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Western Bus can help with your district’s school bus repairs
Final stage of repair: all painting and decal work are completed.
Vehicle in repair bay and the damaged parts begin to be removed.
Western Bus Parts & Service Ltd. has been repairing and servicing buses in Vancouver for over 30 years. Our 40,000-squarefoot state-of-the-art facility includes 22 repair bays, three paint booths and a complete mechanical service centre. During the summer of 2010, our facility accommodated more than 30 school buses; several were repairs as a result of major motor-vehicle accident damage. Many buses were brought in for minor exterior and interior work, including custom seat upholstery. Provincial safety inspections, federal import inspections and all types of mechanical repairs were completed on numerous school buses. Because most highway and transit coaches are rear-engine equipped, front-end accident damage to a Blue Bird frontengine school bus can be an interesting repair. The following is an example of a front end hit and the different stages of the repair:
Engine is removed and sent to Caterpillar for dyno-testing.
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1) Vehicle in repair bay and the damaged parts begin to be removed. 2) Engine is removed and sent to Caterpillar for dyno-testing. 3) Entire front-end of coach is removed and framing repairs are done. 4) New body parts are installed, fabricated and modified as required. 5) Final stage of repair: all painting and decal work are completed. Whether your school bus has been in a major motor-vehicle accident, engine fire, vandalized, needs updating or simply a provincial safety inspection, Western Bus Parts & Service’s team of 25 experienced technicians, specialized equipment and extensive stock of new, used and custom-fabricated parts will meet any repair requirement. For more information, please call 604-980-4844 or email info@westernbus.ca. b
Entire front-end of coach is removed and framing repairs are done.
New body parts are installed, fabricated and modified as required.
