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Bay Doors
Looking at pictures of our older Prevost that was a 1980 XL 40 96 wide the bay doors there are 4 all the same width and blank space in front of Drive axle , Now the 97 XL 40 102 wide bay doors 3 full size and 1 narrower and less space in front of drive axle. Is the bay doors narrower over all on the 1980 and that’s why there is 4 same size?? 1980 top picture.
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How many miles on your coach.
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On the 97 now is 125k
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Prevost has had various size bay doors over the years and I cannot explain why they did what they did. What I think is correct in my thinking is the bay that is the third back is the one dedicated on your vintage to OTR, so it was sized only large enough for that when the coach is equipped with it. That left the maximum space for the remaining bays.
Keep in mind our coaches are biased toward seated coaches so what might be an unexplained feature on any coach could be as a result of something done for a seated coach.
Other factors I am certain influence dimensions. For example, a motorhome chassis was somewhat unique because it had more rear overhang than that of an entertainer and a seated coach. With only a part of the 45 foot additional 5 feet between the axles, bays got larger, but not as large as they would with all the 5 feet extra between the axles as is the case with the entertainer shells. Now the wheelbases are all standard which has a benefical impact on things such as bay doors which can be standardized and that allows a standardization of parts in inventory.
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