83.5 westy, he swapped the nicer tan velour cushions from a '85 or 86 westy into his '83.5. bolt in deal.


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