| [GMCnet] bunk bed re-instatement [message #250444] |
Fri, 23 May 2014 12:43  |
Olly Schmidt
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Morning list,
one of the GMCs I am looking at has had major headline replacement done
to it. Unfortunately the opening for the bunk bed behind the driver's
seat is no longer visible.
Anyone has any thoughts on how to reinstate the bunk bed in this situation?
Thanks
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| Re: [GMCnet] bunk bed re-instatement [message #250447 is a reply to message #250445] |
Fri, 23 May 2014 13:10  |
Olly Schmidt
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Charles,
> FWIW.. if the bed is there, measure very carefully many times before cutting...the plate SHOULD still be there hopefully, but who knows when it comes
> to the PO :|
I wonder what the best way to find out if the other side is still there?
hammering a bit? anyone has the dimension from a knowing point?
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| Re: [GMCnet] bunk bed re-instatement [message #250512 is a reply to message #250489] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 00:00 |
Olly Schmidt
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Morning Robert,
> Assuming the bunk (rear of couch)
It is the one directly behind the driver, not those that are part of the
rear bath layout.
> is still in place all you would have to do is:
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> 1) Raise the bunk to the horizontal position
> 2) Support it in that position
> 3) Lift the bunk support straps so they are 90° to the bunk (fore & aft / left & right) until they touch the ceiling
> 4) Mark the ceiling at that point and cut a small hole in the headliner to see if the hooks are still there
Thanks for the detailed description. I assume they are identical for the
one directly behind the driver (opposite the seating area)
> PS - note no "T" ;-)
Noted :D
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| Re: [GMCnet] bunk bed re-instatement [message #250515 is a reply to message #250514] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 00:07 |
Olly Schmidt
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Robert,
> I should have "said" above couch behind driver seat. When you search the Photo Site you'll see them
Thanks for clarification. We are talking about the same bed :) And
judging from my experience so far, and Don Borlase's note, that
couch/bed combination seems to have been a favourite thing to
remove/disable from the coaches. Probably due to the fact that a lot of
GMC folks have been two-people-affairs, wanting a nicer seating than the
couch provides.
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| Re: [GMCnet] bunk bed re-instatement [message #250524 is a reply to message #250444] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 10:36 |
Bob de Kruyff
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Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote on Fri, 23 May 2014 11:43Morning list,
one of the GMCs I am looking at has had major headline replacement done
to it. Unfortunately the opening for the bunk bed behind the driver's
seat is no longer visible.
Anyone has any thoughts on how to reinstate the bunk bed in this situation?
Thanks
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What year is the coach? Later model years had a flush socket rather than protruding hooks.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] bunk bed re-instatement [message #250528 is a reply to message #250444] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 10:52 |
mickey szilagyi
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We specifically looked for a coach with the bunk bed setup. Our coach will be used by my son and his family which includes 3 kids, young now but they will be teenagers some day. We haven't used the coach extensively yet but last fall we took it for a long weekend. I slept in the bunk and it worked just fine. My son and wife slept one night in the fold down bed in the back (two couches fold to make the bed) and they didn't like one of the supports that went across the set up. They could feel it on their backs so it wasn't good. We are in the process of figuring out a way to fix the problem. They bought a double bed air mattress and it's yet to be tried back there. However, the two boys, 6 and 8, slept like kings back there. Second and third night, son and wife slept on the dinnette bed. I wouldn't sleep there with another person but they claim they did just fine. 3 year old grand daughter slept on the cockpit floor just fine. One other adult slept on the couch below me. I was 190 lbs at the time and it held me, no groaning, creaking or sagging. I would suggest making sure the straps are in good condition and fastened properly to the underside of the bunk. At first I thought climbing up there would be a pain but you can get there from the cockpit floor just behind the drivers seat and getting down is simply swinging down to the floor. Just watch out who might be below first. I slept in a sleeping bag. It's not the Holiday Inn but I'll volunteer to sleep up there anytime. We don't have cabinets above the couch and are thinking about it for extra storage. However, they would make sleeping on the top bunk a bit more challenging for an adult, kids probably no problem. We haven't decided yet on those. We need to use the coach more to see just what we like or dislike.
7 of us including 4 adults may travel in the coach and the bunk bed is a most definite plus.
Hope to get the coach out a lot more this summer. So far so good, the kids love it and can't wait to go places in it.
Mickey
1977 Kingsley, 403, Lansing, MI
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| Re: [GMCnet] bunk bed re-instatement [message #250530 is a reply to message #250444] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 12:10 |
Adrien G.
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Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote on Fri, 23 May 2014 12:43Morning list,
one of the GMCs I am looking at has had major headline replacement done
to it. Unfortunately the opening for the bunk bed behind the driver's
seat is no longer visible.
Anyone has any thoughts on how to reinstate the bunk bed in this situation?
Thanks
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Peer Oliver Schmidt
the internet company
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wide
Peer,
The bunk hooks are 1" (2.54 cm) wide, extend down 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) with no ceiling panel.
The locations: front hook is 3-3/4" (9.52 cm) from center of front roof rib to center of hook, between hook centers is 52" (132.08 cm).
And 11-1/2" (29.21 cm) from ceiling center line.
The hooks are 1/8" x 1" x 2-3/4" (.31cm x 2.54cm x 7cm), the rectangle hole for the hook is a 1/2" (1.27cm) wide x 3/4" (1.9cm) long, and 3/8" (.95cm) between hole and end of hook. The ends has radius corners.
The ones on mine are chromed, you can make your own, 2 each 3/16" (4.7mm) pop rivets is what's holding them in place. The rivet holes may be already in the ceiling bracket. Sorry but the front 2 ceiling panel need to come down to install the hooks.
There's also a ceiling cover plate held on with 2 flat head screws to dress the area.
Hope this is the info you're looking for.
Adrien & Jenny Genesoto
75 Glenbrook (26-3) Mods LS3.70 FD / Reaction Sys / 80mm Front&Intermidiate / Hydroboost / 16" Tires / Frame Rebuild / Interior Rebuild
Yuba City,Ca. Text 530-nine-3-three-3-nine-nine-6
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| Re: [GMCnet] bunk bed re-instatement [message #250536 is a reply to message #250533] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 12:59 |
Olly Schmidt
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Emery,
it is a 76 and it is not yet in my possession. But thanks for the tip re
pulling the panel. and thanks to Adrien for the measurements.
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| Re: [GMCnet] bunk bed re-instatement [message #250549 is a reply to message #250536] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 16:53 |
Bruce Hart
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Along the line that Bob said. A stud finder would most likely work as
well.
On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Peer Oliver Schmidt
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> Emery,
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> it is a 76 and it is not yet in my possession. But thanks for the tip re
> pulling the panel. and thanks to Adrien for the measurements.
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