Looking to have used Coach Lift chair installed

[Mike_Ehrmantrau]

Could anyone suggest an RV repair center or a very good mechanic in the southeast PA, southern NJ, northern DE, northeast MD areas that would be willing to install a used Coach Lift chair on an RV.

I recently purchased a Coach Lift chair from another RV'er who did not need it. The problem I am having now if finding someone who will install it. I checked with six of the RV centers around me and none will touch it. I get the sense they might have touched it if I bought through them. Looking at the list of places on the RV review site has not helped much.

[B_O__Plenty]

Try an auto repair shop. They can weld and wire things. Should be no problem...

B.O.

[bucky]

The liability is probably what's scaring people off.
Try a local welder for the frame part, the rest sounds easy. The mobile repair guys seem to be more willing to go out of the box and may be willing to do the rest.

[Mike_Ehrmantrau]

ol Bombero-JC wrote:
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Assuming you're not capable of making the necessary mods yourself:

Plan A. Call the mfgr. Explain your "problem". Ask if they have any solution.

Plan B. Keep calling / trying independent RV repair businesses and mobile repair.

Plan C. It's *not* necessary to use an RV repair business.
Try local handyman. (Bonus - May be more cost effective).

Good luck. ~

Thanks. I did call the manufacturer and he said most, if not all, of the dealers he deals with will not install it without me buying it from the dealer. I understand everyone wants to get their beak wet, but this is ridiculous.

I have not tried mobile repair yet. It is a used RV but in decent shape. The dealer I bought it from is useless and shady. The nearest repair center to me charges $120 an hour and takes months to do any job.

The chair lift requires a bracket to be welded to the RV frame, two sets of holes drilled into the RV to mount the shaft of the chair lift, and then the motor on the shaft needs to be wired to the house battery or engine battery.

[ol_Bombero-JC]

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Assuming you're not capable of making the necessary mods yourself:

Plan A. Call the mfgr. Explain your "problem". Ask if they have any solution.

Plan B. Keep calling / trying independent RV repair businesses and mobile repair.

Plan C. It's *not* necessary to use an RV repair business.
Try local handyman. (Bonus - May be more cost effective).

Good luck.

~

[Mike_Ehrmantrau]

Chuck_thehammer wrote:
what about RV mobile services.. contact local Campgrounds.

or places that install lifts in van for wheel chairs..

I can check a campground but there are none local to me. I tried the nearest lift company and they said "no".

[Chuck_thehammer]

what about RV mobile services.. contact local Campgrounds.

or places that install lifts in van for wheel chairs..