# Low-Roof Van Repair in Chino > OCRV Center repairs standard low-roof cargo and passenger vans in Chino, including roof panel dents, body panels, sliding doors, and collision damage. All makes, 2000 or newer, handled in shop in Yorba Linda. A low-roof van keeps the factory standard roofline, the shorter Transit, Sprinter, ProMaster, or Express that fits a garage and a parking structure but offers no walk-in headroom. Because the roof is a single large stamped panel and the van still does cargo work, the damage pattern is its own thing. Roof dents from loading and falling objects, dock rash down the sides, and sliding doors that get hammered all day. We repair the thin roof skin and the body so it reads flat. ## What low-roof vans need repaired The standard roof on a low-roof van is a wide, thin, lightly crowned stamped panel with almost no internal support, so it oil-cans and dents easily. A worker stepping up to a roof rack, a dropped ladder, or a tree branch in a parking lot leaves a dish that pops and flexes. Because there is little structure behind it, we work that panel carefully, often with glue-pull and shrinking rather than aggressive hammering, so we do not stretch the thin metal and leave a permanent ripple. Down low, these vans live at loading docks and tight job sites, so the sides collect dock rash, the sliding door and its track wear from constant heavy use, and the rear barn doors get dinged. We repair the panels, reset the sliding-door track and rollers, and refinish. Roof racks, ladder racks, and partition mounts that were bolted through the roof get their holes sealed and the mount reinstalled correctly. ## Thin roof, careful hands A low-roof panel is unforgiving because there is so little metal and so little support, and a heavy hand leaves a wave that no amount of filler hides. We use glue-pull, shrinking, and block work to bring the crown back true, then refinish so the roof reads flat from every angle. - Standard roof panel dent and oil-can repair with glue-pull and shrinking - Roof rack and ladder rack mount hole sealing and reinstall - Side panel and dock-rash repair - Sliding-door track, roller, and panel repair from heavy daily use - Rear barn-door and bumper repair with color-matched refinish ## Frequently asked questions ### Someone stepped on my van roof and left a dent. Can it be made flat? Yes. The standard roof on a low-roof van is a wide, thin panel with little support behind it, so it dents and oil-cans easily. We bring it back with glue-pull and metal shrinking rather than heavy hammering, which would stretch the thin steel, then block and refinish so the roof reads flat from every angle. ### My sliding door drags and does not seal after years of use. Can you fix that? Yes. On a working low-roof van the sliding door takes constant heavy use, and the track and rollers wear or knock out of alignment. We repair the door panel, reset the track and rollers, and adjust it so it seats and seals along its travel instead of dragging or leaving a gap. ### Can you seal the holes where my old roof rack was bolted through? Yes. Roof racks, ladder racks, and partition brackets that were bolted through the roof leave open penetrations that leak once the rack comes off. We seal the holes properly, repair any panel damage around them, and reinstall the mount correctly if you are keeping it. --- Source: https://oc-rv.com/vehicles/low-roof-van-repair/ OCRV Center, 23281 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92887. Phone (949) 799-3387. In shop only; insurance billed direct.