Thinking about paying cash for some body work, saw some old threads about Raleigh Auto Body Works but it appears they went out of business. Anyone know a cheap place to get some body work done?

3/27/2008 10:20:19 AM

watchoo need done.

aint no man like a body man

3/27/2008 10:26:26 AM

prolly a new rear bumper (or a ghetto repair), dent in the rear quarter panel

3/27/2008 12:14:08 PM

what kind of car?

you can access the rear quarter from the trunk. if you really want a ghetto job you can try to pop it out yourself, but your risking a crappy look. probably dent busters/dent wizard would be good for that.

you can get a rear bumper cover from certifit.com

they are real cheap, and if you dont mind ghetto look, then certifit would be fine. but you are gonna have to paint it.

3/27/2008 2:54:45 PM

its a pathfinder

i was thinking about trying a junkyard for the bumper but i'm not expecting to find one

it is a pretty big dent...maybe like 1.5 ft by 1.5ft

thanks for the ideas tho...and if anyone knows of a cheap shop let me know

3/27/2008 3:50:55 PM

if the saying "good, cheap, fast: pick two" was ever true, it is for body work.

that said, i've had great service from garner collision recently. hit them up, talk to ean.

3/27/2008 11:59:11 PM

i'm using garner collision right now. ean is honest about everything. i got a good vibe. little farther away from me, but i thought it was worth it.

3/28/2008 12:06:53 AM

Reliable Collision & Painting

1224 S Saunders St
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 834-8216

Ralin Henry is the owner operator. I had some work done there a few weeks ago, most estimates i got were for around $1500, had it done there for $900 even. Looks great, fast turnaround.

3/28/2008 1:15:14 AM

Quote :

"if the saying "good, cheap, fast: pick two" was ever true, it is for body work."

i really only care about one of those

3/28/2008 8:34:04 AM

^he works for pretty cheap, i had a fist sized hole in my front bumper among other things, all the estimates i had gotten said the bumer would have to be replaced, i had it patched/painted @ Reliable for around $150.

3/29/2008 11:08:06 PM

sweet, thx peoples

4/1/2008 1:53:55 PM