Someone in another thread asked for pics of bed setups, so here's mine. I've put this in a thread of it's own so people don't have to download these pics every time they read the other thread (http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=14333).
It took me exactly one minute to do the conversion from bench seat to bed, it's really easy (even if the explanation of how it works is long and complex). Then I did it again slowly taking pics to demostrate how it works.
1. The bench seat. There's a large storage space underneath, you just lift the bottom cushion to get to it.
2. Take out the two cushions. The cushions are made from blocks of foam with cotton covers (with full-length zips for easy removal). Under/behind the cushions are two plywood panels that just lift out.
3. Lift out the two panels. Now you can see the large storage area underneath the seat. There are also three storage drawers that will be pulled out to hold the bed up. Just below the drawers there is a narrow shelf that's got the metal bed frame and legs (you'll see more of them later) and also has other stuff like the jack and wheelbrace and the awning poles. The rear area (over the motor) has a third large cushion.
4. There are two metal washers sunk flush into the wooden floor with holes in the middle. These will accept bolt heads that protrude from under the bed legs to prevent the legs from slipping sideways.
5. The bed frame has two metal legs that just slot into the bottom of a horizontal frame. The frame is covered with black carpet (don't ask me why). The frame has guides for the drawers.
6. Now you can see how the drawers pull out and get supported by the legs/frame. The drawers have bolts that limit them from coming out any further. They also have latch things that fix them to the frame.
7. The two panels from the bench seat fit perfectly over the drawers to make a solid platform. The panel at the front has little extra bits of wood on the underside that stop it sliding forward off the bed (and also stop it sliding forward when it's a bench seat). The whole platform is now solid as a rock: it's can't be shifted at all. The cupboard under the sink has doors that slide towards the back of the bus behind the woodwork so you can still get to it.
8. The two seat cushions fit perfectly over the platform, along with the big cushion at the back over the motor. A standard size double bed fitted sheet fits perfectly over all the cushions and stops them from moving apart while you... you know!
Purple Martin Fahrvergnugen
913 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper
1975 Kombi camper
