Ok troops......I'd first like to say that this Forum is awesome and stocked full of information. As a soon to be (hopefully) Tacoma owner, I find this site a huge resource for someone with not a huge mechanical background. Thanks to all in advance.
OK...on to the meat and spuds. I'm paralyzed from the waist down and rely on a wheelchair to get around. I'm very active and in outdoor activities such as bow hunting, fishing, skiing etc. When getting in the truck, I need to jump from my chair to the sill plate, then re-locate my hands creating enough leverage to pull myself up to the seat. The off-road package sits quite high for a short guy like me but I refuse to drive a car any longer ! LOL Anyway, once in the drivers seat, my chair comes apart in about 10 seconds, removing each tire, leaving only the chair's frame to fold then pull up into the truck. I usually put the pass seat forward and seatback forward allowing me to place the chair and tires in rear passenger's seat. I recline my seat to make it easy to pass over my body lifting to the rear of the truck. While pulling the frame into the truck, I need to rest the chair on the sill plate to reposition my hands for a sec. Doing this time and time again scratches the sill area of the truck. Is there something I can use to protect the entire sill area as well as the lower rounded edge that can be seen outside of the truck just under the door's bottom edge? My current vehicle is cratched in this area and before I get the new Tac, I'm trying to do all I can to preserve it's new look. Thanks for the help !
OK...on to the meat and spuds. I'm paralyzed from the waist down and rely on a wheelchair to get around. I'm very active and in outdoor activities such as bow hunting, fishing, skiing etc. When getting in the truck, I need to jump from my chair to the sill plate, then re-locate my hands creating enough leverage to pull myself up to the seat. The off-road package sits quite high for a short guy like me but I refuse to drive a car any longer ! LOL Anyway, once in the drivers seat, my chair comes apart in about 10 seconds, removing each tire, leaving only the chair's frame to fold then pull up into the truck. I usually put the pass seat forward and seatback forward allowing me to place the chair and tires in rear passenger's seat. I recline my seat to make it easy to pass over my body lifting to the rear of the truck. While pulling the frame into the truck, I need to rest the chair on the sill plate to reposition my hands for a sec. Doing this time and time again scratches the sill area of the truck. Is there something I can use to protect the entire sill area as well as the lower rounded edge that can be seen outside of the truck just under the door's bottom edge? My current vehicle is cratched in this area and before I get the new Tac, I'm trying to do all I can to preserve it's new look. Thanks for the help !
