Sprinter Roof Bed Raise

Building the adjustable bed system for our diy sprinter conversion finger jointed bed panels shrink and expand as the van narrows and the bed position is manually reinstalled at a different height our brainstorming and planning sessions resulted in design with two vertical slot rails on each side of the van with attached horizontal rails.

Sprinter roof bed raise.

This heavy steel frame reinforces the roof supports the optional bed and is the base for the elevating assembly. No need to fold unfold the bed at night it creates a lot of storage room under the bed. The low top model features 68 6 cu. 2 250 00 sold out camp pad for sprinter beds.

The optional bed in the pop top or penthouse top is relatively small 41 wide by 76 long. Actually we feel the roof is stronger after the penthouse has been installed. Designed around a 4 6 queen sized memory foam mattress split down the middle. Our ford transit diy camper van conversion is build mostly around the mountain bikes and the platform bed is no exception.

595 00 sold out step extension. To provide enough clearance for the mountain bikes there is 40 height between the floor. The overall height of the lowered roof mercedes sprinter is 95 inches 7 ft. I cut eight small l brackets out of angle steel and mounted them to the double stud fittings with 3 8 24 bolts cut to custom length approx 3 4.

Nov 26 2015 bed lift in a sprinter with linear actuators. It easily passed the fmvss 216 roof crash test see below. Living in the van fulltime makes for a lot of bed making if you re moving sofa cushions etc. There s an extra six inches all around for elbow and leg room but it s not part of the padded.

Of cargo space while interior height tops out at 5 ft. 2007 rb low roof sprinters dodge promaster low roof and ford transit low and medium roof vans can also be fitted with pop tops. We wanted a permanent raised bed above the garage over the bikes and other stuff. The first step to building this bed system was to come up with a way to attach the ikea bed supports to the l track.

The sides and rear of the roof cut out are framed with 14 gauge steel bolted to the van roof. Electric bed hoist one of the things we decided we wanted was a permanently made up bed. The flip load hinged platform bed allows your van to keep its versatility without the drawbacks often associated with built out camper van interiors. In a small van a permanent bed can take up over half the floor space so we opted for an electric bed hoist made by happijac.