[QUAD-L] Wheelchair lockdown

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It may not be the driver's fault.  Have you noticed that with all the new UVL vans, the manufacturer has installed "lift kits" to raise the body off the frame?  In some cases, a whole 4-6 inches. And then the frame is also lifted to provide enough clearance for the UVL..   The very bottom of the UVL pan should never be lower that the front axle, but often it is to save the maker additional costs and engineering.  The UVL is my personal favorite desgin but still not the best, inspite of the marketing behind it.  When you look inside the box that holds the UVL, you will see tar, sand, pebbles, oil, road film, ice, salt and all kinds of nasty things that can harm the lift, its wiring harness or the progress of movent when it operated. They say its weather resistant, but not weather proof'd for the 1st 24 hours, lol. After that, you are at the mercy of the enviroment and the maker.  Most OEM dealers will not work on a van with a UVL hanging like a pair of testes. W     In a message dated 4/4/2006 11:27:57 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I ended up buying a full size van and it was used. The guy bought it for his mother that had a stroke but after a long rehab she was able to walk good enough so they didn't need it any more it is a 94 Ford E-150 conversion with an undercarriage lift which is awesome but it sits real low to the ground and if your driver isn't a great driver and they never are they will run it into a curb and I know because the 2nd time I was in it my driver hit a curb with it and bent it up so I've had it in the shop not once but twice since I bought it, after it was fixed the 1st time I went out in it and when I got back home my future son in law was letting me down and the cord got severed by the lift and I had to jump over the guard to get out luckily my X5 had no problem with this but he made a great impression on me lol! How many of you just hate the way people don't respect your equipment?   Mark      .