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milfredo
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 Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2024 2:14 am Post subject: I made a Continental bed |
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I made a nice repo of the continental bed using the kit supplied by NLA VW in the UK.
I adapted the kit to be more in keeping with the original design to keep the folding pillow rather than having a bit of wood fly about the roof section.
I bought the the kit second hand and one of the rear brackets was missing so I had a friend fab up a near perfect copy.
How the kit arrived
Bracket made by a friend
inspiration
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jlrftype7
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:00 am Post subject: Re: I made a Continental bed |
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Really nice work.. 
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Ceckert64
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heyskull
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:01 am Post subject: Re: I made a Continental bed |
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That is brilliant.
Do you have any dimensions of the boards etc.?
Cheers
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milfredo
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: I made a Continental bed |
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That is brilliant.
Do you have any dimensions of the boards etc.?
Cheers
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I do! I used a chaps plans off earlybay
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heyskull
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: I made a Continental bed |
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Thank You
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milfredo
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GNCB
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:07 am Post subject: Re: I made a Continental bed |
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Hi
Excellent post
Im just reinstalling the continental bed into my Westphalia T2. Unfortunately im missing the front pillow support bracket and mounting bushes.
Do you have any specs or supplier I could visit for information please.
Ta
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sparkywig
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2025 11:25 am Post subject: Re: I made a Continental bed |
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| milfredo wrote: |
| heyskull wrote: |
That is brilliant.
Do you have any dimensions of the boards etc.?
Cheers
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I do! I used a chaps plans off earlybay
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This NASkeet's plans. He is on here as well. |
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TomWesty
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 9:11 pm Post subject: Re: I made a Continental bed |
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I knew that had to be Nigel! I recognized his attention to detail right off.
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TomWesty
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I knew that had to be Nigel! I recognized his attention to detail right off.
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W1K1
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2025 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: I made a Continental bed |
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Hi
Excellent post
Im just reinstalling the continental bed into my Westphalia T2. Unfortunately im missing the front pillow support bracket and mounting bushes.
Do you have any specs or supplier I could visit for information please.
Ta
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there is a whole thread on installing the beds
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2779306
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geeze
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2025 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: I made a Continental bed |
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| GNCB wrote: |
Hi
Excellent post
Im just reinstalling the continental bed into my Westphalia T2. Unfortunately im missing the front pillow support bracket and mounting bushes.
Do you have any specs or supplier I could visit for information please.
Ta
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there is a whole thread on installing the beds
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2779306 |
really liked your turning support tabs on the last page of that thread, never felt confident in that bent rod arrangement either ! |
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NASkeet
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: I made a Continental bed |
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| TomWesty wrote: |
| I knew that had to be Nigel! I recognized his attention to detail right off. |
It seems that I cannot do anything or go anywhere without being recognised by someone, especially on Canvey Island (population was just over 38,000 in 2021), Essex, England, where my father was a general medical practitioner [M.B., Ch.B., D.R.C.O.G.] for 24 years from 1965 to 1989.
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