westfalia high top bed

[thebogman]

Hi folks,
new member, my first post so be nice!


I've been looking for a roof bed for my 89' westfalia california high top for a while now but to no avail
The previous owners of our van had the roof bed removed. the side runner rails are there but no upper bed.

Just wondering if anyone has pictures of one in situ and how the mechanism works. Im wondering if it would be a difficult job to make one up.
A few pictures of the components would be really handy so I could get an idea of what is involved.

cheers
barry

P.S. even better if anyone has a spare westy upper bed left over from a hightop to poptop conversion that they want to sell!

[AdrianC]

Just wondering if anyone has pictures of one in situ and how the mechanism works. Im wondering if it would be a difficult job to make one up.
A few pictures of the components would be really handy so I could get an idea of what is involved.

Whereabouts are you? I'm sure there's somebody with one not a million miles from you, so you can go have a looky-proddy.

It's fairly simple. There's a vertical flap, to stop stuff sliding off whilst on the road, and a sliding section which travels in the grooves in the side section. Much more simple (and less elegant) than the pop-top's fold-out section. Then just the mattress, trimmed foam.

[thebogman]

Ahh, i have the flap part still in place so all I need is a slidy section and a mattress so?

Cool, theres a guy not to far from me with one that i need to go see some day was just curious if someone had and pics to satisfy my curiosity..

I saw this on ebay and thought there must be more to it than just a board..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/volkswagen-type-2 ... bed-board-" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
vw-t25_W0QQitemZ190490342688QQcategoryZ27385QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7008088541263176244

if its just a board then all i need to do is get the dimensions and make one up


cheers

[AdrianC]

Ahh, i have the flap part still in place so all I need is a slidy section and a mattress so?

Sounds like it.

[thebogman]

hi adrianC

just wondering, are there any special wheels or runners that attach to the board to run along the rails?

cheers,
barry

[AdrianC]

just wondering, are there any special wheels or runners that attach to the board to run along the rails?

Don't think so - just pegs. I'll have a look when I get in.

[thebogman]

Cheers

[AdrianC]

just wondering, are there any special wheels or runners that attach to the board to run along the rails?

The front has a pair of nylon-looking bushes, which fill the groove, height-wise. I presume the back is likewise, but short of trying to clamber up there, there's no way of telling. The sliding board itself is c.600mm front-to-rear, full-width (obv), and has the foam (c.50mm deep) press-studded to it. It slides forwards, drops down, and traps your fingers between the back and the fixed bed... Evil bit of kit.

[thebogman]

thanks man,

i might post up a pic or 2 when i get around to making up a replacement if it works out ok

thanks for the description

barry

[Louey]

is it this version?

[AdrianC]

is it this version?

Yep, that's what we've got.

(I knew it was a BIT tight between those width-restriction posts, but...)

[thebogman]

looks very similar alright

I must take a few pics this weekend of the grooves for the rails and post em up

cheers

[ronburgundy]

looks very similar alright

I must take a few pics this weekend of the grooves for the rails and post em up

cheers

Hi Larkin

I am looking for exactly the same bed board. I have all in place except the board that pulls forward and travels in the grooves. At the moment I have a heavy duty board that we pull out and it sits on top of the shelf ridge - this is not pretty but does the job and is sturdy. I must admit though I would love to get my hands on the actual VW part - so if you find someone who can get their hands on some, please let me know!!

This site is handy to show what you are after:
http://www.westfaliat3.info/html/westfa ... inter.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

has lots of good interior shots like this:

[thebogman]

cheers ron, yea had seen that site alright, great info there

that ebay link above i posted earlier might help, these guys have a bed board (maybe) advertised
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Rcc-Import-com ... 34.c0.m322" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

might be of help, im in ireland so postage would be a bit much for me, gonna have a go making somthing up

[AdrianC]

that ebay link above i posted earlier might help, these guys have a bed board (maybe) advertised
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Rcc-Import-com ... 34.c0.m322" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/190490342688" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



Doesn't look much like the movable section of the bed in our high-top Westy.

Doesn't look like much more than a bit of scratty ol' ply, tbh.