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Message: <blockquote data-quote="W1K1" data-source="post: 644674" data-attributes="member: 33304">I’m not confident in the bar design to hold up the pillow section of the bed on the early bay.  I tried bending up a bar to use the two holes that already were in the roof.  There’s just not enough space for a decent support I was trying to figure a way to support it from the bottom,but have access from sitting up on the bed platform. So I rooted around my metal and plastic scraps for ideas, and came up with this <a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2516859.jpg" target="_blank">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2516859.jpg</a>5.5” piece of 1/4” x 2x2 aluminum angle with 6mm threaded hole. 6mm x30mm turn bolt, 1/4” UHMW sheet for a spacer, and a 6 mm lock nut and washer<a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2516860.jpg" target="_blank">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2516860.jpg</a>When it’s turned out it rests on the roof ribs, so good support there. <a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2516862.jpg" target="_blank">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2516862.jpg</a><a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2516864.jpg" target="_blank">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2516864.jpg</a>When turned in , flush with the roof edge, and the knob lets me know which way the support bar is pointing from up top<a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2516861.jpg" target="_blank">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2516861.jpg</a></blockquote>

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