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Mon Feb 25, 2002 4:05 pm

i just bought a 78 westy that came with the childs cot. i tried to set it up but the steel bars seen to be about 2" short. is is from an older van?

Tue Feb 26, 2002 12:54 am

76 to 79 cot bars are 2 piece collapsible.
They would measure 57 1/4" when hooked on the half moons.

67 and back bars are round and black, front one is 47" and the rear is 55 1/4".
68 to 73 are 56 1/4" long. 68/early 69 were round and black. They bend easily.... VW then made them 3 sided and galvanized.
74/75 are 57 1/4" long.

The difference in the length of bay bars is because of where they store.
68-73 were on top of the rear side cabinet.
74-75 were under the full length rear seat.
76-79 were under the 3/4 rear seat.

Wed Feb 27, 2002 1:37 pm

i guess i do have the older cot, mine is the 3 sided
galvanized bar type, it is too short. looks like i will have to trade....

Wed Feb 27, 2002 7:58 pm

Good luck finding the 76-79 collapsible bars!
Even though the 57 1/4" bars were only made 74/75, I find them easier than the later ones.

Fri Mar 01, 2002 5:39 pm

it can't be as hard as finding a relatively rust free bus in canada!

Thu May 27, 2010 12:34 pm

it is, I have been looking for a set for 5 years. Even paid for one 3 years ago and its still "in the mail"

Thu May 27, 2010 1:02 pm

you brought back an 8 year old thread! :D
good info to have though, i too have the one piece bars with a good cot but need the longer ones for my 77

Thu May 27, 2010 1:40 pm

Hey MOX,

i have an extra complete cot with bars if you would like....for a small fee of course!!

Thu May 27, 2010 5:58 pm

petzl wrote: Hey MOX,

i have an extra complete cot with bars if you would like....for a small fee of course!!
and i will take it!~ assuming my idea of a small fee is similar to yours... :lol:

Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:58 pm

Ok I want to discuss furthor if we could. I did read that the cots are different lengths due to where they are stored? Realy?

In my old 68 if I recall the half moons were in relativly the same place as on my 77. So why does it seem like the cab of my 77 is wider? even if the placement moves up to accomodate the earlier bars-the cab dosent look like it curves in that fast?

I did find the telescoping correct ones-paid good $ too. I hope they dont get lost in transit :?

Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:40 pm

I think it has something to do with the head rest on the later bays.

Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:10 pm

Karl wrote: 76 to 79 cot bars are 2 piece collapsible.
They would measure 57 1/4" when hooked on the half moons.

67 and back bars are round and black, front one is 47" and the rear is 55 1/4".
68 to 73 are 56 1/4" long. 68/early 69 were round and black. They bend easily.... VW then made them 3 sided and galvanized.
74/75 are 57 1/4" long.

The difference in the length of bay bars is because of where they store.
68-73 were on top of the rear side cabinet.
74-75 were under the full length rear seat.
76-79 were under the 3/4 rear seat.

Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:11 pm

So I looked back on some pics I have of the two. It looks like the early is mounted 1-2 in higher making it more narrow. The late sits lower.

I did know the head rests need to come off prior to use-but they have no effect on the width of the cab and or positioning of the half moons.

Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:14 pm

See

Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:17 pm

OOoops, you're right, but the cabs are still the same widths.

Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:24 pm

busdaddy wrote: OOoops, you're right, but the cabs are still the same widths.

It was playin with my mind. I needed to see the pics myself :?

But anyway I did luck out with the purchase of the right cot :wink: ill post up some pics when it gets here.

Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:54 pm

I would show you the cot mounted in my 79 but it just dosen't fit right anymore. :shock:

Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:57 am

my 77 came with a cot and poles but they were too short, i picked up another cot and poles at a swap meet and was able to test fit while i was there!
so:
- the longer poles fit my 77 westy-but don't fit for storage.
-shorter ones i heard are for early 70's,pre headrest maybe?
but there is also a few years with adjustable poles so they fit in the storage area under the bed.

Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:27 am

is there a guide or writeup anywhere that explains where you need to mount the receivers based on which poles you have, for those who don't have existing mounts in their vans but have the cot?

Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:35 am

airkooledchris wrote: is there a guide or writeup anywhere that explains where you need to mount the receivers based on which poles you have, for those who don't have existing mounts in their vans but have the cot?

Check out this thread, it may be of help:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=139966&highlight=child+cot+installation