# Paratransit Van Repair in Chino > OCRV Center repairs ADA paratransit vans and minibuses in shop in Yorba Linda, from raised fiberglass roofs and lowered floors to lift door openings and tie-down anchor floors. Insurance is billed direct. A paratransit van is a heavily modified vehicle. A Transit, ProMaster, or cutaway gets a raised fiberglass roof, a lowered or reinforced floor, a wheelchair lift, and an L-track tie-down system, and a collision can disturb any of those modifications. We repair the body and the conversion together, so the van leaves square, sealed, and with its mobility openings true. All work is in shop only. ## Raised roofs, lowered floors, and conversion structure Paratransit conversions add a molded fiberglass high roof bonded and screwed to the cut factory roof line, and that bond line is where leaks and cracks start after a hard stop or a low-clearance strike. We have seen vans come in with a roof corner caved from a parking structure beam, the fiberglass split along the seam, and water already tracking into the headliner. We rebuild the laminate, re-bed the roof to the body, and reseal the perimeter so it stays dry, then refinish the cap to match. Many of these vans also run a lowered floor or a reinforced floor section to carry the lift loads and tie-down forces. A side or rear impact can buckle that floor pan and disturb the L-track and wheelchair anchor points mounted to it. Anchor geometry matters here, so we straighten the floor structure back to spec and verify the tie-down track and securement points sit flat and solid before the van goes back into service. - Raised fiberglass roof crack, delamination, and re-bedding to the factory roof line - Roof perimeter reseal to stop headliner and B-pillar water intrusion after a strike - Lowered and reinforced floor pan straightening after side and rear impacts - L-track and wheelchair tie-down anchor floors brought back flat and true - Cutaway, Transit, ProMaster, and Sprinter ADA conversions, 2000 and newer ## Lift door openings, body panels, and livery refinish The lift or ramp lives in a widened side or rear door opening, and that opening has to stay square for the platform to deploy, seat, and seal. After a collision we straighten the door frame, header, and threshold, replace racked hinges and strikers, and refinish the door skins. We repair the structure the lift bolts to, not the lift's hydraulics or electronics, but a true opening is what lets a lift work as designed. Paratransit fleets are usually run by transit agencies or contractors who need clean documentation and a body that matches the rest of the fleet. We refinish full panels, color-match agency livery, and re-apply or mask the regulatory and route graphics these vehicles carry. Damage, parts, labor, and refinish are all documented and billed direct to the carrier or fleet account. - Lift and ramp door frame, header, and threshold straightening for proper deploy and seal - Racked hinge, striker, and door skin replacement after side impacts - Full-panel agency livery refinish and color matching across the fleet - Regulatory and route graphic masking, removal, and reinstallation - Direct carrier and agency billing with itemized collision documentation ## Frequently asked questions ### My paratransit van's raised fiberglass roof is leaking after a low-clearance hit. Can you fix it? Yes. The high roof is a molded fiberglass cap bonded and screwed to the cut factory roof, and that seam is exactly where strikes crack it and let water in. We rebuild the cracked laminate, re-bed the cap to the body, and reseal the full perimeter so the headliner and pillars stay dry, then refinish to match. We trace where the water actually entered rather than just sealing the obvious crack. ### After a side collision, are the wheelchair tie-down anchors still safe? A side or rear impact can buckle the reinforced floor the L-track and tie-down anchors are mounted to, which throws off their geometry. We straighten the floor structure back to spec and verify the track and securement points sit flat and solid before the van returns to service. We repair the floor and anchor structure; we do not certify securement hardware itself, but we make sure the structure it mounts to is true. ### Will the lift still deploy correctly after you repair the door area? The lift lives in a widened door opening that has to stay square to deploy, seat, and seal. We straighten the door frame, header, and threshold and replace any racked hinges or strikers so the opening is true again. We repair the body opening and the structure the lift bolts to, not the lift hydraulics or electronics, but a square opening is what lets the platform work as designed. --- Source: https://oc-rv.com/vehicles/paratransit-van-repair/ OCRV Center, 23281 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92887. Phone (949) 799-3387. In shop only; insurance billed direct.