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Multivan R&R bed. Definitive answers needed.

Posted: 24 Sep 2013, 17:55
by 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?

Re: Multivan R&R bed. Definitive answers needed.

Posted: 25 Sep 2013, 18:14
by ZsZ
Early or late multivan?
some pictures of fitting late bed:
http://www.vwt3.hu/pic081217
http://www.vwt3.hu/pic090404

Re: Multivan R&R bed. Definitive answers needed.

Posted: 25 Sep 2013, 19:40
by 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 :ok

Re: Multivan R&R bed. Definitive answers needed.

Posted: 18 Oct 2013, 12:59
by 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?

Re: Multivan R&R bed. Definitive answers needed.

Posted: 18 Oct 2013, 17:03
by 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?