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1stToyota
08-15-2009, 11:51 AM
Anybody have good/bad luck with paint and body work done at the dealership? My friend's xD got smashed by a Honda CRV yesterday...of course the lady was using her cell phone at the time. :thumbdown:

My friend's thinking is that the dealership will use better parts.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii173/KinskiGTO/008-1.jpg
Phaeton
08-15-2009, 12:54 PM
Dealerships usually don't have their own body shop. The ones around here farm the work out to a local shop.
eric81
08-15-2009, 01:01 PM
We have a nice body shop that charges a little more, but they do GREAT work, and are actually developing a body kit for the 300ZX. Great place, but again, a little pricey. Still, Maaco is just down the street, if you trust them. As for our own work, I don't know any dealer that does.
Shroomster
08-15-2009, 01:05 PM
YELP (http://www.yelp.com) <<<<look up paint and body either in or near your city....it's how we found the place that fixed our parked sideswipe.
TheRealEnth
08-15-2009, 01:06 PM
We have a nice body shop that charges a little more, but they do GREAT work, and are actually developing a body kit for the 300ZX. Great place, but again, a little pricey. Still, Maaco is just down the street, if you trust them. As for our own work, I don't know any dealer that does.

woah woah, Z32 or Z31, keep me posted on that bodykit
1stToyota
08-15-2009, 01:38 PM
When I had a Ford Escort GT [$7400.00 damage to the rear] the Ford dealership spoiled me with their on-site body shop...insurance company wanted to total it.

The thing about the Scion is the lady's insurance is so low $ they don't have their own claims adjuster, just want her to go by cheapy appearing repair shops that they named off for an estimate. My friend is planning on telling them dealership [not on-site] or Baron & Hart
Forrest
08-15-2009, 07:54 PM
Go and get your own estimate from a body shop you trust, using top of the line replacement parts, etc. Tell the ladies insurance co to pay up or you are going to sue since she rearended you.
Sir A.Y. Atoyot
08-15-2009, 08:24 PM
Dealerships usually don't have their own body shop. The ones around here farm the work out to a local shop.You want a Toyota dealer with a good body shop? Try Peace Arch Toyota in Surrey BC, not too far from you. Just a few minutes from the international border.

http://peacearch.toyota.ca/
eric81
08-15-2009, 08:48 PM
woah woah, Z32 or Z31, keep me posted on that bodykit

Unsure... but it looked pretty nice. The place is called Diamond (something) and it is in Pueblo West, CO. You could probably find it on the web, at least the phone number. Ask for a guy named Mitch, and tell him Eric from Pueblo Toyota told you. He might give me a discount someday if I ever get a new Toyota in the future. Who knows. But at least he will know how you heard about him. If he sounds lost, tell him that I am the guy with the 2009 Highlander Hybrid that has the Pearl paint that needs to be fixed.