2late4u Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 well we load my wife's 3 wheel med scooter in the back and was using the two tie down rings that are near the hatch to help secure with some small chain ,but was always wondering how much it would take to yank them out well i found out couple of days ago. had to make a panic stop and the left one pulled out and after i looked it over it is only attached with a thin screw into what looks like a spring clip that they push over a hole. Ended up removing the rear plastic cover over where the hatch locks and drilled a hole at each side and attached a chain with a big screw about 1/4 inch big, no way to get a nut on the other side but it tightened down real good so hope that will help secure it dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Nice job. I have my net attached, but I do not believe that they are designed to do much else than that. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Yeah, those tie downs are not meant to hold much more than a few grocery bags. Not a scooter, wheelchair, etc. Your lucky the thing didn't fly loose and take your heads off. Could have been deadly in a bad accident. Lobitz68 and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Yeah, those tie downs are not meant to hold much more than a few grocery bags. Not a scooter, wheelchair, etc. Your lucky the thing didn't fly loose and take your heads off. Could have been deadly in a bad accident. Good point. I would make absolutely sure that it will hold... just in case. jkeaton and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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