Hey guys,
Im looking for a good auto body shop in the Twin Cities. Preferably one that will give me a fee loaner car since apparently my insurance doesnt cover that. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Stay away, far far far away, from Lemans. They were the body shop of choice for my sisters and my parents insurance. When they both had an accident it "looked" like they fixed the cars.. within 6 months problems were found in the repair.. within 2 years the place where the body panels were seamed together started to rust and show through the paint.

I've had good luck w/ dealership body shops around here. I had a small dent removed at Walser in Burnsville.... but I don't know how good they are beyond small dent repair. (Their mechanics are also on strike right now, so I'm not sure if thats an issue to the body shop...)

 

thanks

 

I brought my car in to Raymond Autobody to have them remove a dent. Nothing major but they were one of the best reviewed autobody shops in the TC area. (angieslist.com)

 

Yea, Raymond was my first choice. But its atleast two weeks before I can get in it there.

 

I brought my Shinka in to Heritage Auto Body in Coon Rapids, and I couldn't be happier. They did a great job, though not exactly the fastest. They had some trouble getting a few of the parts. I am going to bring all of my business there in the future.

 

Good to hear. Let us know in a year or two how the work holds up. Generally the marks of a good body shop is the work remains "hidden" after two years.

 

did I just saw a Shinka owner in MN?

Sorry I don't mean to hijack your thread.

I am trying to get a meet together for MN rx8s.

Anyone Interested??

 

I ended up waiting the two weeks and taking it to Raymond Auto Body. The work looks great as of right now, they even agreed to buff out a few scratches for free whenever i get the chance to drop it off for a day. highly satisfied.

 

Yeah, I've got a Shinka. I'm in the Coon Rapids area. I would be interested in a meet, but sometimes my schedule gets kind of crazy.

 

Actually I just had Raymond replace/repaint the rear bumper on my car as well after being rear ended. Great work. Took a day longer than expected because their new paint guy didn't want to try and do the relatively complex color gradients on the 8. Looks amazing, can't see any difference at all between them. I was very, very satisfied.