pictures of buses with side steps

pyr0 · 21 Oct 2003, 4:20 pm

if anyone has some pictures of kombis with side steps (any model of kombi) could you guys please post em up or email them to me.thanks

silversurfer0013@hotmail.com

baybuscamperkid · 21 Oct 2003, 9:20 pm

baybuscamperkid · 21 Oct 2003, 9:23 pm

Kai.A. · 21 Oct 2003, 9:27 pm

:thumb

Kai.A. · 21 Oct 2003, 9:29 pm

this isn't such a good one, cos i'm sittin in the van.

pics taken from www.bluebays.com, they're mates of mine and own the coolest bus i've ever seen 😎

edited 'cos is spelt bluebays wrong....:

vwtyp2 · 21 Oct 2003, 11:17 pm

mmmm Samba. :thumb😀:thumb😀:thumb😀

decked dubby · 22 Oct 2003, 7:05 am

:thumb

SKEWtYpe3 · 22 Oct 2003, 9:41 am

that is still my fave bus !

pyr0 · 22 Oct 2003, 10:58 am

Kai.A. ur mates bay one sweet ride

thanks for the pics guys i was asking for them cause im thinking of makeing a set for my car:bounce

vw_addict · 22 Oct 2003, 11:53 am

i agree that is one sweet bus!:thumb

twoguns · 22 Oct 2003, 2:10 pm

here...

twoguns · 22 Oct 2003, 2:13 pm

and here...

twoguns · 22 Oct 2003, 2:14 pm

here here...

twoguns · 22 Oct 2003, 2:16 pm

and this was a members ride that was posted recently with one...

modulus · 22 Oct 2003, 2:28 pm

Do these fold up or slide in or are they fixed?

twoguns · 22 Oct 2003, 2:38 pm

generally they are fixed. makes you wonder how it is they get around on some of 'em...

pyr0 · 22 Oct 2003, 2:44 pm

the purple ute and that green ute are soooo smooth also that site 4 the checkerd bay i think its blubays.com doesnt work anyone know what the correct url is ??:bounce

modulus · 22 Oct 2003, 2:49 pm

http://www.bluebays.com

modulus · 22 Oct 2003, 2:51 pm

I'm imagining that some sort of retractable step must be available for some of the more extremely pumped 4WD's, which might be adaptable to a bus.

Might be interesting to search the web for a ready-made.

twoguns · 22 Oct 2003, 3:15 pm

how many more ya want pyro?

would you believe this was an ambualnce an creative put the extra into it.

modulus · 22 Oct 2003, 4:10 pm

An interesting option found at:
http://www.kodiaksidewinder.com/

baybuscamperkid · 22 Oct 2003, 5:41 pm

i read somewhere that deluxe bays had a retracting sidestep that swung out when u opened the sliding door. not sure about in australia?

twoguns · 23 Oct 2003, 1:27 pm

ive seen retractable steps on vanagons. spose one could be adapted...

jenz58 · 23 Oct 2003, 1:37 pm

Mmmmm, I like the ex ambulance, and the duel cab:kiss

Some of the steps are so low that it makes you wonder how they go on a normal road with minor dips withoput doing some damage:o

pyr0 · 23 Oct 2003, 6:45 pm

ok now im going to get picky any pics of the steps up close ?? like how they mount ??

great pics by the way guys too :thumb

Kai.A. · 23 Oct 2003, 7:03 pm

they simply (or not so simply) slide into the jacking points, and then a single (self tapping?) screw holds each end in place.
they're not a good idea if you have weak/rusty jacking points, also, if your jacking points have been replaced at some point it may not line up so well.....
then theres the issue of clearing speed bumps and similar, i know for a fact that they took the step off the bluebays bus when they went on the ferry to france.....
all food for thought:thumb

kai

pyr0 · 24 Oct 2003, 10:08 am

good so i wasnt being crazy when i told my step dad (the person helping me build em) kool as so is there any pics of close ups os the steps ?......im still pondering some different designs for the parts that come out of the jack mounts......and yeh its all good my jack mounts pretty damn stright and original too :thumb:bounce

pyr0 · 25 Oct 2003, 12:13 am

so no ones got any then ??

SKEWtYpe3 · 25 Oct 2003, 4:02 pm

nah not around here, dont sell so they dont bring them in ...

pyr0 · 25 Oct 2003, 10:03 pm

that why im gonna have to make one because no onehas em 😠 it'll just add to my custom-ness

Saurus · 26 Oct 2003, 9:44 am

Man that green and white ute looks mad. Love the modern clean up of the old girl.
I would probably make the wheels flat silver just to take the edge off abit