FW: [QUAD-L] OEM vs Conversion

[William Willis]

I had a '92 IMS Caravan. Bought it new. The IMS part was great. The local 
conversion tiedown failed and I totaled it agin' a maple tree. Bout killed 
me. I've stuck with E-150 since.

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: [QUAD-L] OEM   vs  Conversion
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 08:06:16 EDT
Years ago when something failed on a van, there was usually a debate on
whether the
failed part or component was Factory OEM or a Conversion part.  Usually, it
was the Conversion company that lost.
On the vans that have been built in the last 3-4 years, the powered doors 
are
all OEM.  So are the powered rear hatches.  Many of those limit switches 
and
micro switches are OEM too.  Conversions companies are using micro 
processors
to integrate the ramp operation with the powered door.  Hence, today more 
of
the problems can be resolved at the dealer level, rather than the 
conversion
dealer level.  It pays to know as much about your conversion as possible 
for
situations like these.
W

In a message dated 6/30/05 10:42:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< I've had my van (Dodge Grand Caravan 2002) for 2 years now, and I've had
to
return to the dealer around 6 times for the door (it would keep closing on
the ramp). I know now to get someone to hold the door open when deploying
the ramp whenever I start having the problem again (like right now). I've
haven't had problems with the door motor yet (knock on wood), but, just the
limit switches giving out (?) is a pain in the butt. >>