Choosing A Van For Your Vehicle Conversion

Ensuring that you make the right choice when selecting a van for a wheelchair vehicle conversion should be the utmost priority of anyone hoping to garner appropriate transport. After all, if you choose the wrong sort of vehicle it is unlikely that your desired conversions will be able to be made, leaving you with a useless van and still with transportation.

When picking a van for a vehicle conversion, before to look for the following factors:

•  Working engine – If you’re going to be pouring a lot of money into the conversion of the van, you don’t want to be forking out extra to get parts of the engine fixed as well.
• Solid body – Seeing as you will be adding overly heavy equipment to the van, such as a wheelchair lift or a ramp, you will want to ensure that the body is solid and will be able to withstand the weight of this equipment. 
• Seating arrangement – In most cases, your conversion will require you to rip out some of the seating to make way for a wheelchair. In some vans, this can be achieved much easier than it can in others. 
• Spare parts – It is often recommended that you steer clear of older vans, simply because there will be less availability of spare parts should it ever break down or experience problems.

By using each of the above tips when choosing a van for your next wheelchair conversion, you will ensure that it will be able to take to the additions like a duck to water. If you are still unsure whether you are making the right choice, contact the company that will be making these additions and ask them for their opinion.