No... not my car

My girlfriend's car got hit and is damaged on the door/ front fender/ driver's side mirror and needs a good body shop and paint shop. I figured any bodyshop/paintshop that is good enough for a Porsche should be good enough for a Volvo.

I had bad experiences in the past at a local bodyshop with my S2000 where they didn't fix it right and took shortcuts in repainting the replaced panels.

Please let me know! Thanks!

 

I may also take my car there to get my front bumper wet sanded and repainted from all the stone chips and bugs...

 

Palo Alto: Carlsen Auto Body is where Carlsen Porsche refers their bodywork to.

Burlingame: Anchor Auto Body and Detailing is where Rector used to send their work to. Although Rector no longer sends their work there, it was due to referral fee issues which led the body shop to sever ties with the dealership. I have had excellent work done by them.

Hayward: I've seen work from Nelson Auto Body and it was really well done.

San Francisco: Auto 280. They specialize in Volvo mechanical and autobody.

John

 

Thank you SilverBlue. How is the body shop Carlsen takes their cars to? Do you also know if Anchor Auto Body and Carlsen also work on Volvos? Thanks!

 

Oh, I'm looking to call the bodyshop tomorrow so feel free to chime in if you know any Euro body shops that will work on Volvos as well!

 

Anchor works on just about all makes. Carlsen probably does as well, but is heavily weighted towards Audis and Porsches (no surprise, the Audi dealer is adjacent). GL on your fix.

 

Thank you for all of your input

 

We took the car to Anchor Auto Body. Their detailing shop got some bad reviews online but the auto body guy was really friendly and I'll update the group on how the repair went on the Volvo.

Enterprise rentals can be better though... their car smells.

 

dim try dell body shop in campbell ca they do lots of f cars rolls .. ask for carlos no is408 370 0189 tell em his shirt guy sent ya

 

Call JR or Tom @ http://mathewscarlsen.com in Palo Alto 650.856.6200

 

I tried, but they were booked until way past Thanksgiving

 

At first inspection of the damage area, they did a really good job fixing the damage on the Volvo. I would recommend them!

Oh... Anchor Auto Body in Burlingame... not Santa Clara. I don't know anything about the Santa Clara shop

 

.....theres a reason for being booked out.......

 

Roger,

I'm glad that the Volvo repair worked out well. We just had an A4 whose bumper got tapped and Anchor did an excellent job cleaning up the mess and matching the paint.

I also trust Brian's recommendation on Matthews Carlsen.

John