Higher end body shop in nw burbs?

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Royal Couch is a good shop. But be warned, most shops do not have painless dent guy in-house. When these hail storms come through, shops usually bring in guys from all over the midwest to help knock out all the work.

That being said, some times they have a local guy they normally use. If they said they have a local and he will be the one doing the work that might put your mind at ease.

Some of these guys seem like they can work miracles. I have seen dents with huge creases and they are not noticeable unless you are really looking for it in the right light.



Hood and fenders are aluminum

A lot of times they will not want to touch aluminum. When a new replacement part is available. But in a case where you just can't get a new one, they will probably tell you it is going to cost more than normal due to the amount of time aluminum panels will take. Having a good guy that has experience is where this will really benefit you. Aluminum is tough.

Hail damage sucks. Best of luck.
 

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A lot of times they will not want to touch aluminum. When a new replacement part is available. But in a case where you just can't get a new one, they will probably tell you it is going to cost more than normal due to the amount of time aluminum panels will take. Having a good guy that has experience is where this will really benefit you. Aluminum is tough.



Hail damage sucks. Best of luck.


This is my worry, all I can find are used fenders on eBay. Not too sure how the insurance company will handle it if they want to replace everything. I know it wonā€™t be cheap.

Thanks for all the help guys.
 

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See if anyone knows of a paintless dent guy they can recommend. Maybe you can get a better deal when they aren't swamped. Plus they may be willing to put more time into them if they aren't rushed.

I know TCG members have recommended people in the past. I know [MENTION=7766]Chris91LX[/MENTION] had a guy that has done a lot of work for the mustang guys. He even comes to the mustang events and sells time slots to get work done when people are at the show. Maybe he can send you his contact info?
 

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See if anyone knows of a paintless dent guy they can recommend. Maybe you can get a better deal when they aren't swamped. Plus they may be willing to put more time into them if they aren't rushed.

I know TCG members have recommended people in the past. I know [MENTION=7766]Chris91LX[/MENTION] had a guy that has done a lot of work for the mustang guys. He even comes to the mustang events and sells time slots to get work done when people are at the show. Maybe he can send you his contact info?

There was another thread about PDR
Robo Dent came out and fixed my dads Durango 847-366-3289
and the guys shown in Chicago Auto Pro's older videos:

[email protected] 773-544-8271 [MENTION=4833]dennis[/MENTION]doesdents
 

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Is that what the insurance company would do? I mean I could use ā€œone of their shopsā€ and itā€™s guaranteed for life. Just not sure I trust their place to handle the car properly.

Iā€™ve never had a claim for car repair before so this all new territory for me.



Insurance companies tend to steer customers where they have best relationships with, Iā€™m sure they wanted you to visit a one of the 100+ corporate ran shops here.

You as the consumer can take your car anywhere you choose and a independent shop will also honor a ā€œguaranteed for life ā€œ on the repair.

I hear this daily from independent shop owners.
 

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See if anyone knows of a paintless dent guy they can recommend. Maybe you can get a better deal when they aren't swamped. Plus they may be willing to put more time into them if they aren't rushed.

I know TCG members have recommended people in the past. I know [MENTION=7766]Chris91LX[/MENTION] had a guy that has done a lot of work for the mustang guys. He even comes to the mustang events and sells time slots to get work done when people are at the show. Maybe he can send you his contact info?

I gotta guy...

Curtis

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He's done multiple cars and even crease lines on my Mustang. Vogz gave me his number years ago as he came highly recommended from Continental Audi.
 
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