Continental upper bed

[Vee Dub Nut]

[beatles4]

I just tried emailing them. I am really excited for this part. When I first wanted the bus this was what really drew me to consider a pop top and now I absolutely have to have one.
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[DONGKG]

Interesting.I an planning of converting our bay using this setup.
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[jeds journey]

Hi Steven,

I know this thread is several years old however I wanted to see if you still are selling the hardware kits for the upper bed. I found a site online (VWEvolution) who sell the kits however they ship from UK and could take some time to get here..I would love to the keep the business local.

Let me know.

Jed

[stevem49090]

Greetings Everyone,

Been sometime since I have visited this thread. I manufactured about 50+ of these kits a few years ago. I will see if I can find my original instructions for this kit. I will start making a few kits in a month or so since there seems to be a demand growing for them again. The maximum thickness to the mattress should not exceed 2". Memory foam works best.
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[Vee Dub Nut]

[Hansolo99]

Also glad to hear. PM sent as well....

[pierrox]

Put me on the list too! Our van in North Carolina will definitely need one!
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[busboy73]

I sent you a PM as well. So glad to hear that you will be making some of these kits again.
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[khalimadeath]

So I was thinking of doing a custom build while my top is off, How much room is there between the roof of the bus and the fiberglass? In other words how thick can my bed be at its highest point? If anyone can measure from the curve of the roof to the fiberglass it would be very helpful.

Edit: I just saw the post a few up about the mattress being 2" thick only, does that include the wood base?

[themursenary]

Pm sent! while reading this thread I was afraid I would not be able to get one, but then at the end you bring the good news! Glad to hear! Count me in!

[Goodhand77]

a few photos of my upper bed i just finished making after removing my cot

just finishing up the one pillow / trap door section for climbing in , just going to hinge it , piece of cake

feel free to ask any questions guys , these beds are not really that difficult to produce , just start with good solid base ,

i found great good one side plywood that has a kind of fiberglass white super durable finish that you can see on the bottom matches great and cleans super easy

can't wait to use leaving march 10th for 17 day road trip with family:)
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[khalimadeath]

Did you get the hardware from the ebay guy or source it yourself? I need to make one of these but im not sure where to start in terms of thickness and how to mount it to be sturdy.

[Goodhand77]

Well I read up on the other threads and just made sure not to make it over 2 1/2 inches thick so that the top will close tight

Outside of that I made my own design only folding down one section of the pillow section do one person can lay there all the time and talk to people below and then install small section for second person or privacy ....

I used my own hinge set up , only reason because I used what wad available and worked best for me ......

I didn't feel I needed to purchase equipment from someone else with s little creativity and patience

Not saying my method is any better or worse than the set for sale on eBay etc....
But the most expensive part of mine was the fabric I picked out at fabricland and the foam .....

Outside of that pretty basic stuff , but depending on your finally results of how picky you are you either need to know how to do some basic sewing machine stuff or simply use a good staple gun to secure edges of fabric ...

More details and lots more photos if anyone is interested feel free to ask

Take pride In building myself
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[khalimadeath]

Yea, id love to copy your idea LOL! What kind of wood did you use? What thickness? Also where did you source your hinges? Are they spring loaded or did you make a prop to hold the bunk up? Does the wood go across the top to the other side of the opening to provide strength for the skinny end?

[Goodhand77]

I will post steps and details of what I did starting from my cardboard template to lift up and down until you get perfect size of what the plywood needs to be cut at so it fits perfect
A lot easier playing with cardboard first than heavy big wood

And yup I did make it long enough to reach to other end of hole to support the bed on rooftop , this helped making adjustments for hardware since it would sit
Nicely
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1972 beetle sedan almost original

1972 westfalia current project, and loving it!!!

[72camper]

Curious as to how the bed is actually sitting on the roof. Is it just laying up there or are there any "legs" that are mounted to it that stands on the roof?

[pierrox]

[Goodhand77]

here is a quick answer with a simple photo of what i used , that a already had in the gallery ,

i had these kicking around and didn't know what they where for , but you guys did help me out threw , they are little number supports for the spare tire inside the bus , but i relocated my tire out front soooo they worked perfect

i mounted them just near edge of the roof top opening and you can shift them to find that perfect spot for the bottom of the bed to rest onto to sit really firm and off the roof top , i ended up doing this in four locations 2 up closer to the foot eare and two right at the opening of the hole and than the bed /platform does rest on the far end of the roof where your heads rests , so i haven't made any "feet " to go down , currently it is super sturdy and solid had me and my 10 yr old up there with no prob ,
I'm about 165 lb and she is about 90 lbs .....

still got to finish up the one pillow hinge section where you can get in and out... but should be no prob ....... i will take some shots of the rubber mounts and there placement

photos are worth a thousand words!!!!!

any type of rubber would work i would think , any fellow canadians out there...i thought about shaving / shaping hockey pucks they really solid and pretty cheap "i think" , i don't play hockey and never bought one before lol
but i see them everywhere .....

card board template thought i would just through this in a bottom since i had photo

the key was creativity and using what was availably to me
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1972 beetle sedan almost original

1972 westfalia current project, and loving it!!!

[pierrox]