COATS GARAGE Distance: 2.279 miles
1300 S SAUNDERS ST Phone: (919) 833-6877
RALEIGH, NC 27603 Fax: (919) 833-6939

HADDOCK AT CROSSROADS, INC Distance: 3.485 miles
1710 PINEY PLAINS RD Phone: (919) 388-9783
CARY, NC 27511 Fax: (919) 388-9789

BOBBY MURRAY CHEVROLET Distance: 4.504 miles
1820 CAPITAL BLVD Phone: (919) 834-0367
RALEIGH, NC 27604 Fax: (919) 834-3369

THOMPSON CADILLAC/OLDS Distance: 4.826 miles
2600 WAKE FOREST RD Phone: (919) 832-0234
RALEIGH, NC 27609 Fax: (919) 828-2587

TRUE2FORM -GARNER Distance: 4.832 miles
1429 MECHANICAL BLVD. Phone: (919) 773-0420
GARNER, NC 27529 Fax: (919) 773-0833

TRUE2FORM -CAPITAL BLVD. Distance: 6.019 miles
2821 CAPITAL BLVD Phone: (919) 872-2213
RALEIGH, NC 27604 Fax: (919) 872-9331

PARAGON COLLISION Distance: 6.662 miles
3110 CAPITAL BLVD Phone: (919) 878-9510
RALEIGH, NC 27604 Fax: (919) 878-9064

HADDOCK AT MAYNARD Distance: 6.669 miles
1661 MAYNARD ROAD Phone: (919) 468-3031
CARY, NC 27513 Fax: (919) 468-3032

TRUE2FORM MAYNARD Distance: 6.900 miles
201 MAYNARD CROSSING CT. Phone: (919) 467-5210
CARY, NC 27513 Fax: (919) 467-5220

AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION SPECIALISTS INC Distance: 7.196 miles
150 WOODWINDS IND CT Phone: (919) 465-3433
CARY, NC 27511 Fax: (919) 465-3488

HENDRICK COLLISION CENTER Distance: 7.487 miles
121 TEAM HENDRICK WAY Phone: (919) 462-1277
CARY, NC 27502 Fax: (919) 462-1288

RALEIGH COLLISION Distance: 7.502 miles
4701 NEW BERN AVE Phone: (919) 231-0500
RALEIGH, NC 27610 Fax: (919) 231-0702

TRUE2FORM NEW BERN Distance: 7.710 miles
4802 NEW BERN AVE Phone: (919) 231-5404
RALEIGH, NC 27610 Fax: (919) 231-5407

CAPITAL FORD Distance: 8.303 miles
4900 CAPITAL BLVD Phone: (919) 790-4690
RALEIGH, NC 27616 Fax: (919) 790-4693

MINI CITY AUTO BODY, INC. Distance: 8.799 miles
5412 OAK FOREST RD Phone: (919) 872-7710
RALEIGH, NC 27616 Fax: (919) 872-0055

TRIANGLE COLLISION CENTER, INC Distance: 9.228 miles
104 WALDRON COURT Phone: (919) 460-7693
MORRISVILLE, NC 27560 Fax: (919) 461-9828

JOHNSON AUTO BODY Distance: 9.493 miles
821 H & R DRIVE Phone: (919) 217-2887
KNIGHTDALE, NC 27545 Fax: (919) 217-2888

FOSTERS AUTO BODY SHOP WEST INC Distance: 9.792 miles
6331 LIMOUSINE DRIVE Phone: (919) 781-3933
RALEIGH, NC 27617 Fax: (919) 781-3955

TRUE2FORM -ICE DRIVE Distance: 9.900 miles
8813 ICE DR. Phone: (919) 781-3637
RALEIGH, NC 27617 Fax: (919) 781-8411

FOSTER'S PAINT & BODY Distance: 10.248 miles
7300 CAPITAL BLVD Phone: (919) 872-0422
RALEIGH, NC 27616 Fax: (919) 872-1245

HADDOCK AUTO BODY, INC. Distance: 10.881 miles
3010 N. MAIN ST. Phone: (919) 552-2081
FUQUAY VARINA, NC 27526 Fax: (919) 557-5793

TRUE2FORM-HOLLY SPRINGS Distance: 11.107 miles
801 N. MAIN ST Phone: (919) 552-3169
HOLLY SPRINGS, NC 27540 Fax: (919) 552-7979

DEBNAM PAINT & BODY, INC. Distance: 12.728 miles
7905 HWY 64 E Phone: (919) 266-1489
KNIGHTDALE, NC 27545 Fax: (919) 217-8063

PRECISION COLLISION REPAIR CENTER, INC. Distance: 12.779 miles
9912B CAPITAL BLVD Phone: (919) 554-8588
WAKE FOREST, NC 27587 Fax: (919) 570-6273

HADDOCK'S AT WAKEFIELD Distance: 13.150 miles
10112 CAPITAL BLVD. Phone: (919) 556-6261
WAKE FOREST, NC 27587 Fax: (919) 556-6554


does anyone have any experience with these places or know which places to automatically avoid?(i am pretty sure yall dont like dealerships) state farm told me i could go anywhere i wanted but if i didnt go to one of these places i'd have to get an estimate and send it to them, blah blah blah, and i'd just rather go to one of their places because i have too many other things to worry about. the damage isnt too bad, its just near the passenger side headlight and the bumper

11/13/2007 1:28:12 PM

I've always had good luck with True2Form.

11/13/2007 1:29:42 PM

get a quote from the most expensive shop, get a check from your insurace company, go to a junkyard, pull the parts yourself, $profit$

11/13/2007 1:36:30 PM

^^thanks for your advice

^i'm not sure if that will work...i just called to kinda ask about it....i was like so if i dont pick one of your places, what is the procedure...she said if i dont pick one of those places i have to go to a statefarm center and they will do an estimate and then cut me a check for what they estimate and then i can go to the place i want...if the place i pick finds it to be more expensive than what the statefarm estimater said, then that place is to notify state farm of the additional charges

so it sounds like my options are:

a) go to a place thats on statefarms list and they take care of it
or
b) get statefarm to write an estimate and then go to somewhere that i choose, and if its more expensive, statefarm will add money to the money they already gave me

the only way i can see "$profit" in that is if state farm writes an estimate for like 1000 and gives me that money, and i find a place that could do it for 700....but even then, i would think statefarm would somehow know it was only 700 and ask me for the extra 300 back

11/13/2007 2:05:06 PM

Quote :

"if state farm writes an estimate for like 1000 and gives me that money, and i find a place that could do it for 700"

= profit

i did this a few times a good number of years ago...dont know if you can still do it tho

11/13/2007 2:28:50 PM

My 05 infiniti g35 is at true2form in garner, nc as I type. I should get the car back today or tomorrow. I will let you know how it goes. They are replaced, headlight, hood, bumper, grill, and realigning front fenders.

11/13/2007 2:36:16 PM

i made $1200 last time i got rear ended

11/13/2007 2:39:05 PM

tru2form has done work on all 6 of my cars i have had.... and they did a great job. As for the insurance thing it worked about 2 years ago. Call up the places and take your car to get it estimated then take it to state farms estimation place.

11/13/2007 2:39:50 PM

so far i'm leaning toward option b....seems like if i get the estimate from state farm first and get that money, that afterwards i could price the estimates of various raleigh auto repair shops and pick the one thats cheaper than the state farm estimate

11/13/2007 2:48:58 PM

Insurance isn't going to ask for the $$ back.... hell, you can get the money & then not get it fixed for all they care

In my family's experience (we've been with State Farm for decades), State Farm estimators have always been decently generous.

I'd call and talk to a few shops about it... usually steer clear of the people who really don't give a shit & the annoying smooth talkers. Also, since you're having to replace one of your headlights, make sure they aim the new one properly. When mine were replaced after my wreck a few years ago the lazy SOBs didn't aim mine properly & it's a real pain in the ass on poorly lit roads/highways.

/my_two_cents

11/13/2007 2:49:24 PM

thanks jamie

11/13/2007 2:50:52 PM

i've used haddocks in fuquay twice, both times they did good work and were pretty quick too, plus the owner (mr haddock) is an old drag racer.

11/13/2007 4:26:40 PM

Depending on the car and the mileage, adjusters will often assess damage and provide a quote specifying used parts for the repair.

Being that your car is a Honda, and isn't too old, there are a ton of aftermarket replacement parts (oem spec)...and you may want to specify that you wish for them to use as many of these parts as they will allow.

They wanted to replace my mom's bumper ('02 Avalon; less than 50k miles) with a used one, but I asked if they would replace with new aftermarket...and they did. I actually love dealing with adjusters.

Definitely get AT LEAST two quotes, and go with a reputable shop. A lot of folks have had good luck with True2Form, Haddock's, etc.

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 4:32 PM. Reason : blah blah...]

11/13/2007 4:31:27 PM

^thanks a lot for that tip...i'll def. tell them i want an "aftermarket parts" for what will need to be replaced

11/13/2007 5:29:15 PM

haha, tell the insurance you only want factory parts.

Then put on aftermarket. = more profit.

11/13/2007 6:34:54 PM

Stay away from Coats - they fucked my shit up. They did offer to fix it but I didn't take them up on it as it took 2 months to do what they did the first time.

11/13/2007 7:46:12 PM

hey, fuck kenny hawkins man

11/13/2007 7:48:04 PM

first off, it is illegal for an insurance company to require you to use any specific or choose from a list of bodyshops. second, they must allow you to get at least 3 estimates from the body shop of your choice. however, you must get up to 3 estimates from body shops of their choice including their adjuster. in the long run, it is your decision who repairs your car and by law they must honor that.

on that note, if you want to make it easy on yourself, have foster's do the work. i have seen a lot of quality work come out of that shop and it's on your list. don't expect to have your car back in a few days though. like any quality shop expect for your car to be gone 2-3 weeks.

Quote :

"FOSTER'S PAINT & BODY Distance: 10.248 miles 7300 CAPITAL BLVD Phone: (919) 872-0422 RALEIGH, NC 27616 Fax: (919) 872-1245"

11/13/2007 8:00:41 PM

true2form (raleigh location) fux0red up my girls veeedubbb. they installed a shitty ass aftermarket radiator fan that be as loud as a goddamn jet fighter taking off and fastened her wnture gay ass plastic underengine cover with 2 screws and a mount so that shit fell out in the middle of 95 naturally mu girl thought her car gonna blow up and i had to drive an hour and a hlaf then lay in the middle of rush hour traffic trying to rip that thing off the stay. so yeah fuck true2form/raleigh

11/13/2007 8:39:42 PM

^ her headlights are also two different colors now. FYI

11/13/2007 8:41:20 PM

looks kinda like

11/13/2007 8:42:29 PM

yeah the time it takes them to do it thing is pretty important...i was hoping i could take it in on a monday morning and get it back by thursday night...i work fri, sat, and sunday...school i can either walk to or ride the bus but i really dont want to ride the bus to work...i wouldnt think it would take that fucking long to fix the minor dents and scratches i have but who knows...

i do get a rental car but statefarm only covers 15 of it a day and the woman told me the cheapest car they got is 22 a day

idk i was told there is no time requirement on this so i'm just gonna do it like in a month maybe...idk



[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 8:58 PM. Reason : .]

11/13/2007 8:54:58 PM

Quote :

"i wouldnt think it would take that fucking long to fix the minor dents and scratches i have but who knows..."

it doesn't. but just remember a shop that can "get right to it" doesn't have any customers for a reason.

11/13/2007 9:12:00 PM

I've had great experiences with Haddock at Crossroads, and nothing but trouble from Haddock at Maynard.

11/13/2007 9:51:50 PM

Quote :

"In my family's experience (we've been with State Farm for decades), State Farm estimators have always been decently generous. "

I usually just spend the money and don't fix the car. I mean cars a pieces of shit no matter how you slice it.

I put like 40,000 miles on my car a year. I usually have to get a new one every couple years.. ....hand me a check for $1,600 to get some body work done and I am not seeing where that $1,600 adds value back to a car that already has high miles.

I have received about $3,000 in insurance proceeds from 3 incidents, there are cars similar to mine on craigslist for $3,500.

11/14/2007 12:26:26 AM

i've been pleased with True2Form in the past

11/14/2007 12:37:41 AM

if one of you could "help me out" with this...i would be willing to buy you a keg

no joke...if you know what i mean pm me

11/14/2007 1:16:00 AM

true2form is where state farm sets up their estimate place most weeks

11/14/2007 2:11:30 AM

FOSTERS near the airport is the worst body shop in raleigh. I got royally fucked by their piss poor quality repairs, service, etc. I have since talked to several people that have had similar experiences. There is no excuse for:

-Threading sheet metal screws into locations designed for machine screws.
-Recreating electric lock linkage with coat hanger and JB weld
-Wiring the windshield wiper motor to the license plate lights
-Not reconnecting the window defroster
-Splicing a wiring harness, then to make it worse wiring the black wire to the blue wire etc
-Replacing OEM hinges in working condition with other used hinges in worse condition
-Missing the fact that the transmission mounts were broken in the wreck
-Missing the fact that the rear axle was no longer parallel to the front.

All of these things came to light after the 4 day repair took 4 weeks. We then had to take the car back to the shop once a month for close to a year, the car generally stayed at the shop for 2 weeks or more in between trips. Eventually I gave up, rewired the tailgate myself, installed new hinges, bought new lock linkage, and sold it before anything else fell off.

11/14/2007 10:31:11 AM

Just got my car back from tru2form. The car looks better than new!!! PERFECT BODLY LINES, PERFECT PAINT MATCH. QUALITY JOB!!!

I looked the car over very good too.

11/14/2007 11:36:43 AM

going to haddocks at crossroads today and meeting the state farm insurance adjuster next wednesday at fosters

[Edited on November 14, 2007 at 11:46 AM. Reason : ^cool! haha i thought i was bumping the thread ]

11/14/2007 11:45:45 AM

Quote :

" i do get a rental car but statefarm only covers 15 of it a day and the woman told me the cheapest car they got is 22 a day"

That sounds suspiciously low...only $15/day? My rental allowance last year from Nationwide was about $30/day. Enough to get a Maxima rental with something like $3/day out of pocket.

[Edited on November 14, 2007 at 3:22 PM. Reason : d]

11/14/2007 3:22:17 PM

repl bumper cover- 241.24
repl rt upper beam side 25.57
repl upper beam center- front lamps - 193.97
rpr radiator support- 0
rpr hood- 0
r&i rt washer nozzle black- 0
corrosion protection 10
flex additive 12
mask for overspray 5
hazardous waste disposal 5

519.83

body labor 9.7 hrs @ 40/hr=388
paint labor 10.5 hrs @ 40/hr=420
paint 10.5 hrs @ 24/hr = 252

total after tax 1614.92

11/14/2007 3:56:22 PM

they will probably cut your labor by 1/3

so you will probably get 1150-1350 if you go to a claims adjuster... haddock estimates way too much for labor.

11/14/2007 4:34:44 PM

thanks fjjackso

btw the keg offer still stands if someone on here "hooks me up"....pm me and we can discuss...dnl is a man of his word

11/14/2007 4:47:34 PM

so far fjjackso is in the lead

11/17/2007 6:33:54 PM

post pics and ill think about it

11/17/2007 8:21:23 PM

i cant...its my 98 accord in my gallery...my rechargeable batteries dont stay charged enough long enough to take one single picture...its not THAT bad...the headlight doesnt even really aim any differently

11/17/2007 9:31:47 PM

keith if u could do this i'd really appreciate this...if so i'd have to talk to you cause we'd kinda have to con my mom into giving me the money

she deposited the check but is like "well get the work done and i'll send some money to where you get it done, blah blah blah nag nag nag"

but like if somehow you acted like a business she might say ok...say it costs you like 700 to do this(triple d said its prolly like 500 bucks if i get the parts at a junk yard)...well you tell her 1000, and you make 300

1/17/2008 2:37:37 PM

like i said gotta look at it, can't tell anything from pictures, but it looks minor

1/17/2008 2:41:48 PM

how do you think we would go about getting the money?

my mom deposited the check...i told her like "give me the money and i'll fix it" and her response is "take it somewhere and when they give you the bill, tell me and i'll give them the money" and then i'm like "well i know some people that would probably do a better job and would be cheaper" and shes like "no i'm not paying "someone you know" to do this...i want it done right, blah blah blah"

i'm trying to tell her this is how the world works but shes freaking stubborn

1/17/2008 2:46:12 PM

^pwnt

1/17/2008 3:20:11 PM

i can get it all aligned and matched up. but i cant paint it.

1/17/2008 3:59:42 PM

what do you suggest baonest? like could you somehow fake a bill to my mom so she would send you the money?

how bout you fake a bill and she mails you the money then we get it done


also i think there is some beam near the "radiator" that the guy said might need to be fixed

1/17/2008 4:05:50 PM

well i mean it doesnt look too bad from the pics.

i could line up the hood, fender, bumper and lights.

you'll have black parts. cuz i wont be able to paint. i could rig something up in the for of a bill.

1/17/2008 6:05:40 PM

i've had work done at coats before with good results.

my suburban is going to garner collision on the 28th. i've seen/heard a lot of positive feedback about them, so i figured i'd give them a shot.

1/17/2008 6:17:14 PM

coats cant paint match worth a fuck!

1/17/2008 6:20:41 PM

I take back what I said about Haddock. Don't bother with them.
The Ford dealership that shares the parking lot doesn't even use them anymorel.

1/17/2008 7:38:52 PM

Coats had to have my car back in the shop 3 times after collision repair/painting, and even then, they didn't take out the headlights to paint, just masked it poorly, making the paint bubble where the headlights meet the bumper... same thing happened around the license plate... didn't bother to take that off for painting either.

Kenny Hawkins had a great reputation and I saw a good amount of really nice cars, so I took it my car there after another bump up. They were average at best, though they did order a new headlight about a month after they worked on my car since the old one wouldn't adjust from the wreck.

1/18/2008 9:37:21 AM

sigh

i'm gonna be honest with yall no homo


i just wish i could fucking get this fixed and make money off it...if my mom wasnt so freaking stuborn...shit i'd even give her like half the profit if she wasnt so stubborn

1/19/2008 1:47:58 AM