Looking for Pics of how a Weekender Bed mounts to the Van

[densmore]

I have a weekender bed that I am putting together but it did not come with the, what I would call 'rails'.

Could someone please post some pictures of how the bed attaches to the van? It's out of a later model water-cooled vanagon. not sure what year.

[ALIKA T3]

Hello!

Tin top or Westfalia pop top van model?
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[syncrodoka]

What bed exactly do you have? There are different widths and different styles.
People imterchange all kinds of names for the same bed.

[?Waldo?]

Post pics of your van and the seat/bed you are installing.

[densmore]

from a tin top auto. so maybe no a weekender. I haven't owned a westy in a fair bit.

[syncrodoka]

That should bolt straight into a late model van as long as it isn't a narrower carat style rear seat.

[16CVs]

That is not a Weekender bed. Until you know the width you don't know if its standard Passenger van or Carat.

At a minimum you will need the posts that go in the body that the bear claw latches latch into.

Do you have just standard cardboard panels or the plastic Carat style? Not so simple as there are lots of Variations.

If it were a Weekender bed it would have a Wooden box as a base and you would need Weekender or Multivan panels as they act a stop for the seat.

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[4Gears4Tires]

Please take this advice: Remove the seat back and bench before attempting to install it. If you remove the seat back and bench, you will be able to easily place it in the van and see how the frame lines up to the bolt holes in the body.

Install the folding frame. Make sure it folds in and out smoothly. Then mount the seat back and bench.

Failure to follow this advice will lead you to scratch your interior panels, sweat profusely, curse a lot, and potentially pull your back.
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[crazyvwvanman]

Looks like the bench/bed from the weekender package.
However by the look of the fabric and since it looks like it may have the holes for headrests it is likely really from a Carat or Wolfsburg tintop.
If so that would mean it is too narrow to fit without the 4 factory spacers that it came with, 2 at each end.

What year Vanagon are you trying to fit it to?

Mark

[GreggK]

I always thought that was called a Z-bed. My '86 Tin top has one. Hope these can help. And definitely take 4gears4tires advice.

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