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Subject Topic: Renault Trafic how to make bed up Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonAnnaWelch
19/6/2019 at 8:17pm
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We have just purchased our first motor home she is old but lovely! 1988 Renault Trafic our problem is we cannot work out the configuration of the seats to make a double bed can anyone help please


PersonAUSTINS
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Welcome to our helpful forum.
Answers for your query will be forthcoming if you tell us all who built your van on the Renault Traffic. i.e. The converter. Such as Swift/Elddis/Auto Sleeper.
We do need to know the layout of you van in 'daytime' layout, please. Can't have fellow campers sitting up every night.

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PersonWhatamess
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Try looking at www.rtmr.org then click the tab at the top that says “various Trafics”. You might get some inspiration from the photos on there.

Nora


PersonAnnaWelch
20/6/2019 at 7:15am
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Thanks for the reply not sure who did conversion but will try to find out.


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PersonAnnaWelch
20/6/2019 at 7:01pm
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Think I sent message to wrong site will try again😅
Here I some photos

Hope this works 🤞🏻


PersonHacksaw Bob
20/6/2019 at 7:44pm
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Sorry, Anna, can't see your pictures. Could you try putting three of them (you can change them later) in your Image Gallery (via Members Only button at top right of this page) ?


PersonFinder
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Just found the bed instructions for my 1993 Renault Trafic Leisuredrive. It states two singles only.
You have to drop the seat backs and swivel the seats. Then lift the base cushions of the back seats, and pull the top of the box forward with it's supporting leg. Now you have room to put both cushions from the back seat down to form a line with the front seats. Slide the front seat for and aft to fit snugly. This will give you a single bed that is two cushions, plus the seat and back of a front seat long. Twice. God that sounds complicated!
I have two narrow cushions that fit nowhere. I could put the two table tops between the rear seat bases, and a home made piece of MDF between the front seats, but my two long narrow cushions are not quite long enough. Two singles are enough anyway.


PersonAnnaWelch
20/6/2019 at 9:32pm
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Have put some images in my gallery but they are upside down no idea why as the are the right way up in my album😅


PersonWhatamess
21/6/2019 at 6:28am
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Bit tricky to look at the photos because they just turn themselves round all the time! but my thoughts are :

The seat by the sliding door. Pull out the bit at the front of the seat. This should reach the front passenger seat, which, as said above, you will probably have to swivel and put the back down. This will make one bed. The other side you’ll do the same with the front seat and that should make another bed.

Is there a name on the van? There should be something on the passenger side wing, the back door or over the cab at the front.

Nora


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PersonAnnaWelch
22/6/2019 at 4:48pm
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We have sorted out the bed by making our own boards to fit between the two singles it is so comfy cannot wait to try out .
Only need to sort out how the electrics work so I can make the tea and keep milk cold in fridge.
Thank you everyone who replied it’s nice to know people are here to ask any questions.
Does anybody know what type of awning we would need please?

Post last edited on 22/06/2019 16:53:14


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I can only see one photo, and that is upside down. It looks like it once had windows over the windscreen which were blocked off. That would make it a Holdsworth, but it could be just an artifact on the photo?

Don't be in a hurry to buy an awning, they are expensive and you might find that you never use it.

Frank


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Quote: Originally posted by AnnaWelch on 22/6/2019
Does anybody know what type of awning we would need please?

Post last edited on 22/06/2019 16:53:14


I agree. There's a recent thread just about getting an awning - or not. Use your MH for a year first. If you move on every few days, you'll waste hours putting it up & taking it down. If you stay put for a week, and also if your MH interior is cramped, it'll give you storage space, room for the porta potti if you don't have an on board loo. But awnings are bulky and may be heavy, and you do have to be careful with weight in a MH. It's surprisingly easy to carry too much weight & then you are illegal (if you're caught in a random police check). Google motorhome weight limits as too complicated for me to explain.
Most important, enjoy yourselves - head off for a short trip close to home before a long adventure, to iron out any snags & find out what you forgot to pack.


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Personfran1000
15/7/2019 at 3:53pm
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We have a MH based on a Renault Trafic, converted by Elddis. The bed is at the back.

To convert it, you lift the table from its supports, fold up its "leg" and drop the table into the space between the 2 bench seats (it requires a little jiggle to get it to fit tight). Then put the cushions from the back of the seats on the table top to fill the gap between the seat cushions to make your mattress.Takes 5 seconds once you're used to it.

Yours could, of course, be completely different!

Now, is yours a 2.00 litre petrol and, if so, do you happen to have a spare exhaust manifold kicking about?


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16/7/2019 at 9:32am
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Fran1000, There is a Facebook page. Renault Trafic Spare Parts. Handy to be there with these old girls.


PersonAnnaWelch
16/7/2019 at 9:56am
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Thanks Fran, we have got a board to put between the singles and now have a lovely big bed! Sorry do not have any spares😅



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