My Bed Conversion

[mhill]

I have a 180 DSG T32 4motion panel van which has been converted to a Kombi with the adtion of x3 seats from Cotrim and a tool chest with 4 draws installed in the rear.

I wanted something like the Xplora Kombi bed so I could sleep over in the van and still use the seats and the tool chest, firstly the Xplora system wouldn't work for me and my set up and I wasn't prepared to pay the price. I can up with a crazy idea which we refined slightly comprising of a "goal post" screwed into the floor hook cups and a set of bed boards resting on the chest and bolted down into the goal post into rivnuts. Then a conventional 4ft mattress on top. I had wanted a set of custom foam pads but this was going to cost a lot of money in the region of £400 and I wasn't confident that they would stay in place after a bit it of fidgeting or of the level of comfort under my fat arse. So £60 memory foam mattress from eBay it was! It's actually really comfy though the mattress has a bit of a strange odor to it, I'm tempted to try a wash it but not sure how that will work or the after effects.

All in all it takes about 5 minutes to set up and I'm really pleased with it and even more so after a comfy nights sleep.

Got a list of a few bits I need add :-

Cab curtain for stealth & speed camp set up.
Side sliding window curtains.
Night heater.
Some form of head board on the tailgate ply lining slightly for comfort but more for pimp value and integrating a couple of lights and USB chargers.
Some way of locking the van from the rear (as per other thread)
Swivel Table on the B pillar.
Internal roof lighting, tempted to add some OEM lamps to keep the simattery and power them from the AUX battery.

 

[T6dder]

Very nice. Looks ideal.

PS. Memory mattresses often smell horrible for first few days/weeks. Just air it.

 

[Buggirl]

Looks good and not a million miles away from what I am currently having made. Mine should be ready in a week or so.

 

[mhill]

What's your plan?

 

[Buggirl]

What have you used as drawers under the bed?

 

[mhill]

What have you used as drawers under the bed?

They are a bit special and not quite of the shelf. They are a three point locking safe draw that we use to store keys in (though not when I'm camping) work out at around £700 a draw I think but they do a cheeper non locking type unit.
Have a look here, ‪JNL Order System Racking Systems | فيسبوك‬

Here's a couple of other pics, each draw has a weight limit of 150kgs so I'm going to make up a board to go on the two open draw to make a rear bench seat under the tailgate.

 

[andythom188]

They are a bit special and not quite of the shelf. They are a three point locking safe draw that we use to store keys in (though not when I'm camping) work out at around £700 a draw I think but they do a cheeper non locking type unit.
Have a look here, ‪JNL Order System Racking Systems | فيسبوك‬

Here's a couple of other pics, each draw has a weight limit of 150kgs so I'm going to make up a board to go on the two open draw to make a rear bench seat under the tailgate.

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That bed looks comfy I wouldn't want to get out of it nice touch with the tool draws m8

 

[Buggirl]

They are a bit special and not quite of the shelf. They are a three point locking safe draw that we use to store keys in (though not when I'm camping) work out at around £700 a draw I think but they do a cheeper non locking type unit.
Have a look here, ‪JNL Order System Racking Systems | فيسبوك‬

Here's a couple of other pics, each draw has a weight limit of 150kgs so I'm going to make up a board to go on the two open draw to make a rear bench seat under the tailgate.

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Thanks looks awesome!