minla007

sup yall,

can anyone recommend a good body shop in the Northern VA area? i live in arlington and some punk kid threw a rock at my car while i was driving on Rt.7 last week. now i gotta shell out my deductible to get it fixed.

i got a big ass dent on my passenger door, it looks awful.

do you think i should take it to the dealership? do dealerships only do service or do they also do repair work/body work?

any advice would be appreciated. thanks.

evilone

i can give you the number of a paintless dent removel guy. just p.m me

JakeCL

check here, these are all shops that give a lifetime warranty on workmanship and paint http://www.certifiedfirst.com

btw most dealers dont do body work, the sub it out to a body shop that will give them a kick back for the referal, i wouldnt take my car to the dealer for body repairs

LiQiCE

I'll refer you to my post in this thread about D&V Autobody:

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...ighlight=D%26V

Should have all the info you need.

minla007

i dont think paintless dent removal will work on this.....big ass dent w/ a big ass scratch....

thanks for the recommendations guys...anyone else know of other shops that may be a little closer to the arlington area? just want to get some feedback.

im just worried they wont match the paint correctly. also, i got some other door dings on same door panel...do you think they'll fix those along w/ the dent the rock caused?

bryanz3.0cl

call pohanka auto body, its in chantilly. the only place we get our cars done.

LiQiCE

Talk to D&V Autobody (refer to my link above). They said they would have no problems getting my paint to match correctly. From what they told me, they use the same machines that Honda/Acura do to mix paint, so they get an exact match. They also should be able to take out the door dings and the dent the rock caused. Just make sure you tell them during the estimate so they include it all.

BTW- If you follow my link above, I also had some links to people who were very unsatisfied with Pohanka Auto Body. One guy found out that his car was being abused when it was there (people were doing burnouts in his car). Another person got his car back in less than perfect condition. I've never used them personally so I can't say for sure, but I've heard bad things about them ... apparently even people who work at the Pohanka Acura dealership don't recommend them because they have such a bad reputation. Just my 2 cents, sounds like bryanz3.0cl has had a positive experience with them tho.

iamdrkman

They also have one in shirlington they did a great job on my blk cl-s.

evilone

they dont have a body shop. i used to paint cars there!! the sub let the work out.

bryanz3.0cl

did you drive a black CL? what do you mean the sub let the work out, whats that?

iamdrkman

Pohanka collision in shirlington does a great job...

minla007

anyone else have experience w/ pohanka auto body in shirlington?...

so far i got 2 positive reviews and 1 negative....i just hope they match up the paint right.

dam that bastard for chucking a rock at my car. this area is turning g.h.e.t.t.o

iamdrkman

What color is your car? Mine is blk, and I can't tell the diff.

iamdrkman

What color is your car? Mine is blk, and I can't tell the diff. usaa insurance referred me to them , as they do direct billing.

minla007

mine is black too. how long did it take for them to finish the repairs for you? just curious.

do you have any point of contact there? please advise.

iamdrkman

I put my car in on a tues. picked it up Fri. had $3,900 worth of damage. Enterprise picked me up there drove off in the rental and an hr later an old lady sideswiped me.

Anyway the contact I have

Dana Harley
7-671-3953

3860 S. Four Mile Run Arlington Va 22206

gingerbread

2 shops: T&J in Arlington at 703-524-7619 or USAA uses Specialty Auto Collision Center in Arlington at 703-525-5325.

LiQiCE

Its two different things. Pohanka Acura in Chantilly has people they contract out to do minor bodywork and painting on cars that they're bringing in off of a lease or that they've bought from customers. It allows them to get the cars looking nice again without spending a lot of money. There is also a separate bodyshop that carries the Pohanka name. They are a full up bodyshop and thats what most of us (except for evilone) are referring to.

BTW- My car was black and the work I got done by D&V was a perfect match. Just as an FYI.

And incase you didnt already see my Pohanka referrals:

http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread...hlight=pohanka
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread...hlight=pohanka

evilone

fyi all black cars are the same color expect for the flake in them!!!!!!!

Shadzilla

The Pohanka body shop is jn a warehouse right behind the dealership, my girlfriend just leased a warehouse in the building across the parking lot...I drove by it the other day and it is full of a bunch of messed up cars (saw a couple of REALLY fucked up CLs out front, I'll take pictures next time). But I would think that they probably charge more than a regular body shop (since they are affiliated with the dealership).

evilone

pohanka on rt 50 right near 28 or another one?? the one on rt 50 was suposed to open there own body shop but i dont think they have every thing set up yet.

Shadzilla

Yeah pohanka on rt. 50...from what i could tell everything looked like it was up and running

bryanz3.0cl

the pohanka auto body im talking about isnt really behind the dealership, if you go across the 28/50 intersection and keep going down someways, maybe a 1mile or so, take a left at a light and you turn up a driveway in a business park type place, take another left where it has their autobody sign and its on the right with all types of acuras/lexus'/hondas lined up out front. does that sound familiar, i havent been over in that area for about 3-4 months

...maybe it is kinda behind pohanka i guess, but its been there a long time.

Shadzilla

Yup, thats the one I'm talkin about. You're right though, not exactly "behind Pohanka", but in that general area.