Lexus collision repair or local body shop

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07-17-18, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewart350

My fiance took her car to the auto body shop recommended to her by Lexus of Carlsbad. They did a terrible job. All parts were Oem but the paint job was crap. We have to make an appointment for it to get redone. I'd reccomend going to your own trusted shop where you know they do good work.

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But, what is important is knowing if the body shop she took her car to was the Lexus of Carlsbad Certified Collision Center, or was it some other body shop? The Lexus dealer may have recommended any number of local body shops nearby based on the customer's wants and needs at the time.

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Yes it was that place. It is only called Toyota Carlsbad collision center though. It is the reccomended body shop of lexus and toyota of carlsbad. They send their customers and cars there for repair.

That is definitely not good. The Lexus Certified Collision Centers pride themselves in doing such a remarkable job of repairing and painting that it is practically all but undetectable that the vehicle was damaged. I do not blame you for demanding it be redone, and done right this time.

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07-20-18, 05:59 PM

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I took my car to Auto Center of Des Plaines after someone hit me in the rear. They did an amazing job, got me a new bumper and matched the Ultra White color perfectly. So a local trusted shop would probably work, of course quality and work may vary by shop. That shop used all OEM from lexus so im very happy.

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07-21-18, 11:31 AM

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Car dealerships do NOT do body repair -- they referred you to another organization and wash their hands if it goes wrong

Do your own research and see if you can get word of mouth referrals from reputable local sources (yelp, independent garages)