New England Wheelchair Van Collision Repair

Wheelchair Van Collision Repair at VMi New England Mobility Center, Bridgewater, MA

We can and will repair, service, preform preventative maintenance and help you with collision damage even if you bought your van elsewhere.

• No Hassle Insurance Claim Handling
• Direct Repair For Major Insurance Companies
• State of the Art Collision Repair Facility
• Baked on Finish
• Expert Color Matching
• Unibody & Frame Straightening
• Vehicle Detailing
• Car Rental Available
• Licensed Vehicle Estimator

Wheelchair Van Auto Body Repairs in MA, RI, CT, VT, NH and ME

For more than 30 years, the crew at VMi New England Mobility Collision Center has been offering auto body repairs that has developed strong relationships with our clients. As a locally owned facility, we provide you with affordable options. We also believe in fast, punctual service, so we don’t leave you waiting forever when you need to get back on the road as quickly as possible.

We’re quick to respond to your inquiries, and we can often offer same-day service from certified expert technicians. We handle foreign and domestic wheelchair van repair, and some of our services include:

• Auto glass replacement
• Auto body and dent repair
• Towing service

When it’s in New England and mobility van auto body repairs that you need, The Mobility Center in Bridgewater, MA is one of the top shops to call. We’re here Monday – Friday and we’ll work by appointment on the weekends. Contact us today to request your sound estimate 508-697-6006.

Wheelchair Van Service, Body and Accident Repair in New England

The VMi New England Mobility Center’s Team in Bridgewater, MA offers an in-house body shop in addition to a auto service department that is staffed with the most qualified technicians ready to answer your questions and address your handicap van auto repair needs. Our auto body service and car repair experts have the experience to get your wheelchair accessible van back on the road in top condition. You can come from and where in New England to have one of our specialists repair your adapted vehicles, wheelchair vehicles, used adapted vehicles, or used conversion vans, conversion van or handicapped vehicle.  Call anytime to schedule an appointment, or contact our van service department if you have any additional questions.

At the VMi New England Mobility Center we provide wheelchair accessible van body repair service for all make & model vans & mobility equipment. We service and repair most all brand mobility vehicles including BraunAbility and VMI van’s We perform body shop service, rust prevention, rust repair and warranty work on all the vehicles & products we sell. We repair wheelchair lifts in vans & buses for both private and commercial customers

Wheelchair Van Body Shop
With our in house down draft spray booth we can assist you with Autobody repair as well as work with insurance companies to be sure you get the proper support in repairing damaged wheelchahir accessible vehicles .

Full Service Automotive Shop
Our team of technicians also perform Full Service Auto repair so we can offer 1 stop shopping. Instead of using 2 different mechanics for the repair of one vehicle, let our trained service team handle all  of your mechanical needs

Large Selection Of Wheelchair Van Parts In-Stock
We offer a large selection of parts for wheelchair lifts and wheelchair vans including: BraunAbility, VMI, Vision & more. Our expert staff in our service department are standing by to fix your mobility van. Whether you need a single part or would like to keep your entire fleet going, we have the name brand parts available. If we don’t have the exact part your looking for, we can get almost anything within a day. Give us a call today for all your wheelchair van needs.

Amputee Veteran embarks on cross-country bike trip from Maine

More than 50,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors and Marines have been injured in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly 2,000 of them are now amputees. Marine veteran Rob Jones says his cross country bike trip is for them.

From a distance, the 28 year old looks like any other cyclist enjoying the last of autumn's splendor in the Camden foot hills in Maine. It's only up close that you realize this is no ordinary bike trip - since Jones' legs are man made.

"I'm a combat engineer, so my job when there are IED's is to find them. I found it with my foot," said Jones. He lost both legs above the knee in Afghanistan, but not his determination.

He's riding across the country, 5,400 miles in all, from Bar Harbor, Maine to San Francisco. Calif. He has an entourage of one; his 17-year-old brother Steve Miller.

They will spend around 6 months sleeping on cots in the back of a box truck, eating camping food along the way. They log around 30 miles a day.

Jones can't stand on his bike to power up the hills because he has no knee joints. Because he has no knees, he can't use his quads. He powers the bike with his hips and hip. But this Marine says he's never shied away from a challenge. "The harder you push yourself, the more you're gonna grow as a person. That's what life is about for me,".

Jones powerful message is painfully clear to his kid brother who watches every move he makes from behind the wheel of the support truck. "If someone can do an activity that requires legs, and do it without legs, then you can do anything," said Miller.

Jones will donate 100 percent of any donations to three charities: The Coalition to Salute Americas Heroes, The Marine Semper Fi Fund and Ride 2 Recovery. He's hoping to raise more than $1 million.

To follow Jones' journey across America click here

   To make a donation
click here

Wheelchair Van Fundraiser

Keep Newey Mobile Campaign

The Keep Newey Mobile Campaign is a fundraising effort for Josh Newey of Bridgewater, MA. This was created to raise funds to replace his current mobility van; a rusty and unreliable '99 Caravan with 210,000 miles! We welcome your participation through online donations, or by attending our event.

Make a donation towards Josh's new wheelchair accessible van here!

The next event for the Keep Newey Mobile Campaign is  a Craft and Vendor Fair organized by the Bridgewater Community Lions Cub which is being held at our Mobility Center!

 Start your holiday shopping a little early and help support The Keep Newey Mobile Campaign! All proceeds go toward a new wheelchair accessible van for Josh!

When:
Saturday, October 19, 2013
10 AM -3 PM

Where:
VMi New England Mobility Center
1000 Main Street
Bridgewater, MA
 
Vendors:
Silpada, Tastefully Simple, Mary Kay, Lia Sophia, Thirty- One, Pampered Chef, and Scentsy. There will also be various crafters.

Please help us raise money for Josh Newey and a new mobility van!! We need our friends, families, and local business to help step up and Keep Newey Mobile!!

- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/the-keep-newey-mobile-campaign/61600#sthash.yZQLkKIQ.dpuf

Please help us raise money for Josh Newey and a new mobility van!! We need our friends, families, and local business to help step up and Keep Newey Mobile!! - See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/the-keep-newey-mobile-campaign/61600#sthash.yZQLkKIQ.dpuf

Please help us raise money for Josh Newey and a new mobility van!! We need our friends, families, and local business to help step up and Keep Newey Mobile!!

- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/the-keep-newey-mobile-campaign/61600#sthash.yZQLkKIQ.dpuf

Please help us raise money for Josh Newey and a new mobility van!! We need our friends, families, and local business to help step up and Keep Newey Mobile!! - See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/the-keep-newey-mobile-campaign/61600#sthash.yZQLkKIQ.dpuf

Please help us raise money for Josh Newey and a new mobility van!! We need our friends, families, and local business to help step up and Keep Newey Mobile!! - See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/the-keep-newey-mobile-campaign/61600#sthash.yZQLkKIQ.dpuf

Please help us raise money for Josh Newey and a new mobility van!! We need our friends, families, and local business to help step up and Keep Newey Mobile!! - See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/the-keep-newey-mobile-campaign/61600#sthash.yZQLkKIQ.dpuf

Keep Newey Mobile!

Join us at our Mobility Center this Saturday to help Keep Newey Mobile

This event - a Craft and Vendor Fair – is being held by the Bridgewater Community Lions Club to benefit the Keep Newey Mobile Campaign.

The Keep Newey Mobile Campaign is a fundraising effort for Josh Newey of Bridgewater, MA. This was created to raise funds to replace his current mobility van; a rusty and unreliable '99 Caravan with 210,000 miles! We welcome your participation by attending this event, and/or through online donations.

 


When:
Saturday, October 19, 2013
10 AM -3 PM

Where:
VMi New England Mobility Center
1000 Main Street
Bridgewater, MA

Vendors:
Silpada, Tastefully Simple, Mary Kay, Lia Sophia, Thirty- One, Pampered Chef, and Scentsy. There will also be various crafters.

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Josh's Story

 
Growing up in a rural town in western Massachusetts, Josh always loved adventure and the outdoors. He was an active member of the Boy Scouts and a motorsports enthusiast. Josh couldn't get enough of go-karts, snowmobiles, dirt-bikes, radio controlled toys, tractors, trucks, and anything else with a motor! Some of Josh's favorite projects as a child and teen included rebuilding small engines and restoring snowmobiles. Josh attended a vocational-agricultural high school and was planning a career in equipment operation, maintenance and repair.

January 11th 1997 is the day Josh describes as the "best and worst day of his life". Josh was 19 years old and in northern Vermont doing one of his favorite activities, snowmobiling with friends. As nighttime approached and the weather turned poor, visibility was low. Unfamiliar with the trails, and trying to maintain pace with the others in the group Josh came to a bend in the trail and was not able to make the turn quickly enough. He went off the trail and his head collided with a tree branch, breaking his neck and compromising his spinal cord. Josh also suffered a severe compound leg fracture. Josh's accident was far out in the woods and although he never lost consciousness, it was only because of exhausting efforts by some of the others he was riding with that his life was saved. They knocked on doors seeking a phone to call for emergency help while others stayed behind to stabilize Josh. With the help of good Samaritan locals using a ladder as a backboard, he was carried to the back of a pickup truck, and transported to a location where an ambulance could finally take him to the hospital.

After being diagnosed with a C5/6 incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI), Josh was left a quadriplegic. He has paralysis from the chest down, with limited use of his arms and hands. He spent 4 months in acute rehabilitation learning to care for himself, transfer to and from his wheelchair, and how to embrace this new lifestyle. He moved to the South Shore of MA to live with his father so he could be closer to the medical resources he needed including outpatient therapy. The next several years were spent striving towards living an independent life again. After 3 years and some generous donations, Josh was physically as well as financially ready to drive again with the use of an accessible van and hand controls. The very same van we're trying to replace with this campaign. (After 13 years & 206,000 miles it has served him well but it is used up!)

Josh attended Bridgewater State College and graduated in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Communications. He was a member of the Peer Leadership Program, the Public Relations Student Society of America, and he managed the swim team. He later returned to school for a post-baccalaureate certificate in Graphic and Web Design.

Today,  36-year-old Josh lives on his own in Bridgewater MA., works part-time as a marketing specialist, and strives to lead an active, healthy lifestyle. He is completely independent and a social creature by nature. Josh enjoys live music, traveling, visiting with friends and family, and anything related to motorsports!

Josh is an amazing human being who has overcome so many obstacles while maintaining a positive, upbeat attitude. He takes every day as it comes and his favorite expression is "Let the Good Times Roll". 

EZ Lock Wheelchair Docking System

Saving You Both Time & Effort

 

The automatic docking base allows wheelchair users to easily lock their wheelchairs into place without the assistance of others. No more struggling to cinch the straps down; no more hassle. We do our best to make it easy for you to meet your mobility needs; whether your driving or just enjoying the ride.

EZ Lock is perfectly suited for both wheelchair seated passengers and drivers. In fact, no other adaptive device provides for more freedom of mobility, or enhances the user's overall level of independence, than the EZ Lock Wheelchair Docking System does.

You can also have confidence that the EZ Lock is a tried and true system, with more than two decades of proven performance.

The BL-7317 Docking Base
The enhanced BL-7317 Docking Base is a product of our more than twenty years of research and hands-on experience.

The basic design is based on the time and street proven performance of the BL-6290 Docking Base with the addition of advanced features that promote a longer service life as well as simplifying routine maintenance.

• Hardened Steel Reinforcement
• Detachable Locking Mechanism for Maintenance & Service
• Accepts the Optional Remote Cable Release
• Durable Powder Coated Finish
• Includes the Dependable ECU-3 Electronics Package

The BL-7317 Docking Base sets the standard for the next generation of wheelchair securement devices.

 

The BL-6290 Docking Base
The introduction of the original EZ Lock BL-6290 Docking System more than 20 years ago, changed the way people think about wheelchair mobility and transportation. The BL-6290 docking system has proven to be a versatile, reliable, and safe alternative to fabric strap tie-downs.

• Over 20 Years of Proven Performance
• Accepts  Optional Remote Cable Release
• Durable Powder Coated Finish
• Includes  Dependable ECU-3 Electronics Package

The EZ Lock Wheelchair Docking System has helped many thousands of wheelchair users worldwide to overcome the obstacles associated with driving from, or riding as a seated passenger in a wheelchair.


 

Electronics You Can Count On
Our electronics have a reputation for dependability. The touchpad control has an array of clearly visible indicators to monitor the docking status of the wheelchair, an audible alarm, and large back-lit buttons for release and system deactivation. 

The green light indicates the wheelchair is fully engaged in the docking base. The yellow light indicates the wheelchair is NOT fully engaged with the docking base. The user must exit the docking base and re-attempt until fully engaged. 

The EZ Lock Wheelchair Docking System has helped many thousands of wheelchair users worldwide to overcome the obstacles associated with driving from, or riding as a seated passenger in a wheelchair.

Prepare Your Mobility Equipment For the Colder Weather

Cold temperatures not only slow wheelchair users down, but can also slow down their vans and accessible equipment. For example, if you use a hydraulic wheelchair lift, you may have noticed that the colder the weather, the slower the lift reacts. The cold thickens the fluid, making it move slower through hoses, valves and cylinders.

There’s not much you can do about that, but preparing other equipment for cold weather is important to help avoid accidents and breakdowns.

If you live in the New England area · call our Mobility Center today (508) 697-8324 · We'll rust proof your wheelchair accessible vehicle, give you an oil change, tune-up, and/or semi-annual ramp/lift service and have any other accessible equipment checked before the temperature dips. If you ask we can also check your battery, antifreeze level, heater, brakes, defroster and thermostat.

Do It Yourself:

• Purchase winter wiper blades that cut through snow and ice.
• Keep the gas tank at least half full. It reduces condensation and makes your vehicle easier to start on cold mornings.
• Buy tires that have MS, M+S, M/S or M&S on them, meaning they meet the Rubber Manufacturers Association guidelines and can bite through mud and snow.
• For better traction and control, rotate tires so the best ones are in the front.
• Get an electric engine block heater. It warms the engine so the motor can start. It connects to normal AC power overnight or before driving. In extremely cold climates, electrical outlets are sometimes found in public or private parking lots. 
• Cold weather is tough on accessible van batteries. Buy one with greater starting power, higher cold cranking amps and reserve capacity for energy when the engine isn’t running.
• Use synthetic oil to make starting a cold engine easier.

Before you drive:

• Keep rock salt on hand to melt ice off walkways for a safer wheelchair ride.
• Clean the snow off the roof and hood so it doesn’t “avalanche” onto the windshield and block your vision.
• Clear the head and tail lights for best visibility.
• Scrape the ice off mirrors and windows.

 

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Here at VMi New England Mobility Center and Automotive Innovations we'll service and repair your wheelchair accessible vehicle and/or equipment even if you didn't buy it from us! So bring us your mobility van no matter the year (old or new), chassis (Honda, Dodge, Toyota, Ford, Chrysler, excreta..), or conversion (Side Entry, Rear Entry, VMI, Braun, Ricon, Rampvan, Elorado, Amerivan, excreta..)!!

 Come in or call us today!

VMi New England Mobility Center · Automotive Innovations, Inc.

1000 Main Street Bridgewater, MA 02324

(508) 697-6006 · (508) 697-8324