Multivan R&R bed. Definitive answers needed.

[poshbuggers]

I apologize if anyone has this information clearly documented elsewhere on here/in the Wiki.

I did search but could not find it.

I'm looking at fitting a Multivan bed in the back of the Syncro.

I have the bed and spacer brackets but its unclear where any reinforcement plates should be fitted.

Does anyone have clear side-on photos of their bed mounts or even decent dimensions to work from?

[ZsZ]

Early or late multivan?
some pictures of fitting late bed:
http://www.vwt3.hu/pic081217
http://www.vwt3.hu/pic090404

[poshbuggers]

Its a late Multivan bed so those pictures are fantastic.

Thanks for taking the time to post the link, it's very much appreciated

[poshbuggers]

Thanks to this information I located the pre-existing holes in the side panels.

The front hole is located in a sealed box section, which means placing a captive nut inside is impractical. In the event I had a mate take a reaming tool to open up the holes and set in some proper seatbelt strengthening plates with the correct 7/16th UNF nuts. These were stitch welded into place.

I also used the same plates for the seatbelt mounts in the rear quarters and bulkhead.

The bed unit fits beautifully and opens and closes easily. I now have to affix some side pins for the back support and create a front panel.

Does anyone know how high the front panel should be and how it is fixed to the frame legs?

[lloydy]

I have a late multivan and my R&R brackets are totally different to that, also the backrest rests on a molded part of the multivan side panels. Maybe it's because my van came with multivan wardrobe?