Video By Cooper Slough
By JAMES BELL
Hays Post
It might not be a new business, but a new location near one of the busiest intersections in Hays and a new partnership gives customers access to everything automotive, including performance parts and standard automotive care, in one location at 1240 Vine.
Mid-Kansas Auto Accessories owner Devin Jacques said he is happy to be back in Hays with his new partners after a stint in his hometown of Ellis and running the business for a little over three years.
“I started out over here in Hays, on 22nd Street, and I had an opportunity become available in Ellis,” he said.
Despite living and working in Ellis, he said many of his customers were coming from Hays.
“It just wasn’t working out,” Jacques said. After seeing the location on Vine, he knew it would be a good way to move the business back to Hays.
“We opened up just a little over a month ago … and we’ve kind of been going at it here ever since,” he said. “We’re still kinda in the beginning stages as far as getting things set up and figuring out how to make things work around here.”
But with so many customers from Hays driving the streets with vehicles the business has installed accessories on – including Midwest Energy fleet vehicles – he is happy to see those vehicles in action in Hays and invites residents to look into what they could do for their vehicle.
“In the aftermarket world, there’s not much we don’t cover,” he said. “We do anything from suspension lifts to wheel and tire packages.”
While Jacques and his brother – the other employee in the business – work on building business in the new location, a partnership with Gear Head Garage’s owners Ryan Benyshek and Jeff Zerr, creates a space where almost anything a car needs can be taken care of in one location.
“They were wanting to open up their own mechanic shop over here in Hays, and it just so happens that this building was available, and it’s probably more than I would want to take on by myself,” Jacques said.
So they teamed up.
“Now Gear Head Garage can cover the mechanical side of things, from oil changes to brakes all the way to complete engine swaps,” Jacques said. “Basically, you can come in here and get everything automotive covered, now matter what you want,”
For more on Mid-Kansas Auto Accessories click here, or for more on Gear Head Garage click here. Both businesses are open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.