Sprinter Roof Bed Raise

The overall height of the lowered roof mercedes sprinter is 95 inches 7 ft.

Sprinter roof bed raise.

9 in giving it a lower profile than the raised roof model. 595 00 sold out step extension. It easily passed the fmvss 216 roof crash test see below. 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.

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. Living in the van fulltime makes for a lot of bed making if you re moving sofa cushions etc. No need to fold unfold the bed at night it creates a lot of storage room under the bed. Electric bed hoist one of the things we decided we wanted was a permanently made up bed.

To provide enough clearance for the mountain bikes there is 40 height between the floor. The sides and rear of the roof cut out are framed with 14 gauge steel bolted to the van roof. 2 250 00 sold out camp pad for sprinter beds. Outfit your mercedes sprinter van for adventure with our easy to install roof racks ladders bed systems and more.

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. This heavy steel frame reinforces the roof supports the optional bed and is the base for the elevating assembly. The optional bed in the pop top or penthouse top is relatively small 41 wide by 76 long. 2007 rb low roof sprinters dodge promaster low roof and ford transit low and medium roof vans can also be fitted with pop tops.

Actually we feel the roof is stronger after the penthouse has been installed. Mercedes sprinter van hinged platform bed system. We wanted a permanent raised bed above the garage over the bikes and other stuff. Our ford transit diy camper van conversion is build mostly around the mountain bikes and the platform bed is no exception.

Of cargo space while interior height tops out at 5 ft. The flip load hinged platform bed allows your van to keep its versatility without the drawbacks often associated with built out camper van interiors. Designed around a 4 6 queen sized memory foam mattress split down the middle. There s an extra six inches all around for elbow and leg room but it s not part of the padded.