I was side swap by this '99 Toyota Sienna the other day on the 22 West. The guy said the lanes were smaller and curvy on the 22W, so that's why he hit me. What kinda explaination is that? BTW, I have a G35 Coupe Diamon Graphite.

Anyways... Does anyone know any good bodyshop in Orange County. I live in Westminster and work in Irvine.

I call the Infiniti of Costa Mesa, and they recommend me to California Auto Collision in Fountain Valley. Anyone use them before?

Update: I went to SkillCraft in Huntington Beach, and they look to be pretty nice. The front office looks very very nice compare to the other place. Hi-Tech is good too.

Question: Should I REPLACE or REPAIR the QUARTER panel? What's the PRO and CONS?

Here are the pictures of the damages.

 

www.mobworks.com

Ask for Miguel, he is the owner. They've worked on my G and tons of others, as well as plenty of show cars...excellent work and good prices.

 

Infiniti repainted my rear bumper through them and i brought it back for a second time because it didnt even look good..now it looks like right but after a 2nd time...there are other better places i would say..Fountain valley body works did most of my family's cars. Great service..

 

Fountain Valley Bodyworks look like a good place. I took it in for an estimate today, but the guys wouldn't give me an estimate.

Anyways, I went to California Auto Collision, and Caliber Collision Centers today too.

Anyone ever use these three company's before? Should I just take my car to those Asian shop on Bolsa?

Fountain Valley Shops
1) Fountain Valley Bodyworks
2) California Auto Collision
3) Caliber Collision Centers

 

if thats the one by the 405 freeway then yes they do good work but can be pricey... if you're going thru insurance then i wouldnt worry about it. My buddies dad works there... his name is LOC and ive seen lots of his work... top knotch... he owns an 80 something porsche carrera targa that he built up and painted... so clean!

 

if you wanna take it to bolsa and not pay as much. i know a guy down there if you want the number. hes already told me that DG is a bit more expensive and harder to color match because of the metallic in the paint

 

You talking about California Auto Collision, right? That's where u'r friend's dad Loc works at.

I'm using my Insurance, so I want the best place possible. Money is not issue cause I won't be paying it.

Any other good high quality place in Orange County?

 

I've gotten my gialla lip and grill painted about 2 yrs ago by California Auto Collision and they did a really good job on it.

 

Skill Craft Body Shop in Huntington Beach. They do high quality work and have worked on a lot of G35's.

I had my rear bumper scratched deeply when it was parked. They ordered a new OEM bumper and painted instead of trying to paint fill the scratches.

www.skillcraft.com

 

i had to get a dent removed in my fender and it also needed to be repainted and the finish was not good at all, the whole panel was swirled and thepaint was not even smooth in the area... i took it back to the dealership and told them they were going to get it fixed and i would choose the shop. power collision (near the irvine power dealserhip) does agreat job.

 

how much did it cost you for the bumper and painted? i want to get front bumper painted and plate mounts removed?

 

So, one bad review for California Auto Collision... I'll check up on Skill Craft tomorrow before work to see if I like the facility or not.

Anyone else have any recogmendation?

 

OK, I went to Skill Craft Autobody this morning to check out the facility. It looks very nice, clean, and professional. Only question is... Has anyone got there car fix there?

 

abcquackyxyz,

i don't know how much it cost. it was covered by insurance because the person who scratched my bumper was decent enough to leave her name and insurance info.

i think a bumper paint job would run $150-200, but that is just a guess.