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Daf LF
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The Daf sleeper cab may not be the biggest in our group but it does have the biggest bunk at 2,030x700mm. And at 150mm, it's also the thickest! The only problem is how to fit a big bunk like that in a cab as relatively small as the LE The solution is to have the bunk upright while driving and fold it down when the driver wants to rest.This results in a very spacious cab with three neat lockers behind the seats.
Everything looks quite nice in the Daf and they made a good job with the dashboard design. The panel with the meters and the info display is the same as in the LF's big brothers, the CF and XF.A bit of a disappointment is the rear wall of the cab that doesn't seem to fit and comes loose in the middle. That apart, everything works, feels and looks fine.
Too bad there's no place for a big bottle and there are no can holders either. There's one round hole in the handbrake console that looks like one but that doesn't really work. It's also in the wrong place.
But down to the important part of the exercise —sleeping in the Daf. First we shut the curtains and that worked rather well. They are of a good quality and they keep the sunlight outside the cab. In a first attempt to lower the bunk we found out that the seats were in the way. We decided to fold the backrest of the driver's seat forward and slide the passenger seat all the way to the front. With the bunk folded down, half the cab changed into a bed and that looked very tempting. Once in there it was very comfy but if you want to get undressed before that, and most of us will, you have a slight
problem. Because the seats are all the way in front there is not much room left between the dash and the passenger seat — certainly not enough to take your jeans off. If you're on the tall side the best way to get undressed is while sitting on the bunk.A solution to this problem is to get a high-roof version of the LF — something that Daf doesn't offer— but companies like Hatcher do build them. The example on the Midlum cab is a Hatcher conversion and, since that's fundamentally the
same cab, it must be possible to mount that one on the LE Still, for the odd night away from home, the cab is perfectly acceptable and once in the bed there's everything you need for a good night's sleep.
The lights are good for reading and the night heater has a user-friendly operation. There's no specific place near the bunk for your glasses, watch or other personal bits and pieces, but there is on the dashboard, and that's within reach of the bunk.