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Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:27 am

So i bought the 1 piece cot poles as well for my 79 without reading up fully first. DOH!!

Anyway, if i were to move the brackets up i take it they should then be able to fit fit the shorter one piece poles in?

I was going to cut and reweld them longer BUT as they are galvanised i dont really fancy doing that!!

Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:48 am

pkrboo wrote: So i bought the 1 piece cot poles as well for my 79 without reading up fully first. DOH!!

Anyway, if i were to move the brackets up i take it they should then be able to fit fit the shorter one piece poles in?

I was going to cut and reweld them longer BUT as they are galvanised i dont really fancy doing that!!

Yes. Like an inch or two. Maybe take some measurements from an earlier Westfalia before you commit.

Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:06 am

cut and weld or move the brackets?

Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:22 am

You may find if you move the brackets up, the useable space will diminish significantly.

Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:16 pm

EZ Gruv wrote: You may find if you move the brackets up, the useable space will diminish significantly.

How is the usable space different between a 77 and a 68?

Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:19 pm

I have no idea.
However, it stands to reason that if someone with a '79 bus, like pkrboo, moves the brackets up, the only result would be less space between the cot and the headliner.

Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:10 pm

EZ Gruv wrote: I have no idea.
However, it stands to reason that if someone with a '79 bus, like pkrboo, moves the brackets up, the only result would be less space between the cot and the headliner.

True but isnt that a mood point if the goal is to be able to use a common short style of cot? The telescoping ones are hard to find. I know, I just went through it all. So my point is that if you move it up it will have the same room as a 68 :wink: If its good enough for a 68 then its good for a 79 :wink: Besides we a talking like 1-2 inches up not 6 or 8 :roll: Not a big deal for a 7 year old or the dog.

Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:39 pm

notchboy wrote: EZ Gruv wrote: I have no idea.
However, it stands to reason that if someone with a '79 bus, like pkrboo, moves the brackets up, the only result would be less space between the cot and the headliner.

True but isnt that a mood point if the goal is to be able to use a common short style of cot? The telescoping ones are hard to find. I know, I just went through it all. So my point is that if you move it up it will have the same room as a 68 :wink: If its good enough for a 68 then its good for a 79 :wink: Besides we a talking like 1-2 inches up not 6 or 8 :roll: Not a big deal for a 7 year old or the dog.

Well, first of all, it would be a moot point, not a mood point (unless you're feeling cranky) :wink:
If it were 'good enough' in 1968, VW probably wouldn't have move it down to make it better in the later years. :wink:

Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:49 pm

EZ Gruv wrote: notchboy wrote: EZ Gruv wrote: I have no idea.
However, it stands to reason that if someone with a '79 bus, like pkrboo, moves the brackets up, the only result would be less space between the cot and the headliner.

True but isnt that a mood point if the goal is to be able to use a common short style of cot? The telescoping ones are hard to find. I know, I just went through it all. So my point is that if you move it up it will have the same room as a 68 :wink: If its good enough for a 68 then its good for a 79 :wink: Besides we a talking like 1-2 inches up not 6 or 8 :roll: Not a big deal for a 7 year old or the dog.

Well, first of all, it would be a moot point, not a mood point (unless you're feeling cranky) :wink:
If it were 'good enough' in 1968, VW probably wouldn't have move it down to make it better in the later years. :wink:

r u Cerous. Correkting me? Well my daddy is bigger than your daddy. wa wa. Serry i Diddnt uze the "wright" wording fur yooz.

:roll:

Thats all you got. Next you should advise that people with early bays move their cots down for fear that they are missing out one vast amounts of room :wink:

Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:53 pm

notchboy wrote:

Thats all you got. Next you should advise that people with early bays move their cots down for fear that they are missing out one vast amounts of room :wink:

Only if they find telescoping poles!

\:D/

Mon Aug 09, 2010 6:07 pm

EZ Gruv wrote: notchboy wrote:

Thats all you got. Next you should advise that people with early bays move their cots down for fear that they are missing out one vast amounts of room :wink:

Only if they find telescoping poles!

\:D/

:lol:

Its like slowing down to have a look at a fender bender :roll:

Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:03 pm

So far, it was a fender bender worth looking at. This explains the extra half moon holes drilled in my parts bus. And, I learned there are variable cot rods! Now I have to go see what kind are out there. Thanks for the discussion!

Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:04 pm

chris roop wrote: So far, it was a fender bender worth looking at. This explains the extra half moon holes drilled in my parts bus. And, I learned there are variable cot rods! Now I have to go see what kind are out there. Thanks for the discussion!

Well good luck to you sir. this seems to be a popular question as of late. Ive had to speak and have been asked by several others off forum about just this topic.

Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:59 pm

Might be late to the party with this, but Bus Depot sells a complete childs cot. I have a '72 westy and all I needed was the canvas original poles were still in hand. The description outlines what mods need to be made for 69-72, otherwise the poles they send should fit 73-79 stock brackets. I'll give anyone the 2 poles (they're the 57 1/4" one piece) that came with the replacement cot for the cost of shipping. PM me if interested.

"Description: White canvas, Includes Poles. Requires brackets on door pillars; order part # 211158, or use existing brackets if you have a '69-79 Westfalia. (On '69-72 Westy you'll have to raise the existing brackets slightly.) Can also be used with original Westfalia poles as a replacement canvas."

http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=7001