Cab BUNK!!

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Cab BUNK!!

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Hi ive bought a cab bunk from blue bird for my Lady BB 1980 t25 van converted to a dream ...but i cant manage to understand how to fit...the canvas doesnt appear to stretch the width of the cab :oops: any help..
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Cheers for that...
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Hi,

I bought and fitted the bluebird bunk. I attached at about the height of the top fixings for the grab handle on the A piller (which you need to remove). I used the cover tab from the top passenger side to cover the holes from the now exposed bottom fixings of the grab handle on drivers side. B piller fixings are fitted at approximately the same height/angle as those on A piller.

This leaves about 10-12 inches of clearence to climb in to the bunk. Not much, but OK for any children getting in (my little girl is 6 and can easily get in). Headroom once in the bunk is much more as the ceiling over the cab is higher and the bunk sags when occupied.

Headrests can remain in place and there is still good access to front seats/footwells for storage.

The canvas was tight at first, but after a couple of uses it loosens up to make fitting easier.

Hope this helps and reasures that the money wasn't wasted with bluebird as I thought it was an excellent and sturdy product.
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scrowl down to actual westy cot fitting instructions:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewto ... +child+cot

Here's another cot with close-ups of a different mount: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2 ... ontbed.htm
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2 ... edpics.htm


Don't know if Bluebird one will fit like this. :cry:
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I think the Bluebird one is a copy of the westy one, just needs the canvas to bigger
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Louey wrote:I think the Bluebird one is a copy of the westy one, just needs the canvas to bigger
Could be Louey. Do know it has different mounting clips then westy. Mounting clips are same for bays and bricks. Easy to come by on Samba forum. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=199079
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yep, the bluebird clips are not as stylish - just bent pieces of steel instead of cast/moulded??
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The original Westy mounts can be bought from Gunzle @ vwbusshop.de for about £16.00. :wink:

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