Can anyone recommend a good body shop in Orange County? I was rear ended yesterday in my 2008 Prius. Damaged bumper as well as rear hatch won't close. Other driver's insurance will pay.
Sorry to hear about your accident. This Huntington Beach body shop has done good work for me. BodyPalace.net
I personally would not use a body shop anywhere but the dealership's shop - that way you know they are using Toyota paint and not trying to custom match a color. Been there tried that and the result wasn't pretty. Several dealerships have body shops - when my dh was in an accident in his Prius we used the one in Rancho Santa Margarita.
Toyota/Scion of RSM is very close to my home and I know that dealership very well. I am not aware that it has a body shop on-site. Regarding color match, I have had work done to my 2001 Prius (silver strata metallic) and 2006 HiHy (sonora gold metallic) and no issues there. I would be surprised to find body shops using "Toyota" paint. I think that in general, paint from US suppliers (i.e., PPG) is used.
Happy to report I used Gustafson Bros in Huntington Beach for the repair to my rear-end collision damage. They did a great job, and I got the car back sooner than promised. Thanks for the recommendation.
The best body shop I have used is Fountain Valley Body Works. They are the body shop that Elmore Toyota sent me to and State Farm insurance. I have no complaints. They clean your car very thoroughly after the repairs also. I had about $12,000.00 worth of damage to my prius and they repaired my car perfectly. No problems whatsoever.
Apparently they're better with some of their customers than others. I've had CAP work done there through the BAR, and ended up with a stripped window regulator, although they did get my truck to pass smog, only after trying to upsell me on a new catalytic converter.
